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January 26, 2019 Ep. 30 - The Truth About the New Testament - Is it historically reliable
When I first started studying Christian apologetics someone gave me a copy of I Don’t Have Enough Faith to Be an Atheist by Frank Turek and Norman Geisler. If you read just one book this year and you are curious about Christianity or looking to bolster your current faith or, for that matter, you are a skeptic of Christianity, I cannot encourage you enough to read this book. One of the most profound insights I ever got into Christianity came from Chapters 9-12, which covers the historical reliability of the New Testament. Much of what I discuss in today’s episode comes from these three chapters. I hope you find it as profound as I did.
Show Notes:
I Don’t Have Enough Faith to Be an Atheist by Frank Turek and Norman Geisler
Early Testimony – Frank Turek
What Criteria Do Historians Use to Get to the Minimal Facts About the Historical Jesus - CrossExamined.org
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17 min
January 19, 2019Ep. 29 - The Truth About Vaping
I recently watched a John Stossel report on Reason TV that caught my attention. It was essentially a defense of the e-cigarette industry. Prior to seeing that report, my general perception of e-cigarettes and vaping was negative. It wasn’t based on anything tangible, just a compilation of whatever news coverage I had consumed up to that point.
With Stossel’s gentle prodding, I read up on e-cigarettes and I started seeing some recurring themes that we often discuss on the Truth Quest Podcast – namely unconstitutional federal government involvement in the free markets and media bias. I had to get to the bottom of the smear campaign against e-cigarettes and vaping. Tune in to see what I found.
Show Notes:
John Stossel - Reason TV
Reason.com - The Government's Dumb War on Vaping
Prager University - What's Wrong with E-Cigarettes?
Fee.org - The Government's Crusade Against E-Cigarettes and Vaping Undermines Public Health
AEI - Vapers Wary of FDA Deeming Rules
Orange County Register - Why Banning Vaping Products Hurts Public Health
CDC - Youth Tobacco Use
Royal College of Physicians - Nicotine Without Smoke: Tobacco Harm Reduction
Gov.uk - E-Cigarettes: An Evidence Update
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19 min
January 19, 2019 Ep. 29 - The Truth About Vaping
I recently watched a John Stossel report on Reason TV that caught my attention. It was essentially a defense of the e-cigarette industry. Prior to seeing that report, my general perception of e-cigarettes and vaping was negative. It wasn’t based on anything tangible, just a compilation of whatever news coverage I had consumed up to that point.
With Stossel’s gentle prodding, I read up on e-cigarettes and I started seeing some recurring themes that we often discuss on the Truth Quest Podcast – namely unconstitutional federal government involvement in the free markets and media bias. I had to get to the bottom of the smear campaign against e-cigarettes and vaping. Tune in to see what I found.
Show Notes:
John Stossel - Reason TV
Reason.com - The Government's Dumb War on Vaping
Prager University - What's Wrong with E-Cigarettes?
Fee.org - The Government's Crusade Against E-Cigarettes and Vaping Undermines Public Health
AEI - Vapers Wary of FDA Deeming Rules
Orange County Register - Why Banning Vaping Products Hurts Public Health
CDC - Youth Tobacco Use
Royal College of Physicians - Nicotine Without Smoke: Tobacco Harm Reduction
Gov.uk - E-Cigarettes: An Evidence Update
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Join the conversation at The Truth Quest Facebook Fan Page
Order a copy of Shawn's books - Pritical Thinking, The Proverbs Project, The Termite Effect.
The video of this episode is available at Rumble, Thinkspot, BitChute.com and Brighteon.com.
19 min
January 12, 2019Ep. 28 - The Truth About the Federal Reserve - The Results
In the previous episode, #27 The Truth About the Federal Reserve – An Introduction, I laid the groundwork for this episode. So now that you know what the Fed is, why it was created and how it creates money, let’s look at the results of the last 100+ years since this monstrosity was created.
We will discuss the constitutionality of the Fed, how it creates inflation, its impact on savers and people on fixed incomes, malinvestment, bailouts, how it funds the welfare and warfare state, the gold standard, and I conclude the episode with a side-by-side comparison of the current monetary system dominated by the Fed with one without it.
Show Notes:
Creature from Jekyll Island, Edward Griffin
Numerous writings and podcast from the likes of Ron Paul, John Tamny, Tom Woods, Fee.org and Mises.org.
ContraKrugman Episode 185 - Economist's Love Letter to the Fed
A Century of Failure: Why It's Time to Consider Replacing the Fed - Mises
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30 min
January 12, 2019 Ep. 28 - The Truth About the Federal Reserve - The Results
In the previous episode, #27 The Truth About the Federal Reserve – An Introduction, I laid the groundwork for this episode. So now that you know what the Fed is, why it was created and how it creates money, let’s look at the results of the last 100+ years since this monstrosity was created.
We will discuss the constitutionality of the Fed, how it creates inflation, its impact on savers and people on fixed incomes, malinvestment, bailouts, how it funds the welfare and warfare state, the gold standard, and I conclude the episode with a side-by-side comparison of the current monetary system dominated by the Fed with one without it.
Show Notes:
Creature from Jekyll Island, Edward Griffin
Numerous writings and podcast from the likes of Ron Paul, John Tamny, Tom Woods, Fee.org and Mises.org.
ContraKrugman Episode 185 - Economist's Love Letter to the Fed
A Century of Failure: Why It's Time to Consider Replacing the Fed - Mises
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Join the conversation at The Truth Quest Facebook Fan Page
Order a copy of Shawn's books - Pritical Thinking, The Proverbs Project, The Termite Effect.
The video of this episode is available at Rumble, Thinkspot, Brighteon.com and on BitChute.com.
30 min
January 05, 2019Ep. 27 - The Truth About the Federal Reserve - An Intro
I read and hear a lot about how bad the Federal Reserve is for America. The cries for “Audit the Fed” continue to grow louder. Inherently I understand that government intervention always causes market distortions but trying to explain how the Federal Reserve detrimentally impacts the economy at a level that the average person can understand has proved daunting. But I am going to give it a shot in this episode and the next one.
In this episode I am going to introduce you to the Federal Reserve – explain what it is, why and how it was created and explain how it creates money.
Episode #28 will be spent looking at the Fed's record over the 100+ years of its existence and argue why it should be abolished.
Show Notes:
Creature from Jekyll Island, Edward Griffin
The Myth of Fed Independence – Mises.org
End the Fed, Ron Paul
Numerous writings and podcast from the likes of Ron Paul, John Tamny, Tom Woods, Fee.org and Mises.org.
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We hope you take the challenge of wearing these shirts in public and to family gatherings. Don't worry! You will be equipped with the rhetorical tools to engage in conversation and/or debate.
Good luck! And thanks for supporting the Truth Quest Podcast!
Check out the "END THE FED" shirt inspired by this episode.
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Join the conversation at The Truth Quest Facebook Fan Page
Order a copy of Shawn's books - Pritical Thinking, The Proverbs Project, The Termite Effect.
The video of this episode is available at Rumble, Thinkspot, Brighteon and on BitChute. Check out short highlight videos of each episode on Instagram.
18 min
January 05, 2019 Ep. 27 - The Truth About the Federal Reserve - An Intro
I read and hear a lot about how bad the Federal Reserve is for America. The cries for “Audit the Fed” continue to grow louder. Inherently I understand that government intervention always causes market distortions but trying to explain how the Federal Reserve detrimentally impacts the economy at a level that the average person can understand has proved daunting. But I am going to give it a shot in this episode and the next one.
In this episode I am going to introduce you to the Federal Reserve – explain what it is, why and how it was created and explain how it creates money.
Episode #28 will be spent looking at the Fed's record over the 100+ years of its existence and argue why it should be abolished.
Show Notes:
Creature from Jekyll Island, Edward Griffin
The Myth of Fed Independence – Mises.org
End the Fed, Ron Paul
Numerous writings and podcast from the likes of Ron Paul, John Tamny, Tom Woods, Fee.org and Mises.org.
The Truth Quest Podcast Patron Page
Join the conversation at The Truth Quest Facebook Fan Page
Order a copy of Shawn's books - Pritical Thinking, The Proverbs Project, The Termite Effect.
The video of this episode is available at Rumble, Thinkspot, Brighteon.com and on BitChute.com.
18 min
December 28, 2018 Ep. 26 - The Truth About the Judeo-Christian Tradition
As I thought ahead to the publication of this week’s episode, I noticed that it would fall on the week of Christmas. I glanced up at my bookshelf and pulled down my copy of In Defense of Faith by David Brog and I realized the message Brog presents in that book was a perfect foundation from which to base this week’s episode on.
Brog describes his book’s purpose as a rebuttal to the claim that people of faith are responsible for our greatest sorrows, bloodshed, war, hatred. His primary message is the Judeo-Christian tradition has been an overwhelming force for good throughout history with its message of equality and sanctity of all humans combined with the call to love one another. It’s the idea that all humans are made in the image of God and, therefore, are worthy of respect.
When you look at the atrocities committed in the world over time, you will notice that most of them were perpetrated with a purposeful rejection of the Judeo-Christian tradition.
Show Notes:
In Defense of Faith, David Brog
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17 min
December 28, 2018 Ep. 26 - The Truth About the Judeo-Christian Tradition
As I thought ahead to the publication of this week’s episode, I noticed that it would fall on the week of Christmas. I glanced up at my bookshelf and pulled down my copy of In Defense of Faith by David Brog and I realized the message Brog presents in that book was a perfect foundation from which to base this week’s episode on.
Brog describes his book’s purpose as a rebuttal to the claim that people of faith are responsible for our greatest sorrows, bloodshed, war, hatred. His primary message is the Judeo-Christian tradition has been an overwhelming force for good throughout history with its message of equality and sanctity of all humans combined with the call to love one another. It’s the idea that all humans are made in the image of God and, therefore, are worthy of respect.
When you look at the atrocities committed in the world over time, you will notice that most of them were perpetrated with a purposeful rejection of the Judeo-Christian tradition.
Show Notes:
In Defense of Faith, David Brog
This episode is also available at The Truth Quest Podcast channel.
The Truth Quest Podcast Patron Page
Join the conversation at The Truth Quest Facebook Fan Page
Order a copy of Shawn's books, Pritical Thinking, The Proverbs Project, The Termite Effect.
The video of this episode is available at Rumble Thinkspot, Brighteon.com and BitChute.com.
17 min
December 20, 2018Ep. 25 - The Truth About the Government Shutdown
Another fiscal year has come and gone and another spending resolution deadline is looming. It seems like every year we go through the same exercise with the political class arguing and casting blame on each other over who is going to cause the latest, pending government shutdown.
Well guess what? It is largely inconsequential. The amount of federal spending that Congress actually controls is around 14% of the budget. So we are supposed to tie ourselves in knots over a minuscule part of the budget while the federal government continues its ever-expanding march into unconstitutional areas of American's lives. It's all an unnecessary distraction from the real problems that plague our nation and it is a distraction from Congress' abdication of most of their constitutional duties.
Show Notes:
Shock Report: 86% Of Government Spending Is Now On Autopilot - IBD
Report: 86 Percent of Federal Spending Now on Autopilot - NewsMax
GAO - Government-Wide Inventory of Accounts with Spending Authority and Permanent Appropriations, Fiscal Years 1995 to 2015
“No Deal” – Government Shutdown Inevitable, Blamescaping Begins
Everything you need to know about a government shutdown
What closes when the government shuts down
Government shutdown spreading pain as it takes hold in Minnesota
Federal Government Shutdown: Impact on Food Safety May Compound Over Time
Dana Carvey - Church Lady - "Isn't that special?"
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