Mike's Multiverse

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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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.

For this week's Ask Science Mike, we address the following questions: If aliens exist, does Jesus save them? Do we have free will? What does brain science teach us about salvation? Is there any science behind the law of attraction?

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

Q1: If aliens exist, does Jesus save them?

The Drake Equation

The Fermi Paradox

Q2: Do we have free will?

Free Will, Sam Harris 

I Am a Strange Loop, Douglas Hofstadter 

Daniel Dennett of Free Will (YouTube)

Q3: What does brain science teach us about salvation?

Exploring the Mind of a Killer, Jim Fallon (TED Talk)

The Psychopath Inside, Jim Fallon 

Soteriology

Different Christian Views on Salvation

Q4: Is there any science behind the law of attraction?

The Secret, Rhonda Byrne

For this week's Ask Science Mike, we address the following questions: What is healthy fundamentalism? How do you approach other religions? Why does the Bible have authority? Evil is everywhere, but is The Devil real?

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

Q1: What is healthy fundamentalism?

Fundamentalism and Anger - How God Changes Your Brain. 

Q2: How do you approach other religions?

Why I follow Jesus and not some other religious leader.

Q3: Why does the Bible have authority?

Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth.

Q4: Evil is everywhere, but is The Devil real?

Satan

The Devil

Put the kids to bed, it’s time for Ask Science Mike After Dark. In this episode, we address the following questions: What does weed do to your brain? Do you “give a piece of yourself away” when you have sex with someone? How naturally promiscuous are humans? What’s the healthiest way to leave a faith community? How will porn and lust effect my marriage?

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

Q1: What does weed do to the brain? Can Christians smoke weed?

Your brain and marijuana.

Teen brains and marijuana.

Why weed gives you the munchies.

Q2: Do you “give a piece of yourself away” when you have sex with someone?

Your brain and sex. 

Q3: How naturally promiscuous are humans?

You Made it Weird with Pete Holmes Episode 201: Science Mike.

Research on primate testicle to body weight ratio and promiscuity.

Q4: What’s the healthiest way to leave a faith community?

Q&A on dealing with friends and family as your beliefs change.

Q5: How will porn and lust effect my marriage?

Excessive porn consumption linked to a decrease in grey matter. 

For this week's Ask Science Mike, we address the following questions: Was the Big Bang Just Disproven? What does Chaos Theory tell us about God? Why is God so different in the Old Testament? Is Christianity worth all the historical baggage?

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Q1: Was the Big Bang Theory disproven this week?

Toward a Theory of Everything.

Q2: What does Chaos Theory tell us about God?

Wikipedia on Chaos Theory (the double pendulum animation is worth the trip). 

Q3: Why is God in such a meanie in the Old Testament while Jesus is so good?

Pete Enns - The Bible Tells Me So

Rob Bell - What We Talk About When We Talk About God

Q4: Is Christianity worth all the baggage it carries?

My preferred baggage.

For this week's Ask Science Mike, we address the following questions: What is the Universe expanding into? What implications does the multiverse have on Heaven and Hell? What's the historical basis for Noah's Flood? Is good and evil the result of spiritual warfare?

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

Q1: What is the Universe expanding into?

Universe Today.

Q2: What implications does the multiverse have on Heaven and Hell?

Wikipedia on multiverse hypotheses.

MinutePhysics on the multiverse.

A Universe From Nothing.

Q3: What's the historical basis for Noah's Flood?

Possible Historical Basis for Flood Myths.

Q4: Is good and evil the result of spiritual warfare?

The Amygdala and Mass Murder.

Welcome to Ask Science Mike, a weekly podcast where I answer your questions about science, faith, and life. A lot of people seem to think that science and faith are on opposite sides, but my experiences have shown me they work together just fine.

This is the place where no questions are out-of-bounds, and no ideas are too weird to discuss. If you'd like to submit a question, just tag a Twitter, Soundcloud or Youtube post with #asksciencemike.

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Here's some additional resources for this week's questions:

Light-speed headlights.

What if you threw a baseball at 90% of the speed of light?

Studies on prayer.

A bit about Hawking Radiation.

Death and the brain.

Welcome to Ask Science Mike, a weekly podcast where I answer your questions about science, faith, and life. A lot of people seem to think that science and faith are on opposite sides, but my experiences have shown me they work together just fine.

This is the place where no questions are out-of-bounds, and no ideas are too weird to discuss. If you'd like to submit a question, just tag a Twitter, Soundcloud or Youtube post with #asksciencemike.

The easiest way to get new episodes is to subscribe on iTunes here.

Here's some additional resources for this week's questions:

Q1: Rock Paradox

Could a Planet Be As Big As a Star? - Universe Today

Q2: Prayer and the Brain

How God Changes Your Brain by Andrew Newberg, MD.

Q3: Pangea

About.com explains Pangea.

The Rocks Don't Lie: A Geologist Investigates Noah's Flood 

Q4: Where to Begin

The Doubt Series - Mike McHargue

Welcome to the first ever episode of Ask Science Mike, a weekly podcast where I answer your questions about science, faith, and life. A lot of people seem to think that science and faith are on opposite sides, but my experiences have shown me they work together just fine.

This is the place where no questions are out-of-bounds, and no ideas are too weird to discuss. If you'd like to submit a question, just tag a Twitter, Soundcloud or Youtube post with #asksciencemike.

I referenced The Future of the Mind by Michio Kaku in this episode. It's available on Amazon.com.