#11688 Ask Me Anything - Jimmy Akin

Questions Covered: 02:02 – Why does Italy have a “witch” character in their Christmas holiday tradition? 05:10 – Could clairvoyance be a natural ability we don’t yet understand? 13:00 – I have a student that is convinced Maine does not exist. The entire State of Maine! How do we prove its existence aside from taking a trip up north? 17:35 – A podcast on the couple featured in the movie, “The Conjuring”. Are they really Church approved exorcists? Is the movie based real events? It’s right up there with “The Exorcist” as far as scary movies go for me. Love your work Jimmy Akin, on Catholic Answers and Mysterious World. Your knowledge and intelligence amaze me. 21:28 – Elon Musk just unveiled his neurolink program. The idea is to allow human beings to reach the next stage in their evolution, be able to keep up with the singularity, and more importantly keep up with artificial intelligence. Many people are afraid this is ushering in the end times, or is an attack on the authentic Dignity of the human person. Other people think it’s just the next logical step in human evolution or technological evolution. How do we understand this technology and its implications for humanity? Some people have even noted that the language they use is Messianic in its couching, the blind will see, and the lane will walk, etc. 28:46 – Where did the story of the little drummer boy visiting baby Jesus come from? Were drummer boys really a thing back then? Did shepherds use drums to herd sheep? 34:24 – Did they really find Goliath’s body on Golgotha??? 36:10 – After the FINAL JUDGMENT, what purpose does Hell serve? 39:34 – Is it true that the game “Twister” was invented to help Masons practice their handshakes? 41:53 – Would the “just war” doctrine apply for humanity if aliens attacked? Or would we treat them like parasites? 43:50 – Jimmy Akin what about this one? If a UFO piloted by time-traveling aliens with psychic abilities appeared over Vatican City, claiming to have influenced biblical events, how would the Catholic Church verify or contest their claims? 48:07 – God uses the physical, so will God used technology to bring about His kingdom? Such as the resurrection… Will there be technology in heaven? 50:51 – Is it possible to give the Pope a different diocese than that of Rome? What if in the future, the Vatican had to be moved off-world (nuclear war, alien invasion, genocide against Catholics, etc)? 52:41 – When someone passes away, does their guardian angel get transferred to someone else? 53:45 – If you marry a changeling, at what point does her appearance change become adultery. …