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56 minutes | Apr 11, 2022

Why I Left My Job in 2022

Work is great. No really it is. I am grateful for the experiences and relationships I have made through my previous job. Most employment, especially in a social related field can be very exhausting. Burnout happens very quickly and if you don't have supportive management, it's even worse. In this episode I discuss why I left my previous employment and discuss some of the details which is personal to me. Sorry this is probably more of a downer episode. I discuss more of my depression, bits of my thought process and what led me to decide to leave. Here is a short spoiler, it took 3 months for me to finally decide to submit my resignation. My hope for this episode, although basically me ranting, is to provide some insight and confidence that it is ok to quit and move on. There is never a good time and when it's a toxic environment we only get to control when we hand in our resignation. What helped me get through this before, was learning that others had experienced a toxic workplace also. There are books and resources available and have many testimonials. It helps build the feeling that you're not crazy. Good toxic leadership are masters of "push and pull" or "gaslighting" tactics. And they appear like kind people, probably too kind. I have started to paint again (cliche i know) and that for me is exciting as well as doing projects I enjoy. I have embraced a freelancer lifestyle at the moment. If you would like to have a logo or other design work made, please find me on fiverr or message me for details. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/theadamparadox/support

61 minutes | Jul 24, 2021

Current World Views and my Opinion

This is a bit of an unconventional podcast. I needed to vent and discuss some current issues. My hope is this will start some discussion, so please find me on social media or email or record your response here. Thanks again for your support and just for listening. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/theadamparadox/support

78 minutes | Mar 17, 2021

Guest Wally_podcast the podcast_

Wally and I met back in Highschool. We have been best friends ever since, brothers actually. This is a modest version of some of our conversations from Friday night hangouts. This time we talked about Star Wars_Mandolorian, Coca Cola, 2020, 2021, and many other topics. Oh he has a parody podcast which everyone should go over to his YouTube page and subscribe, so he will make an actual podcast! But go look at his videos they will make you laugh. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/theadamparadox/support

53 minutes | Feb 12, 2021

Kids_Covid_Mental Health

Kids are the future. Covid is destroying our mental health. Politics, lately, can cause a lot of anxiety. The multi variable issue in our world today is causing a backlash of issues on our mental health and daily routine. It’s vital we get back to a point of normalcy. Suicide is up and mental health down. We don’t have to stay this way. Find a hobby an interest, start a book club. Things that may help engage with others. We’re all in this together, not the only one dealing with it. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/theadamparadox/support

38 minutes | Jan 22, 2021

2021 WTF! Is President Biden the One to Heal the Country? Are we going into an era of socialism?

2021 has been off to a strange start. We have the oddest most unpopular president inaugurated and the other most popular but disliked president impeached. And first few days of the new president and we’re down 100,000 jobs! What’s next? --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/theadamparadox/support

37 minutes | Nov 14, 2020

Thanksgiving 1984 or 1948 Depending on how you look at it.

Thanksgiving is coming, but what's happening in the world??? Stupid Restrictions. Gov Newsom, Gov Kelly, Lightfoot, all are going fricking insane over gathering restrictions. 6 in 1 on home. Well those of you with larger families gotta boot out your least favorite. This is out of hand. How do we get through this, stand up for what we believe in and what is truth, justice and the American Way. This podcast use to be about God and becoming atheist, with some minor politics. I hope to merge multiple elements with psychology and mental health. I believe that the truth is healing even if it sucks. Understanding why something is happening vs the feeling, "it just doesn't make sense". Support my channel by following and subscribing or by sending a donation. I haven't worked out goodies yet to send to contributors but if I do it may be in the form of personally signed art that I create or graphic tees. your thoughts would be appreciated in helping decided such a conundrum. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/theadamparadox/support

27 minutes | Nov 6, 2020

NEW EPISODE, Where have I been, What's going on in the world???

Hey Freaks and Geeks, I am back. It has been a crazy year. I explain it all in this podcast and will be getting things back up and running again. This means I am back on the search for guests and resources for material. Have anything you want me to look into, or talk about, or want to share your story, get ahold of me via Facebook and Twitter. In this podcast I mention current politics. Shady business going on with the Biden's and whether Trump is a good candidate for another 4 years, But something is definitely not right about this year. Covid is on the rise again, as so the media says, but there hasn't been mention of it since the election news. Follow, subscribe and write in, I'd love to hear from you, Good or bad. Preferrably not just bad. lol. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/theadamparadox/support

68 minutes | Nov 28, 2019

Conversation with Rob Blausey “Robatdesk Podcast”

If your traveling or just looking for something to listen to, this was a fun conversation discussing some fun topics of interest. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/theadamparadox/support

71 minutes | Nov 23, 2019

A look into Sy Garte

Sy Garte is biochemist and published more than 200 scientific publications in genetics, epidemiology, the environment and other areas. He has been a Professor of Public Health and Environmental Health Sciences at New York University, UMDNJ, and the University of Pittsburgh. “Part of my own faith is the belief that God’s truth is the only truth, and that we can grow in our understanding of that truth through scientific and theological work.” Science and God shouldn’t be treated as enemies. Instead, we should see the beauty of the marriage of science and faith. “Scripture can appear to be self-contradicting, as can science—let alone the two with each other. All this means is that we haven’t gotten all of it right yet.” There is clearly a sense of purpose in the way living creatures behave, and we now can see some reflection of this sense in some of the new mechanisms of bio- logical variation. Purpose is still purpose, whether it springs from the genome of E. coli, the chromosomes of a chordate, the mind of humans, or the hand of God. The new EES alternatives to neo-Darwinism are not theistic, but the opening up of evolutionary theory to embrace the fundamental complexity of biological systems may very likely contain pointers to the majesty of God’s creation, including the diver- sity of life on Earth.5 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/theadamparadox/support

31 minutes | Nov 7, 2019

Miracle Or Hoax? Miracle Worker Restores Womans Arm

This lady has been to multiple Priests and to have her arm restored and grown back. How is this possible? Is it a miracle? Many believe that it is. https://youtu.be/VJe9vXKXn5k --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/theadamparadox/support

100 minutes | Nov 6, 2019

Is There Enough Evidence For Christ? An Interview With Adam Paradox

Adam Paradox and SJ Thomason discussed his experiences with psychology, behavioral therapy, and the military in a fun and friendly conversation. We also discussed our opposing views on atheism and Christianity and why he doesn't believe in Jesus anymore. We further chatted about the early Christian disciples, Constantine, Biblical prophecies of Jesus, Gamaliel, objective morality, William Lane Craig, Bart Ehrman, the authors of the Gospels and more! Adam can be reached on Twitter @1AdamParadox. He is on Spotify at: https://open.spotify.com/show/6PP0J2E...He is on Stitcher at: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-...Contact me on Twitter at @Lead1225 or visit my blog at Christian-Apologist.com YouTube SJ Thomason https://youtu.be/ZDCmOjExssw - Twitter SJ Thomason @Lead1225 - Website Christian Apologist https://christian-apologist.com/ Adam Paradox and SJ discussed his experiences with psychology, behavioral therapy, and the military in a fun and friendly conversation. We also discussed our opposing views on atheism and Christianity and why he doesn't believe in Jesus anymore. We further chatted about the early Christian disciples, Constantine, Biblical prophecies of Jesus, Gamaliel, objective morality, William Lane Craig, Bart Ehrman, the authors of the Gospels and more! Adam can be reached on Twitter @1AdamParadox. He is on Spotify at: https://open.spotify.com/show/6PP0J2E...He is on Stitcher at: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-...Contact me on Twitter at @Lead1225 or visit my blog at Christian-Apologist.com Comments Gavin Hurlimann: Cool interview. Very respectful & charitable work from both parties. Atheists take note. Daulton Horton: I'm not trying to call this guy a liar, i think he's telling the truth, that HE thinks he was a Christian, but I'm not buying it, he was a cultural Christian with a nice personality, so was my dad until he was 60 years old before he was really born again, and he was also raised in the church, I don't believe this man was ever born again, I know he wasn't! Brian Stevens: If he says he was a Christian, he was a Christian. End of story. My Website https://adamcrotty.wixsite.com/lifecoachingwithadam --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/theadamparadox/support

29 minutes | Oct 25, 2019

Fears and Phobias, Short Halloween anti-Phobasized Podcast

74 minutes | Oct 14, 2019

8 Questions Atheists Can't Plausibly Answer, SJ Thomason

Is SJ Thomason Business MGT Ph.D., Right? 8 Questions Atheists Cannot Plausibly Answer christian-apologist.com/2019/10/12/8-questions-atheists-cannot-plausibly-answer… I have YET to see a better explanation for the minimal facts surrounding Jesus' resurrection than #JESUS RESURRECTED. #Christianity #TruthReigns https://christian-apologist.com/2019/10/12/8-questions-atheists-cannot-plausibly-answer/ https://christian-apologist.com/ 1. What explains our objective morality? 2. If an atheist’s position is that the universe is the product of chance and necessity (instead of the product of intelligence), how can he or she explain the fact that the universe is structured rationally, logically and with mathematical precision and predictability? 3. If atheists adhere to the belief that the purpose of human life is merely to procreate and survive, is it possible to determine that human life has any more value than animal life – since animals share the same basic purpose? 4. Why have so many atheists determined that the life of a fetus in a mother’s womb is less valuable than the life of his or her mother? Age discrimination? When is a human considered a human to them? 5. How can atheists explain the ordering of our DNA? 6. How can atheists explain the force that powered the Big Bang of the universe? 7. How can atheists explain our desire for heavenly joy? 8. What is the best explanation for the minimal facts surrounding Jesus’ resurrection? Hofstede, G. (1980; 2001). Culture’s Consequences. Comparing Values, Behaviors, and Institutions Across Nations. Tilberg University, Netherlands. Sage Publications. House, R.J., Hanges, P.J. Javidan, M., Dorfman, P.W. & Gupta, V. (2004) Culture, Leadership, and Organizations. The GLOBE Study of 62 Societies. Sage Publications. Overbye, D. (1998). A famous Einstein “fudge” returns to haunt cosmology. The New York Times. May 26. Ross, H. (2018). The Creator and the Cosmos. Corvina, CA: Reasons to Believe. Schwartz, S.H. (1992). Universals in the Content and Structure of Values: Theoretical Advances and Empirical Tests in Twenty Countries. Advances in Experimental Social Psychology, 25. Accessed May 28, 2018 at: http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.220.3674&rep=rep1&type=pdf Schwartz, Shalom H. (2012). An Overview of the Schwartz Theory of Basic Values. Online Readings in Psychology and Culture. 2 (1). doi:10.9707/2307-0919.1116. Trompenaars, F. & Hampden-Turner, C. (1993; 2012). Riding the Waves of Culture: Understanding Diversity in Global Business. McGraw-Hill Companies. https://www.richardcarrier.info/ he has also written two young adult Christian fiction books, which can be accessed free of charge at Smashwords: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/650139d https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/547231 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/theadamparadox/support

82 minutes | Sep 30, 2019

Responding To New Testament Fellowship Mathis TX, Hobby Lobby Scandal

https://overviewbible.com/author-wrote-most-bible/ https://zondervanacademic.com/blog/who-was-paul-his-early-life-and-why-it-matters https://www.richardcarrier.info/archives/7643 Rothschild, C. K. (2012). Pisidian Antioch in Acts 13. Novum Testamentum, 54(4), 334–353. https://doi-org.ezp.waldenulibrary.org/10.1163/15685365-12341401 https://www.ligonier.org/learn/devotionals/the-preparation-of-paul/ https://jewishandchristianholyalliance.wordpress.com/2009/01/07/jesus-followed-old-testament-law-and-so-should-christians/ Hobby Lobby smuggling scandal[edit] Main article: Hobby Lobby smuggling scandal One of the ancient clay tabletsshowing Cuneiform scriptwhich Hobby Lobby smuggled In 2017, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement seized thousands of clay tablets and bullas from Hobby Lobby.[47] The artifacts in question had likely been stolen from Iraq. Hobby Lobby was found to have used couriers that had willfully used methods to conceal the provenance of the allegedly stolen items. The museum released a statement that these artifacts were never owned by the Museum of the Bible and were never intended to be part of their collection. In 2018, the items were returned to Iraq, and the company paid a $3 million fine.[48] Scott Thumma, a dean and professor of sociology of religion at Hartford Seminary, defended Hobby Lobby during the smuggling controversy. Thuma stated: "Many of the collections of our great national museums and universities are full of the very objects that Hobby Lobby is being fined for smuggling and are seldom required to return or pay compensation."[49] https://www.facebook.com/ntfmathis/posts/2501655503395557?comment_id=2509476775946763&reply_comment_id=2509797512581356&notif_id=1569789810472503&notif_t=feed_comment_reply --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/theadamparadox/support

98 minutes | Sep 20, 2019

What an Ex-Penacostal says about their Religion/ The Area-51 Raid

“I sparked a movement while I was bored at 2 a.m,” Roberts told the L.A. Times. https://www.nj.com/entertainment/2019/09/yes-people-actually-showed-up-to-storm-area-51.html In July 1947 a rancher by the name of Mac Brazel found strange metal strewn over his land in New Mexico. Brazel took this debris to the authorities in Roswell. The commanding officer at the time Colonel Blanchard was also intrigued and he ordered an investigation. After collecting the shrapnel and other evidence off of Brazel’s property, the first Army command at Roswell issued a press release stating that they had recovered some type of “flying disk” Conclusion Area 51 is one of the most widely recognized secrets in the United States. While only a select few know for sure what happens in this facility, many believe that there are supernatural events and government tests that would change the way we feel about the universe. Will Area 51 conspiracy theories last forever or will the United States government eventually come clean about everything that happens behind the barbed wired fences? https://www.conspiracies.net/area-51-conspiracy-theories The universe cannot be younger than the objects contained inside of it. By determining the ages of the oldest stars, scientists are able to put a limit on the age. The life cycle of a star is based on its mass. More massive stars burn faster than their lower-mass siblings. A star 10 times as massive as the sun will burn through its fuel supply in 20 million years, while a star with half the sun's mass will last more than 20 billion years. The mass also affects the brightness, or luminosity, of a star; more massive stars are brighter. [Related: The Brightest Stars: Luminosity & Magnitude] Known as Population III stars, the first stars were massive and short-lived. They contained only hydrogen and helium, but through fusion began to create the elements that would help to build the next generation of stars. Scientists have been hunting for traces of the first stars for decades. "Those stars were the ones that formed the first heavy atoms that ultimately allowed us to be here," David Sobral, an astronomer from the University of Lisbon in Portugal, said in a statement. Sobral was part of a team that identified a bright galaxy with evidence of Population III stars. "The detection of dust in the early universe provides new information on when the first supernovae exploded and hence the time when the first hot stars bathed the universe in light," ESO officials said in a statement. "Determining the timing of this 'cosmic dawn' is one of the holy grails of modern astronomy, and it can be indirectly probed through the study of early interstellar dust." Early stars aren't the only way to place limits on the age of the universe. Dense collections of stars known as globular clusters have similar characteristics. The oldest known globular clusters have stars with ages that appear to be between 11 and 14 billion years old. The wide range comes from problems in pinpointing the distances to the clusters, which affects estimates of brightness and thus mass. If the cluster is farther away than scientists have measured, the stars would be brighter, thus more massive, thus younger than calculated. https://www.space.com/24054-how-old-is-the-universe.html --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/theadamparadox/support

65 minutes | Sep 14, 2019

Benny Hinn Confesses! Or was it for more Seeds? Pastors Misleading the Masses

(CNSNews.com) – A new analysis from Georgetown University that attempts to document the economic value of religion in U.S. society found that the faith sector is worth $1.2 trillion, more than the combined revenue of the top 10 technology companies in the country, including Apple, Amazon, and Google.The study, The Socioeconomic Contributions of Religion to American Society: An Empirical Analysis, makes three estimates of the quantitative economic value of faith to American society. The first estimate took into account only the revenues of faith-based organizations, which came to $378 billion annually. The second estimate, $1.2 trillion, included the fair market value of goods and services provided by religious organizations and included contributions of businesses with religious roots. The third, higher-end, estimate of $4.8 trillion takes into account the household incomes of religiously affiliated Americans, assuming that they conduct their affairs according to their religious beliefs. https://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/lauretta-brown/georgetown-study-religion-worth-12-trillion-us-economy-more-google-and https://www.celebritynetworth.com/richest-celebrities/benny-hinn-net-worth/ https://www.bennyhinn.org/about/ https://youtu.be/9LtF34MrsfI https://youtu.be/8qUQwmwC7Oc People around the globe know Pastor Benny Hinn as a noted evangelist, teacher, and the author of best-selling books including Good Morning, Holy Spirit, Prayer That Gets Results, Blood in the Sand, and Lamb of God. His TV program, This Is Your Day, is among the world’s most-watched Christian programs, seen daily in 200 countries. His popular website and ministry app reach millions of people every single day in areas of the world that may not otherwise hear about the Gospel. Yet there is much more to the story of the man, and his ministry, who has impacted the world for more than four decades with the life-saving and miracle-working message of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Beginnings Benny Hinn was born on December 3, 1952, in the port city of Jaffa (part of modern Tel Aviv), Israel, where his family had set up residence as immigrants to Palestine from Greece. In 1968, not long after the Six-Day War, he moved with his family to Canada. In February 1972, Benny Hinn’s life took on an entirely new meaning when he surrendered his heart and life to Jesus Christ as high school friends prayed with him. Soon afterward, he was called to minister the Gospel. In April 1974, young Benny received a vision of people falling into a roaring inferno and heard the words: if you do not preach, every soul that falls will be your responsibility! On December 7, 1974, four days after his 22nd birthday, Benny Hinn first stood behind a pulpit to preach the Gospel—his life-long stuttering problem suddenly healed! From that moment, he would fearlessly seek to fulfill our Lord’s Great Commission. Pastor Benny Hinn has preached the Gospel face to face and through television to more than a billion people. Through Miracle Healing Services, conferences, TV broadcasts, the Internet, printed page, and audio-video recordings, this evangelist’s straightforward, uncompromising message of God’s love has inspired hundreds of millions to a personal relationship and deeper walk with the Lord Jesus Christ. Pastor Benny’s ministry is also engaged in work with My Father’s House children’s homes in Mexico and Asia, as well as with feeding programs, crisis relief, and hospital care. For years, his ministry has provided food, clothing, shelter, education, and religious training for thousands around the globe (including partnerships with numerous missionary and relief agencies). --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/theadamparadox/support

40 minutes | Sep 6, 2019

Refuting J. Warner Wallace

Thank you to the person on twitter for submitting your request for me to discuss the points from another person, rather I'd really like to discuss your's not J. Warner Wallace, who is a gimmicky scammer. I do truly appreciate your request though and I gave my best rebuttal (rant) for what I could do with wingin'it at 11:pm at night. I look forward to your response and maybe hope to do an interview so there is another side of dialogue. I wish you the best, I don't expect you to just believe what I say and hope you will consider it as you do anything else and truly test what you know. All the best in the future and please listen to the last portion of the podcast, there is a message to you there. About the last 5 mins or so. I AM the SON of GOD says so right here ---->‘Adam, which was the son of God.’ (Luke 3:38) <----- J. Warner Wallace is a Dateline featured cold-case homicide detective, popular national speaker and best-selling author. He continues to consult on cold-case investigations while serving as a Senior Fellow at the Colson Center for Christian Worldview. He is also an adjunct professor of apologetics at Biola University and a faculty member at Summit Ministries. J. Warner became a Christ-follower at the age of thirty-five after investigating the claims of the New Testament gospels using his skill set as a detective. He eventually earned a Master’s Degree in Theological Studies from Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary. J. Warner has appeared on television and radio, explaining the role that evidence plays in the Christian definition of “faith” and defending the historicity of Jesus, the reliability of the Bible and the truth of the Christian worldview. Jim also speaks at churches, retreats and camps as he seeks to help people become confident Christian case makers. J. Warner’s book, Cold-Case Christianity, provides readers with ten principles of cold case investigations and utilizes these principles to examine the reliability of the gospel eyewitness accounts. In God’s Crime Scene, he investigates eight pieces of evidence in the universe to make the case for God’s existence. In Forensic Faith, J. Warner makes the case for a more reasonable, evidential Christian faith. J. Warner’s professional investigative work has received national recognition; his cases have been featured more than any other detective on NBC’s Dateline, and his work has also appeared on CourtTV and Fox News. He also appears on television as an investigative consultant (most recently on truTV) and had a role in God’s Not Dead 2, making the case for the historicity of Jesus. J. Warner was awarded the Police and Fire Medal of Valor “Sustained Superiority” Award for his continuing work on cold-case homicides, and the CopsWest Award after solving a 1979 murder. Relying on over two decades of investigative experience, J. Warner provides his readers and audiences with the tools they will need to investigate the claims of Christianity and make a convincing case for the truth of the Christian worldview. Here is what others are saying about J. Warner Wallace: https://coldcasechristianity.com/j-warner-wallace-christian-apologist-and-author/ https://answersingenesis.org/jesus-christ/jesus-is-god/if-jesus-is-god-why-was-it-a-secret/?utm_source=twitter-aig&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=twitter-aig http://www.thedeenshow.com/90-verses-that-say-jesus-is-not-god-nor-the-literal-son-of-god/ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/theadamparadox/support

43 minutes | Aug 30, 2019

Being an Atheist, Update from "You're an Atheist Now What"

This is an update about being an atheist 1 yr in total. Thanks to all who submitted questions and comments and continued the discussion beyond the Podcast! It is truly an amazing experience to see more discussion come about on such a difficult topic. And thanks to all my supporters to whom I would feel lost without! How do you explain your atheism to friends and family? How do you explain it to children? Can you talk about it at work? Has it changed daily routines? If family or friends are flaunting religion, how do you react? What if they are completely different behind closed doors, away from the social scene? How did family react to you coming out about it? What choices did you make with God as a consideration vs now not having that authority to rely on? Does it burst everyone’s bubble when you talk about your atheism? Isn’t atheism a religion? You must be an evolutionist and that takes a significant amount of faith. This question submitted by someone named mom wants to know, Is your life any better? And don’t you think it’s a coincidence that you were baptized around this same time. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/theadamparadox/support

83 minutes | Aug 25, 2019

A Theist Emailed Me, This Was My Response

Twitter: @1adamparadox Dawkins states that “religious faith … does not depend on rational justification” Richard Dawkins, The God Delusion (Bantam Press, 2006), page 31. https://www.bethinking.org/atheism/dawkins-delusions-faith-and-evidence 1. Horus (3100 B.C.) Horus was one of the many Egyptian Gods. He had 12 disciples. One was born of a virgin in a cave. Like Jesus, his birth was announced via a star. And three wise men showed up! He was baptized when he was 30 by Anup the Baptizer. He rose a guy from the dead and walked on water. Lastly, he was crucified, buried like Jesus in a tomb, and resurrected. 2. Buddha (563 B.C.) Healed the sick Walked on water. Fed 500 men from one basket of cakes. Taught a lot of the same things Jesus taught, including equality for all. He spent three days in jail. Was resurrected when he died. 3. Mithra (2000 B.C.) An ancient Zoroastrian deity with similarities to Jesus. Virginal birth on December 25th. Swaddled and laid in a manger. Tended by shepherds in the manger. He had 12 companions (or disciples). Performed miracles. Gave his own life to save the world. Dead for three days, then resurrected. Called “the Way, the Truth and the Light.” Has his own version of a Eucharistic-style “Lord’s supper.” 4. Krishna (around 3000 B.C.) A Hindu God. Born after his mom was impregnated by a God. Angels, wise men, and shepherds were at his birth. Guess what gifts they gave him? Gold, frankincense, and myrrh. A jealous bad guy ordered the slaughter of all newborns, just as happened with Jesus. Baptized in a river. Performed miracles, including raising the dead and healing the deaf and blind. Rose from the dead to ascend to heaven. Is expected to return to earth someday to fight the “Prince of Evil.” 5. Osiris (around 2500 B.C.) Son of an Egyptian God. Killed and the resurrected after three days in hell. WTF? A common theme here! Performed miracles Had 12 disciples. Taught rebirth through water baptism. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/theadamparadox/support

58 minutes | Aug 14, 2019

The Effects of Workplace Bullying and Relationships in the Workplace

Todays interview is with Jill (New Jersey) who speaks about her experience at touchtone, involving a manager and the effects caused by workplace bullying. You can find her blog at https://myyellowbrickroad0301.blogspot.com/ and her facebook at https://www.facebook.com/meepsmommy/. The WBI Definition of Workplace Bullying Workplace Bullying is repeated, health-harming mistreatment of one or more persons (the targets) by one or more perpetrators. It is abusive conduct that is : Threatening, humiliating, or intimidating, or Work interference — sabotage — which prevents work from getting done, or Verbal abuse This definition was used in the 2014 WBI U.S. Workplace Bullying Survey. Its national prevalence was assessed. Read the Survey results. Workplace Bullying... Is driven by perpetrators' need to control the targeted individual(s). Is initiated by bullies who choose their targets, timing, location, and methods. Is a set of acts of commission (doing things to others) or omission (withholding resources from others) Requires consequences for the targeted individual Escalates to involve others who side with the bully, either voluntarily or through coercion. Undermines legitimate business interests when bullies' personal agendas take precedence over work itself. Is akin to domestic violence at work, where the abuser is on the payroll. Read more about Bullying in comparison to Schoolyard Bullying, Workplace Violence and Incivility. Synonyms that reflect the seriousness of bullying: Psychological Violence, Psychological Harassment, Personal Harassment, 'Status-Blind' Harassment, Mobbing, Emotional Abuse at Work Euphemisms intended to trivialize bullying and its impact on bullied people: Incivility, Disrespect, Difficult People, Personality Conflict, Negative Conduct, Ill Treatment Not calling bullying "bullying," in order to avoid offending the sensibilities of those who made the bullying possible, is a disservice to bullied individuals whose jobs, careers, and health have been threatened as the result. Tom Engelhardt said it wisely when he said, "Words denied mean analyses not offered, things not grasped, surprise not registered, strangeness not taken in, all of which means that terrible mistakes are repeated, wounding ways of acting in the world never seriously reconsidered. The words' absence chains you to the present, to what's accepted and acceptable." The Relation to Domestic Violence Being bullied at work most closely resembles the experience of being a battered spouse. The abuser inflicts pain when and where she or he chooses, keeping the target (victim) off balance knowing that violence can happen on a whim, but dangling the hope that safety is possible during a period of peace of unknown duration. The target is kept close to the abuser by the nature of the relationship between them -- husband to wife or boss to subordinate or co-worker to co-worker. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/theadamparadox/support