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Magis Center March 24, 2023 4 min read

The Purpose of a Myth: Insights from J.R.R. Tolkien and Mircea Eliade

What is the purpose of a myth? They have 2 functions: to give strength through a connection with transcendent reality and to present a paradigm for action.
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Dr. Robert Kurland, Ph.D. January 10, 2023 10 min read

The 'Just Right' Anthropic Coincidences of Our Goldilocks Universe: Part IV

Dr. Kurland continues to discuss the 'just right' anthropic coincidences of our universe by examining the chemistry of water and hydrogen bonding.
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John Clark January 5, 2023 6 min read

The Trilemma Of C.S. Lewis, Part Five: Jesus Is God

As John Clark wraps up his series on the 'Trilema of C.S. Lewis,' he discusses his application of apologetics to the claim that Jesus is God.
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John Clark November 9, 2022 7 min read

The Trilemma Of C.S. Lewis, Part Four: Was Jesus Mentally Ill?

For the second component of the C.S. Lewis Trilema, John Clark utilizes the god delusion and examines accusations to answer 'was Jesus mentally ill?'
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Dr. Robert Kurland, Ph.D. November 2, 2022 5 min read

The 'Just Right' Anthropic Coincidences of Our Goldilocks Universe: Part III

Dr. Kurland continues to discuss the 'just right' anthropic coincidences of our universe. In this installment, he examines the evidence provided by physics.
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Magis Center September 23, 2022 3 min read

The Padre Pio Miracle that Led to His Beatification

The St. Padre Pio's miracle that led to his beatification: the case of Consiglia De Martino, a married woman with three children from Salerno, Italy.
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John Clark September 20, 2022 6 min read

The Trilemma Of C. S. Lewis, Part Three: Was Jesus A Liar?

Was Jesus a liar? John Cark examines the factors of fame and money in the first component of the C.S. Lewis Trilema.
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Fr. Robert Spitzer, S.J., Ph.D. August 31, 2022 5 min read

Was the story of Jesus actually lifted from the Egyptian Horus myth?

Father Spitzer shows that the gospel accounts of Jesus' life are definitely not a retelling of the Egyptian myth of Horus, the god of the sun.
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John Clark August 12, 2022 7 min read

The Trilemma Of C.S. Lewis, Part Two: Did Jesus Claim To Be God?

Before breaking down the C.S. Lewis Trilema, John Clark first answers the question of 'did Jesus claim to be God?'
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John Clark June 8, 2022 7 min read

The Trilemma of C. S. Lewis: Is There Evidence That Jesus Lived?

John Clark seeks to answer whether there is evidence that Jesus lived in the first installment of his C.S. Lewis Trilema series.
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Magis Center May 13, 2022 3 min read

A Lawyer, a Journalist, and a Scientist Detail the Miracle of the Sun

A look into witnesses' accounts of the occurrence of the Miracle of the Sun at the Cova da Iria in Fatima.
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Magis Center March 18, 2022 5 min read

The Eucharistic Miracle Pope Francis Witnessed in Buenos Aires

The scientific validation and possible frauds associated with the Pope Francis Eucharistic miracle that occurred in Buenos Aires.
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