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The Resurrection

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  If Jesus Never Called Himself God, How Did He Become One? Bart D. Ehrman Terry Gross is the host and co-executive producer of Fresh Air, an interview format radio show produced by WHYY-FM in Philadelphia and distributed throughout the United States by National Public Radio (NPR). She interviews Bart on April 7th, 2014 and prepares the discussion to reflect on Bart's book "How Jesus Became God: The Exaltation of a Jewish Preacher from Galilee." The discussion addresses topics such as the major difference between the first three gospels — Matthew, Mark and Luke — and the last gospel, John. On how Roman emperors were called "God." On the emergence of the Trinity. On the difference between history and the past and on the empty tomb and the resurrection, just to name a few. The Case Against the Resurrection (Bart D. Ehrman) Video ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ How Jesus Became God On the dates January 29-31, 2016, Bart D. Ehrman gave three separate lectures to atten

A Future Beyond Capitalism? Socialism Explained.

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  A Future Beyond Capitalism? Socialism Explained. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hactcmhVS1w 620,357 views Dec 11, 2020 54K 4.1K SHARE SAVE "Socialism is like the American Dream, only real." Socialism is the only way that "WE THE PEOPLE" can be "WE THE PEOPLE" because in capitalism, the first thing that happens is that the value of human beings is diminished to and measured by their profit value. In other words, the system deletes the value of people, just like feudalism did. Follow the money, follow the power, if you want to find what is valuable to any society. There is no conscience or compassion in the free market. By law, corporations must generate a profit for the shareholders (those that are already rich and powerful). The deeply embedded problem of capitalism is that it depends on the free market, which in turn depends on consumers to consume and generate more demand. There are 4 inherent, irrefutable, and inalienable issues with the continuing s