What is a miracle? How did the Reformation launch skepticism and rewrite the rules of historical Jesus study? Can a historian remain open to Marian apparitions, Tibetan “rainbow-body” stories, and the Gospels at the same time?

Micah Redding sits down with Dr Dale C. Allison Jr.—Professor of New Testament at Princeton Theological Seminary and author of the new book "Interpreting Jesus"—to explore a third way between apologetic certainty and blanket dismissal.

Micah Redding interviews Jonathan Rauch on Christianity, the role of religion in liberalism, and why Christians should embrace Jesus to save democracy.

Jonathan Rauch is a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution in Washington; a contributing writer of the Atlantic; and the author of numerous books on public policy, culture, and government. His latest book is "Cross Purposes: Christianity's broken bargain with democracy".

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How can we love religion when so many are hurt?

Moritz Bierling & Micah Redding discuss the self, the second brain, and the process of individual and group transformation.

Derek Webb gets inside the head of the first A.I. waking up to consciousness.

Taryn Southern teaches AI to sing, releases the first song on the blockchain, and talks about how to use VR for good.

Taryn Southern is a digital artist and filmmaker. She is co-directing a documentary about the brain, and recently unveiled her AI/human collaborative album, I AM AI. As a YouTuber, she has produced more than 1000 videos and garnered more than half a billion views online.

“We could create literally anything—and we've chosen to create this world.” <-- tweet this

David Pearce lays out a plan for building heaven on earth, shows us why vegans need more science fiction, and explains why computers may never become conscious.

David Pearce is a philosopher, a founder of the World Transhumanist Association (now called Humanity+), and the author of The Hedonistic Imperative.

"Computers may never become conscious." <-- Click to tweet

"The pain-pleasure axis exposes the world's metric of value." — @webmasterdave

"Every child born today is a unique genetic experiment." — @webmasterdave

"Ending suffering for good entails tackling its genetic-biological roots, i.e. a programming solution." — @webmasterdave

"All that matters is the pleasure-pain axis." — @webmasterdave

Justin Lee navigates being gay & Christian, talks about Paul, the Bible, and Christian ethics, and bridges the ultimate divide: geeks vs nerds!

Justin Lee is an American author, speaker, and LGBT Christian activist known for his focus on building bridges. He is the author of "Torn: Rescuing the Gospel from the Gays-vs.-Christians Debate" and the director of a 2009 documentary, "Through My Eyes". He is the founder of the Gay Christian Network, and the current executive director of Nuance Ministries. His latest book is "Talking Across the Divide: How to Communicate with People You Disagree with and Maybe Even Change the World".