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Facebook’s artificial intelligence incentivizes all of us to regurgitate the preferred content of an automated decision-making mechanism.  We have a substantial minority of people technologically engineering public opinion and reinforcing this concocted narrative through the countless filter bubbles being applied to every American owning a Facebook or Twitter account.  Enjoy AbbottSpeaks? Share the program with a friend! With each episode being ranging anywhere from from 15 minutes to over an hour, there is never any filler, and it's a great way to equip yourself with contemporary defenses of the Christian faith!

America is no longer a nation of venture capitalists; it is a nation of venture narcissists. Your teenage son or daughter is a day-trader on the virtual social media floor, the epicenter of American narcissism. Do you have any idea just how dangerous of an environment this presents to them? In the fourth installment of the social media series, Michael dives deep into the most prominent form of idolatry in modern American culture.Enjoy AbbottSpeaks? Share the program with a friend! With each episode being ranging from 15-45 minutes, there is never any filler, and it's a great way to equip yourself with contemporary defenses of the Christian faith!

What's the harm in getting your news from Facebook and Twitter?  Everything, as you shall soon see...Enjoy AbbottSpeaks? Share the program with a friend! With each episode being ranging from 15-45 minutes, there is never any filler, and it's a great way to equip yourself with contemporary defenses of the Christian faith!

Facebook's own researchers acknowledged their platform is harmful to society as it is currently being used, so what strategic plan did executives launch to address these concerns? We'll explore management's four-pronged strategy. What is the significance of their actions? Could social media be designed to exploit human vulnerabilities? There's a reason you cannot go anywhere anymore without seeing someone captivated by the glare of their phone. This is by design. Michael also debuts the Top-10 songs you've never heard of! Enjoy AbbottSpeaks? Share the program with a friend! With each episode being roughly 20 minutes, there is never any filler, and it's a great way to equip yourself with contemporary defenses of the Christian faith!

The drawbacks to social media dwarf their perceived benefits...and it will threaten American civility if we are not careful.  Facebook deletes an essential component out of basic human communication.  What is it?Enjoy AbbottSpeaks? Share the program with a friend! With each episode being roughly 20 minutes, there is never any filler, and it's a great way to equip yourself with contemporary defenses of the Christian faith!

What if the gravest threat facing our country was not a foreign world power or some other force beyond our control? What if we were actively, albeit subconsciously building the agent of our own destruction? Enjoy AbbottSpeaks? Share the program with a friend! With each episode being roughly 20 minutes, there is never any filler, and it's a great way to equip yourself with contemporary defenses of the Christian faith!

The Bible explains that we are God's masterpiece, but can you really explain why? What is the significance of a discretionary time investment? Is it possible to forecast how communication might look 20 years from now? The second installment of the brief "Masterpiece" series will answer these questions in a fashion that will stretch your mind. Plus, Michael explains what the most valuable asset happens to be in modern American culture.Enjoy AbbottSpeaks? Share the program with a friend! With each episode being roughly 20 minutes, there is never any filler, and it's a great way to equip yourself with contemporary defenses of the Christian faith!

The Bible explains that we are God's masterpiece, but can you really explain why? What do you have in common with a feature that is essential to every functioning home? How do human beings bear fruit? The first installment of the brief "Masterpiece" series will answer these questions in a fashion that will stretch your mind. Plus, Michael explains the reason why people who love the earth, but dislike people, are among the most unstable men and women living in modern society.Enjoy AbbottSpeaks? Share the program with a friend! With each episode being roughly 20 minutes, there is never any filler, and it's a great way to equip yourself with contemporary defenses of the Christian faith!

Is the Christian embrace of the death penalty just the latest evidence of the hypocrisy of the modern Christian? In this installment, Michael explores the case for capital punishment from a position of reason and evidence, as opposed to faith and raw emotion.Enjoy AbbottSpeaks? Share the program with a friend! With each episode being roughly 20 minutes, there is never any filler, and it's a great way to equip yourself with contemporary defenses of the Christian faith!

Michael opens the program with a compelling riddle, explains how a certain crime has been grossly exaggerated to suit an agenda, and reveals why the most pressing civil rights issue in our country is nowhere near being addressed. Enjoy AbbottSpeaks? Share the program with a friend! With each episode being roughly 10 minutes, there is never any filler, and it's a great way to equip yourself with contemporary defenses of the Christian faith!

A fear-driven survivalist strategy is the foremost contemporary display of a man lighting a lamp only to hide it in a clay jar.Enjoy AbbottSpeaks? Share the program with a friend! With each episode being roughly 10 minutes, there is never any filler, and it's a great way to equip yourself with contemporary defenses of the Christian faith!

Michael addresses the true degree of diversity in American culture, and he presents an update to the age-old philosophical question of whether a falling tree makes a sound in the middle of the forest!Enjoy AbbottSpeaks? Share the program with a friend! With each episode being roughly 10 minutes, there is never any filler, and it's a great way to equip yourself with contemporary defenses of the Christian faith!

Do you know how to recognize fake news? It's not nearly as hard as you think, but it does require a small degree of effort. On this AbbottSpeaks podcast, Michael explains how to identify and suppress fake news using a very relevant, yet entertaining case study.Enjoy AbbottSpeaks? Share the program with a friend! With each episode being roughly 10 minutes, there is never any filler, and it's a great way to equip yourself with contemporary defenses of the Christian faith!

A bad tree produces bad fruit. Just because Harvey Weinstein's issues have come to light does not mean the tree will somehow magically begin producing good fruit. In fact, its fruit will only become more poisonous. Learn why Hollywood and the entertainment industry are about to take their isolated problem and convert it into a systemic cultural crisis.Enjoy AbbottSpeaks? Share the program with a friend! With each episode being roughly 10 minutes, there is never any filler, and it's a great way to equip yourself with contemporary defenses of the Christian faith!

Have you ever wondered why Satan attacked Eve instead of Adam? What is the true significance of this attack? Are there any remnants of this attack that are alive and well in modern culture?Enjoy AbbottSpeaks? Share the program with a friend! With each episode being roughly 10 minutes, there is never any filler, and it's a great way to equip yourself with contemporary defenses of the Christian faith!

People were never meant to be taken by their words.  Men are to be measured by their actions. Though a relativist says he is tolerant, open-minded, and accepting, what do his actions actually say? After listening to today's program, you will be able to explain why moral relativism is the world's most intolerant philosophy.Enjoy AbbottSpeaks? Share the program with a friend! With each episode being roughly 10 minutes, there is never any filler, and it's a great way to equip yourself with contemporary defenses of the Christian faith!

Frustration and discouragement typically ensue when we find that God's timing doesn't necessarily match our personal schedule.  On today's program, Michael illustrates how obedience leads to spiritual growth and maturity when you happen to arrive early for one of God's appointments.Enjoy AbbottSpeaks? Share the program with a friend! With each episode being roughly 10 minutes, there is never any filler, and it's a great way to equip yourself with contemporary defenses of the Christian faith!

A culture can never function beyond its current level of maturity.  Why else do you think Washington has basically turned into a pathetic demonstration of student government? Why else do you think only popular people entitled to an opinion?Enjoy AbbottSpeaks? Share the program with a friend! With each episode being roughly 10 minutes, there is never any filler, and it's a great way to equip yourself with contemporary defenses of the Christian faith!

Modern education has little to do with personal advancement or intellectual enlightenment. What are its true primary aims?Enjoy AbbottSpeaks? Share the program with a friend! With each episode being roughly 10 minutes, there is never any filler, and it's a great way to equip yourself with contemporary defenses of the Christian faith!

Modern education has little to do with personal advancement or intellectual enlightenment. What are its true primary aims?Enjoy AbbottSpeaks? Share the program with a friend! With each episode being roughly 10 minutes, there is never any filler, and it's a great way to equip yourself with contemporary defenses of the Christian faith!