Posts by Mark Tapscott
CONSIDER THIS: Cancel Culture Can Kill Science AND Freedom of Speech and Thought
HillFaith is devoted to presenting the amazing and deeply documented evidence for the literal resurrection of Jesus Christ and thus of the life-changing transformative power of the Christian faith. HillFaith is also rigorously non-partisan, with staffers from both sides of the aisle participating in the “For Hill Aides Only” Monday 12:30 apologetical Bible study and…
Read MoreTHIS IS HUGE: 18 Trillion Feet of You!
Yes, the headline above — 18 Trillion Feet of You! — sounds intimidating, or preposterous, or just plain unintelligible. But in fact one need not be a direct descendant of Einstein to understand what that statement of immensity means and how it applies to you. Here’s the layman’s explanation: Every cell in your body contains…
Read MoreCONSIDER THIS: What If Your Consciousness Does NOT End at Death?
This statement will come as a shock, or perhaps to some a joke, but here goes: Scientific evidence is growing that your consciousness does not end when your heart stops beating, the attending physician makes note of your time of death, and your physical remains begin deterioration. What? It’s true, the scientific evidence is accumulating…
Read MoreGuess Who Leads The Top 10 People Books Have Been Written About
You’ve probably never heard of Peter Dickson, but he did something a few years ago that you really should know about, especially if you work on Capitol Hill for a senator, representative, congressional committee or congressional agency. As Cold-Case Christianity’s J. Warner Wallace explains in his fascinating new book, “Person of Interest,” Dickson, a CIA…
Read MoreTHIS IS HUGE: The World’s Greatest Computer is Between Your Ears
Here’s something you probably didn’t know about yourself – That three-pound mass of flesh between your ears is the most powerful supercomputer on earth. In fact, there isn’t a supercomputer built by man anywhere on Earth that can do all the things your brain does simultaneously. How does your brain do so much? As the…
Read MoreGOOD QUESTION: Oxford Mathematician Asks ‘What Would Be Your Last Words to the World?’
John Lennox is a world-famous Oxford professor of mathematics and Christian philosopher and apologist, who has debated the most well-known and challenging atheists, including Richard Dawkins and Christopher Hitchens. Born in Northern Ireland and blessed with a sharp intellect and drawn by the Lord into a deep faith in Jesus Christ as his Lord and…
Read MoreHILL STAFF NEWS: Compensation Down for 5 Key House Committee Jobs, Up For 5 Others
Working on a committee of the U.S. House of Representatives is in many respects, including compensation, the most challenging and rewarding opportunity to which a congressional aide can aspire in the lower chamber. A recent analysis by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of staff compensation data going back to 2001 for 10 top positions on…
Read MoreCONTRADICTIONS? Moses Did Write the First Five Books of the Bible (And, Yes, It Matters a Great Deal)
Among the most enduring claims of the 19th Century “Higher Criticism” School of German academics who rejected the divine authorship of the Bible is the claim that Moses was not the author of the first five books, aka the Pentateuch (Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy). Chief among the contentions of such critics was that…
Read MoreCONTRADICTIONS: No, Jesus Did Not Make Himself ‘Untouchable’ for Women
There are skeptics who claim the resurrected Jesus was a misogynist because at John 20:17 He told Mary Magdalene not to touch him, but then allowed His male disciples to cling to His feet as He ascended into Heaven. Eric Lyons, author of “The Anvil Rings,” Volume 1, cites as an example of such skeptics…
Read MoreWHAT WOULD YOU SAY: Can Humans Be Replaced by AI?
When entrepreneur and freedom of speech champion Elon Musk talks, people listen, so when he declared recently that the time is coming when Artificial Intelligence (AI) would far outpace human intelligence, his claim got noticed. Musk is far from alone in seeing into a future filled with AI domination of the daily reality that we…
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