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RSR Host Fred Williams is joined by information expert Daniel Hedrick to talk about the interesting phenomenon of Terminal Lucidity. As Wiki describes, it’s “an unexpected return of mental clarity and memory, or suddenly regained consciousness that occurs in the time shortly before death”.  It’s a condition that has been reported by physicians since the 19th century. The importance of this subject stems from the nature of consciousness. The mathematician Descarte described it as mind/matter dualism, or Cartesian Dualism, which states that the mind can exist outside of the body, and the body cannot think.  Join in to hear how this relatively common phenomenon is a strong refutation of materialism, and powerful evidence for the existence of the soul. Hear part 1 here. Hear part 2 here.

* On the 150th Anniversary of the Proclamation, the Surprising Truth: With tomorrow (January 1st, 2022) being the 159th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation, Bob Enyart and guest Jamie Schofield analyze the meaning and actual intent of that sad document. For this was no abolitionist policy (as a contemporaneous report in the Rocky Mountain News makes clear), but an example of moral compromise that ended in failure. The Proclamation was actually comprised of two announcements, not just one.  The first half – the preliminary proclamation – set the policy and gave a deadline of 100 days.  It was addressed not to the common citizens of the nation or to the Union military, but rather to the states in rebellion at that time.  What was Lincoln’s declared policy on slavery at that time?  He made that very clear in a letter to Horace Greeley on Aug. 22, 1862, just days before the issuance of the preliminary proclamation: If there be those who would not save the Union, unless they could at the same time save slavery, I do not agree with them. If there be those who would not save the Union unless they could at the same time destroy slavery, I do not agree with them. My paramount object in this struggle is to save the Union, and is not either to save or to destroy slavery. If I could save the Union without freeing any slave I would do it, and if I could save it by freeing all the slaves I would do it; and if I could save it by freeing some and leaving others alone I would also do that. What I do about slavery and the colored race, I do because I believe it helps to save the Union; and what I forbear, I forbear because I do not believe it would help to save the Union. . . . I have here stated my purpose according to my view of official duty; and I intend no modification of my oft-expressed personal wish that all men everywhere could be free. Lincoln’s goal was not the abolition of slavery but rather the preservation of the Union, and if that meant keeping slaves in bondage everywhere, he would support and practice exactly that.  And this non-abolitionist stance is reflected in the text of the Emancipation Proclamation. The Preliminary Proclamation, September, 1862 In short, the stated intent and purpose of this policy was to offer the Confederate states the opportunity to keep their slaves if they would choose to stop rebelling within a 100-day deadline.  Essentially, it said that if your state ceases its rebellion against the union, you may keep your slaves. I, Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States of America, and Commander-in-Chief of the Army and Navy thereof, do hereby proclaim and declare that hereafter, as heretofore, the war will be prosecuted for the object of practically restoring the constitutional relation between the United States... That on the first day of January in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-three, all persons held as slaves within any State, or designated part of a State, the people whereof shall then be in rebellion against the United States shall be then, thenceforward, and forever free; Any state still in rebellion against the Union on Jan. 1 would be subject to the Proclamation, which would declare any current slaves in those areas to be free.  The stated goal was not to free any slaves, but rather to preserve the Union.  Was it a success?  Before hearing the answer, Bob predicted that such a policy would bear no fruit, and he was right.  In fact, not a single state took Lincoln up on his offer.  By its own standard, the Proclamation was an abject failure!  In fact, all the proclamation did in that regard was to infuriate the Confederate states more than ever, deepening their resolve to reject the Union. Perhaps even worse, the preliminary proclamation also explicitly ordered slaves to be returned to their slave owners in specific circumstances, thus actually ordering the enforcement of keeping such men in bondage: Sec.10. And be it further enacted, That no slave escap

* Preview of Multiple Conservative Site Search: powered by Google... And once you get to cse.google.com, while cell phone displays don't show an icon, a computer user who clicks on over to our Multiple Conservative Site Search sees this image: * Boulder, Colorado's Planetarium Show on Christ's Birth: For Christmas, we're enjoying this classic Real Science Radio broadcast about the University of Colorado's Fiske Planetarium presentation of a live program, The Astronomical Star of Bethlehem, by amateur astronomer Gil Buller. From the planetarium's website, "This exciting program examines the sky at the time of the birth of Christ to see which astronomical phenomenon may have been the Star of Bethlehem." * Orbital Mechanics Help Identify the Star of Bethlehem: Using computer-generated images of the night sky in ancient Israel, this planetarium program does in great style what Bob Enyart's DVD does using more modest computer simulation software. Click to get Bob's classic DVD, The Planets, Stars, and The Bible. * The Materialist's Star Problem: You may enjoy the bulleted list at our rsr.org/list-of-star-formation-problems broadcast show page. And whereas unbelievers say that young-earth creationists have a "starlight and time" problem, remember, materialists have: 1) a star problem 2) a light problem 3) a time problem, and 4) an everything problem. Today’s Resource: We invite you to browse through our Science Department in our online store?

Ex-Jehovah Witness Perry Little returns to team up with RSR host Fred Williams in dismantling the YouTube video “Noah's Ark: The Story That Disproves the Entire Bible”.  The video, which has over 1 million views since March, is from ex-JW turned atheist Harrison Cother. Ironically the video shows that atheists understand the importance of Genesis more than most Christians by illustrating how evolution and millions of years rips away the foundation of the Bible, which then produces doubt in the rest of scripture and a path away from the gospel. As Psalm 118:8 says, “If the foundations are destroyed, What can the righteous do?” Fred and Perry expose the weaknesses of Cother’s arguments which include atheist talking points such as the “2 million species can’t fit on the ark” strawman. A key point in the video is when Cother dismisses as “assertion and speculation” the undeniable fact that marine fossils catastrophically buried all over the world, including on the major mountain ranges, is a powerful argument for a global flood. There is also the obvious genetic evidence for the rapid diversity of animal kinds after the flood, the unquestioned stability of the ark based on the dimensions given in the Bible, etc. For a long list of evidence for a global flood, see rsr.org/flood.   Secular scientists say there is no way Earth Could have even been totally covered in water.Secular scientists say that Mars was at one time covered in water[1].  1. Early Mars was thought to have enough water to have covered the whole planet in an ocean roughly 100 to 1,500 meters (330 to 4,920 feet) deep

RSR host Fred Williams is joined by Perry Little to review a video titled "The #1 Reason I Left Jehovah's Witnesses: Dinosaurs & Carnivores" by Harrison Cother, a popular ex-Jehovah Witness YouTuber turned atheist. Fred & Perry go through the video piece by piece and counter various claims that are at odds with the Bible and Christianity. Perry brings an especially relevant perspective given his past as a former pioneer for the Jehovah Witnesses.  The Watchtower argues that the earth was here for billions of years and that the creative days consisted of perhaps millions of years each. When an ex-JW such as this popular YouTuber discovers fossils of animals eating each other, that he is told predates the Garden of Eden, naturally he assumes that the Bible must be just as false as the Watchtower has proved to be with all of their false prophecies and doctrinal flip-flops. Biblical Creationists, on the other hand argue that the observable evidence perfectly fits a literal interpretation of Genesis, with the Flood as the catalyst for the rapid burial of fossils.

Fred Williams and guest Daniel Hedrick of GODISNOWHERE discuss the idea that time is absolute, and not relative as so many claim.

Fred Williams is joined by Daniel Hedrick, founder of the GodIsNowHere ministry, to tackle the question of time. Einstein's general theory of relativity claims that gravity affects both space and time, such that the stronger the gravity, the slower that time moves. Or conversely, time speeds up as gravity becomes weaker, hence time passes faster for our heads than our feet! At RSR we believe that time is absolute, not relative, and the gravity affects CLOCKS, not time itself. Fred & Daniel review the evidence for and against general relativity, including the “big elephant in the room”, quantum mechanics, which holds that time is universal and absolute. As an example, you can make two quantum particles interact, then put them at opposite ends of the universe, measure one, and instantaneously the other particle takes on a corresponding quality! Finally, if gravity dilates as a result of volume contraction, time and mass remain the same – a second is always a second (Bandula Dahanayake, Universal Relativity: Absolute Time and Mass, International Journal of Astrophysics and Space Science. Vol. 3, No. 1, 2015, pp. 7-15). Sponsor a Show! Click here to help keep us broadcasting! (We really need it :) We have now officially begun our November 2021 telethon! We typically set a dollar goal, like 30 or 40 thousand. But this time, we’re looking for 20 new monthly donors who will sponsor one show a month. Being on air isn’t cheap. We run about 20 broadcasts and it costs us about $150 dollars per show. We operate on a shoestring budget, so in the past we’ve relied heavily on those large donations and big dollar telethons. But that was when Bob was here. Now the ministry has less security, and that makes promoting Bob’s teaching a daunting task. So if just you and 19 others can help us guarantee that the show goes on, Bob’s Biblically centered teachings will go out to thousands more. The ministries of so many Godly leaders, authors & preachers have been magnified tenfold, or even a hundredfold after their passing. Think of C.S. Lewis, and how he still, today, has such an impact on millions. We have no doubt Bob could have a similar impact, and your sponsorship of just one show a month will be a massive force to magnify this ministry, and the Gospel. So if you can help, and sponsor just one show a month, that would be a massive blessing. Thanks so much, Godspeed!

Fred Williams and Daniel Hedrick continue revisiting the highly effective and no-holds-barred GodIsNowHere ministry that Daniel led for many years. Daniel recounts several of his many interesting encounters, including the tarot card lady that tried to have him arrested and the priceless aftermath, the time Daniel got on his hands and knees to worship someone, and other enthralling encounters! Daniel then shares one of his most effective witnessing tools with skeptics, which is "How to prove God with one word". Daniel reveals the word and how he uses it to show that the only possible conclusion is that there must be a Creator God. Sponsor a Show! Click here to help keep us broadcasting! (We really need it :) We have now officially begun our November 2021 telethon! We typically set a dollar goal, like 30 or 40 thousand. But this time, we’re looking for 20 new monthly donors who will sponsor one show a month. Being on air isn’t cheap. We run about 20 broadcasts and it costs us about $150 dollars per show. We operate on a shoestring budget, so in the past we’ve relied heavily on those large donations and big dollar telethons. But that was when Bob was here. Now the ministry has less security, and that makes promoting Bob’s teaching a daunting task. So if just you and 19 others can help us guarantee that the show goes on, Bob’s Biblically centered teachings will go out to thousands more. The ministries of so many Godly leaders, authors & preachers have been magnified tenfold, or even a hundredfold after their passing. Think of C.S. Lewis, and how he still, today, has such an impact on millions. We have no doubt Bob could have a similar impact, and your sponsorship of just one show a month will be a massive force to magnify this ministry, and the Gospel. So if you can help, and sponsor just one show a month, that would be a massive blessing. Thanks so much, Godspeed! Note: We're lifting up Darla from Ohio in prayer. We pray that God is with her, and gives her peace, comfort, and wisdom. We're asking you to pray for her as well! More details to come on Monday's program. Godspeed.

Joining Fred Williams on the Real Science Radio is Daniel Hedrick, founder of the legendary GodIsNowHere ministry. Daniel is a former intelligence officer for the US military and currently works as an Information Security engineer. He recounts the grass roots behind the renowned GodIsNowHere ministry that spent 15 years travelling to numerous fairs & festivals, including an annual tent at the Downtown Denver People's fair. The ministry started with a heavy emphasis on "Creation vs Evolution" but eventually branched into a bastion of apologetics for the Bible and a Christian worldview, taking on everything from heretical theology to non-Christian religious organizations such as the Denver Islamic Society, and challenging cults such as the JW Watchtower and LDS Church. Tune in for this interesting walk down memory lane, and a special appeal to listeners regarding this powerful ministry that has ministered the gospel of grace to thousands of people. Sponsor a Show! Click here to help keep us broadcasting! (We really need it :) We have now officially begun our November 2021 telethon! We typically set a dollar goal, like 30 or 40 thousand. But this time, we’re looking for 20 new monthly donors who will sponsor one show a month. Being on air isn’t cheap. We run about 20 broadcasts and it costs us about $150 dollars per show. We operate on a shoestring budget, so in the past we’ve relied heavily on those large donations and big dollar telethons. But that was when Bob was here. Now the ministry has less security, and that makes promoting Bob’s teaching a daunting task. So if just you and 19 others can help us guarantee that the show goes on, Bob’s Biblically centered teachings will go out to thousands more. The ministries of so many Godly leaders, authors & preachers have been magnified tenfold, or even a hundredfold after their passing. Think of C.S. Lewis, and how he still, today, has such an impact on millions. We have no doubt Bob could have a similar impact, and your sponsorship of just one show a month will be the force to magnify this ministry, and the Gospel. So if you can help, and sponsor just one show a month, that would be a massive blessing. Thanks so much, Godspeed! ~The Bob Enyart Live Staff On today's show, Fred Williams mentioned Bob's incredible memorial service. That can be found here. Today's Resource: Bob Enyart's Life's Work - The Plot Grasping the overview of the Bible is the key to its details! You can read Bob's best-selling book, The Plot in paperback or as a downloadable PDF or in Spanish as La Trama. Or you can listen to Bob's Plot Seminar or get the entire set of all five of Bob's Plot Bible Study Albums on MP3 CD or even check out The Plot Boys for kids and Bible students of all ages! You'll love this powerful teaching through Scripture or take advantage of our 30-day money-back guarantee!

Real Science Radio's Fred Williams is joined by guest host Ryan Williams to share the latest headlines from the current issue of Creation Magazine (creation.com/magazine). The biggest headline comes from a study that shows diamonds are once again a creationists best friend. Scientific analysis of gas bubbles in diamonds reveal the earth’s atmosphere hasn’t changed since the diamonds were formed. That’s a serious problem for evolutionists who think it took billions of years just for our atmosphere to support life. But it makes perfect sense from a Biblical view of creation. The diamonds were formed in the basement rock during creation week and some of them were expelled to the surface by the fountains of the great deep during Noah’s flood. Some in fact are found on meteorites! (see rsr.org/meteorites-with-diamonds). Then there’s the multicellular rotifer that was found in supposed “24,000 years old” permafrost that when thawed, revived and started reproducing! Fred & Ryan discuss why C14 dates on objects that existed before the flood will show older ages, and also talk about the true ice age following the flood when this little critter was entombed.    Sponsor a Show! Click here to help keep us broadcasting! (We really need it :) We have now officially begun our November 2021 telethon! We typically set a dollar goal, like 30 or 40 thousand. But this time, we’re looking for 20 new monthly donors who will sponsor one show a month. Being on air isn’t cheap. We run about 20 broadcasts and it costs us about $150 dollars per show. We operate on a shoestring budget, so in the past we’ve relied heavily on those large donations and big dollar telethons. But that was when Bob was here. Now the ministry has less security, and that makes promoting Bob’s teaching a daunting task. So if just you and 19 others can help us guarantee that the show goes on, Bob’s Biblically centered teachings will go out to thousands more. The ministries of so many Godly leaders, authors & preachers have been magnified tenfold, or even a hundredfold after their passing. Think of C.S. Lewis, and how he still, today, has such an impact on millions. We have no doubt Bob could have a similar impact, and your sponsorship of just one show a month will be the force to magnify this ministry, and the Gospel. So if you can help, and sponsor just one show a month, that would be a massive blessing. Thanks so much, Godspeed! ~The Bob Enyart Live Staff