Is There a Religious Center of the Brain?

From ReligionForBreakfast. Register for our lecture Quantum Mysticism: When Quantum Physics Meets Spirituality: https://religionforbreakfast.eventbrite.com/ Join our Patreon community! https://www.patreon.com/religionforbreakfast Select imagery/video supplied by Getty Images and Reuters Thumbnail art by @hotcyder This video was made possible through the support of grant #TRT-2021-10499 from the John Templeton Foundation managed by the Center for Mind and Culture.…

Dagon: The “Philistine Fish-God” That Everyone Gets Wrong

From ReligionForBreakfast. Watch my Nebula video on the Temple of Ramesses III here!: https://nebula.tv/videos/religionforbreakfast-sacred-spaces-inside-the-temple-of-ramesses-iii?ref=religionforbreakfast Get Nebula using my link for 40% off an annual subscription: https://go.nebula.tv/religionforbreakfast If you try to Google Dagon, chances are you’ll see some sort of "fish" god. And if you look him up in the Bible, you’ll learn that he was…

Is Buddhism an Atheistic Religion?

From ReligionForBreakfast. Register for our class "Who are the Hungry Ghosts?:" https://religionforbreakfast.eventbrite.com/ Buddhism has a reputation of being an atheistic religion. But is this true? Join our Patreon community! https://www.patreon.com/religionforbreakfast Select imagery/video supplied by Getty Images and Reuters Thumbnail art by @hotcyder This video was made possible through the support of Grant 61928 from the…

The Didache | Another Book That Almost Made It Into the Bible?

From ReligionForBreakfast. Use code RFBINCOGNI at the link below to get an exclusive 60% off an annual Incogni plan: https://incogni.com/rfbincogni. Join our Patreon community! https://www.patreon.com/religionforbreakfast Select imagery/video supplied by Getty Images and Reuters The Didache is one of the most ancient Christian texts…possibly even predating some of the books in the New Testament! It gives…

Melchizedek: The Most Mysterious Man in the Bible

From ReligionForBreakfast. Compare news coverage. Spot media bias. Avoid algorithms. Try Ground News today and get 40% off your subscription by going to https://ground.news/religionforbreakfast Join our Patreon community! https://www.patreon.com/religionforbreakfast Select imagery/video supplied by Getty Images and Reuters In Genesis 14, a priestly king named Melchizedek randomly appears and gives bread and wine to the patriarch…

What is Hermeticism?

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What Is the Best Bible Translation?

From ReligionForBreakfast. Register for our online Koine Greek class here!: https://religiondepartment.com/ Join our Patreon community! https://www.patreon.com/religionforbreakfast Thumbnail art by @ECHenry Select imagery/video supplied by Getty Images 00:00 Setting the parameters of the question 3:01 Which languages are being translated? 3:58 How manuscript traditions affect translation 13:20 Translation philosophy 21:31 Case Study: NRSV 29:12 Case Study:…

The Real Reasons Why People Become Atheists

From ReligionForBreakfast. Register for our online class "Messianic Impulses: A Psychedelic Model of Revolutionary Consciousness" https://religionforbreakfast.eventbrite.com/ Production Team: Producers: Andrew Aghapour, Andrew Henry Writers: Will Gervais Consultant Scholar: Hugh Turpin Editor: Lachlan Davis Production Assistant: Casey A’Hearn Join our Patreon community! https://www.patreon.com/religionforbreakfast Thumbnail art by @hotcyder Select imagery/video supplied by Getty Images and Reuters Scholars…

New Age Spirituality Explained

From ReligionForBreakfast. Compare news coverage. Spot media bias. Avoid algorithms. Try Ground News today and get 40% off your subscription by going to https://ground.news/religionforbreakfast. Join our Patreon community! https://www.patreon.com/religionforbreakfast Select imagery/video supplied by Getty Images and Reuters What is New Age Spirituality? To understand the movement, we need to explore four historical streams that combined…

The Real Origin of the Pope’s Pointy Hat

From ReligionForBreakfast. Get Nebula using my link for 40% off an annual subscription: https://go.nebula.tv/religionforbreakfast Watch War Room here!: https://nebula.tv/warroom?ref=religionforbreakfast Watch my interivew with Dr. Katie Turner here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXhY2GbRiy8 Watch Dan McClellan’s debunk of the "Dagon" theory: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHntHwQselg&t=35s 00:00 Mitre introduced 1:12 The earliest mitre and its evolution 2:29 The Horns of Moses 6:08 The side-horned…

The Daoist Scriptures Are Huge

From ReligionForBreakfast. Register for our online class "Fact and Fiction about Laozi and his Daodejing:" https://religionforbreakfast.eventbrite.com/ Join our Patreon community! https://www.patreon.com/religionforbreakfast Thumbnail art by @hotcyder Select imagery/video supplied by Getty Images and Reuters While the Bible or the Quran can fit into a single volume, the Daoist canon of scriptures contains around 1,500 texts. It…