For this week's Ask Science Mike, we address the following questions: Would you still be an atheist without your mystical experience? Does “mitochondrial Eve” support creationism? Why did Christianity spread so fast? What’s the difference between mental illness and evil?

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Does “mitochondrial Eve” support creationism?

Mitochondrial Eve

No, a Mitochondrial “Eve” Is Not the First Female in a Species

Your Family Tree Explained

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Preproduction by Andrew Galucki.

Ask Science Mike is produced by Gregg Nordin.

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You've got problems, he won't solve them,

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