We address the following questions this week: Is religion a cultural phenomenon or did it evolve? Is Climate change real and caused by humans? If the early parts of the Bible are mythic, how can we trust Jesus and the New Testament?

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Here's some resources on each answer if you'd like to dig deeper.

Q1: Is religion a cultural phenomenon or did it evolve?

Spiral Dynamic, The Liturgists Podcast

The Faith Instinct, Nicholas Wade

Q2: Is Climate change real and caused by humans?

NASA on the evidence supporting climate change.

Q3: If the early parts of the Bible are mythic, how can we trust Jesus and the New Testament?

Inspiration and Incarnation, Pete Enns

Q4: Are atheists better parents?

LA Times on secular parenting.