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FOOD FOR THOUGHT

Have you ever encountered conflicting reports concerning a certain subject and wondered, “What’s true and what isn’t?” If so, you probably realized that determining the truth of a certain matter requires investigation.

It may surprise you to find that, for many such topics, an investigation has already been conducted and we can benefit from their findings. Some examples are offered below. Here are links to quickly scroll to your category of interest (and after clicking a category link, you can return by clicking the ↑ by each category heading):
Environment  Faith  Health  Politics  Science
[Or, use the search field at the top right or bottom of this page (or any page) to highlight your search terms on both the search-results page and on the content page.]

We hope these findings assist you in your own investigations.

[Please note that some (but not all) answers refer to documentaries that are not free, however, varied viewing options are available. McIntosh Firm receives no recompense if you decide to purchase or rent.]

ENVIRONMENT     ↑

• Is hydraulic fracturing (a process to extract oil and gas from subterranean rock) harmful to the environment?
  Answer
  The documentary film, FrackNation, is a journalist’s search for the truth about hydraulic fracturing to extract natural gas.
  Rent or purchase FrackNation at “smile.amazon.com…”

FAITH     ↑

• Do all religions lead to the same God?
  Answer
  “…Jesus said to him, ‘I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.’” –– John 14:6 (English Standard Version)
• Was Jesus really resurrected, proving him to be the Son of God?
  Answer
  “10 Reasons to Accept the Resurrection of Jesus as an Historical Fact”
  Watch or read, The Case for Christ, the true story of journalist, Lee Strobel’s, personal investigation:
  the video at “smile.amazon.com…”;
  the book at “smile.amazon.com…”.
• When seeking the personification of truth, Jesus, is it vital that we resist our inclination to cling to the adage, “seeing is believing”?
  Answer
  Please listen to this forty-six minute sermon, “Believing is Seeing – John 4:43-54”, by Jim West, Lead Pastor of Colonial Evangelical Presbyterian Church (EPC):
  
  • Is death the end of our existence?
    Answer
    Jesus: “…an hour is coming when all who are in the tombs will hear his voice and come out, those who have done good to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil to the resurrection of judgment.” — John 5:28-29 (English Standard Version)
    Pastor Jim West, of Colonial Evangelical Presbyterian Church, presents an in-depth study of John 5:16-30, including the truth of life after death.
    See also, 1 Corinthians 15:20-26.
  • Is the United States of America a Christian nation?
    Answer
    Jim West, Lead Pastor of Colonial Evangelical Presbyterian Church, helps us understand in his sermon here.
  • Is the aspect for remaining married and committed to God’s marriage arrangement a well-guarded secret, or is it available to those who want it?
    Answer
    Following the advice in these video study sessions (all on one DVD) will save your marriage–iMarriage : Transforming Your Expectations by Andy Stanley. DVD at eBay.

A Prayer for Truth

Heavenly Father,
May not my passions,
But rather your Holy Spirit (and my open mind),
Lead me to distinguish between what is not
And what is truth.
In the name of our intercessor, Jesus,
Amen
[“But anyone who lives by the truth comes to the light, so that his works may be shown to be accomplished by God.” —  John 3:21 (Holman Christian Standard Bible)]

HEALTH     ↑

• • Should you wear a face mask to prevent the spread of COVID-19 (Coronavirus Disease 2019)?
    Answers
    “Dr. Blaylock: Face Masks Pose Serious Risks to the Healthy”
    “Mask Madness”
    “Corona Masks – Infection Prevention…Or Submission-Signaling?”
    Fox News’ Laura Ingraham interviews Dr. Ramin Oskoui and Dr. Scott Jensen.
    According to the clinical study, “Respiratory virus shedding in exhaled breath and efficacy of face masks” in its Discussion section,  third paragraph, first sentence:
    “Among the samples collected without a face mask, we found that the majority of participants with influenza virus and coronavirus infection did not shed detectable virus in respiratory droplets or aerosols…”
    Fox News’ Steve Hilton offers evidence that masks do not capture viruses; lockdowns have little effect on COVID-19 spread.
    The average size of a coronavirus is 120 nanometers (0.12 microns); capturing microorganisms this size requires filter media like, HEPA 14.
    

    "I CAN'T BREATHE"! Our thoughts exactly! Thanks, Adrian Marsh! Adrian's painting appeared with the work of other artists at the exhibit, “Resilience, Reflection, Rebuilding: Artists Respond to Covid-19” which was free to the public in the Creative Commons area at the Johnson County, Kansas, Arts & Heritage Center and was displayed through Jan. 22, 2021.

  • Concerning whether taking doses of the U.S. coronavirus vaccines active under the Food & Drug Administration’s Emergency Use Authorization (EAU), are you able to make an informed decision based on information provided by the U.S. government?
    Answer
    Evolutionary Biologist, Bret Weinstein, advocates further study of the drug, Ivermectin, for its efficacy as a coronavirus anti-viral because it may be much safer than EAU vaccines. Bret Weinstein’s evidence, as demonstrated in his podcast, was censored by Google.
    [Watch the entire eye-opening, 60-minute interview, “Censoring Weinstein” with a Fox Nation free trial.]
  • Do statistics from different sources strongly suggest that consuming meat promotes the development of cancer in your body? Does the consumption of dairy products actually promote osteoporosis?
    Answer
    The documentary, Forks Over Knives, explores the effects on degenerative diseases when animal-based and processed foods are rejected.
    Watch Forks Over Knives free with advertisements at ‘tubitv.com’.
    Rent or purchase Forks Over Knives at “smile.amazon.com…”. (Documentary synopsis and trailer is available free.)
    The findings presented in Forks Over Knives correlate with those of Doctor Kelly Turner’s investigation of cancer survivors. See the article “Dodging the Magic Bullet”, sub-heading, Radically Changing Your Diet at “naturalhealthguidance.com…”.
  • Does the directive of some family-planning clinics ignore the unborn child’s inalienable right to life?
    Answer
    Watch the true story of a former spokesperson for Planned Parenthood at “unplannedfilm.com…”.
    This article at “sba-list.org…” reveals Planned Parenthood’s actual mandate.
  • Because glyphosate, the active ingredient in the herbicide, Roundup®, disrupts the shikimate pathway found in plants and gut bacteria, can we conclude that it is harmless to animals?
    Answer
    “7 Reasons Why Gut Bacteria Is Important For Your Health”
    “We are ten times more bacteria than we are human cells!” – a quote from the documentary, What’s With Wheat?
    “Glyphosate’s Suppression of Cytochrome P450 Enzymes and Amino Acid Biosynthesis by the Gut Microbiome: Pathways to Modern Diseases” (See, Introduction, paragraph no. 3.)
    “Glyphosate, pathways to modern diseases II: Celiac sprue and gluten intolerance” (See “Figure 1” and “Figure 2”.)
    “Glyphosate perturbs the gut microbiota of honey bees”

POLITICS     ↑

• • • Should we place our hope in human-controlled governments?
      Answer
      Jesus said, “My kingdom is not of this world. If it were, my servants would fight to prevent my arrest by the Jewish leaders. But now my kingdom is from another place.” (John 18:36, New International Version)
    • If you want to do what you can to elect officials who live by a Biblical world view, where can you research political candidates?
      Answer
      You can find political candidates’ backgrounds and Website links at
      Ballotpedia, additional voter resources at ChristianVoterGuide.com, or find official party platforms and helpful summaries at MyFaithVotes.org.

SCIENCE     ↑

• Is “irreducible complexity” merely pseudoscience, as some scientists claim, or does it prove Darwin’s theory of evolution to be erroneous?
  Answer
  “Irreducible Complexity: The Challenge to the Darwinian Evolutionary Explanations of many Biochemical Structures”.
  “Intelligent Design”.
  A diagram of bacterial flagellum. [Just one example of “a very complex system of interacting parts which cannot be simplified while maintaining functionality.” (Quote is from “Irreducible Complexity…”)]

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References, Credits

The restaurant image is provided courtesy of “iconicbestiary”, via the Freepik Company, S.L.
The computer within the restaurant image is provided courtesy of “jannoon028”, via the Freepik Company, S.L.
“Believing is Seeing – John 4:43-54” is provided courtesy of Colonial Evangelical Presbyterian Church.
Many thanks to Nate Flink and Object Partners for publishing, “Triggering a YouTube Video from Clicking a Button Image and Replacing when Ended”.