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You're listening to Episode 57 of Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World,

where we look at mysteries from the twin perspectives of faith and reason.

In this episode, we're talking about weird questions.

I'm Dom Bettenelli and joining me today is Jimmy Akin. Hi, Jimmy.

Howdy, Dom. So what are we doing today on Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World?

Well, it's a fifth Friday, so today we're going to be using a

episode of Catholic Answers Live where I answer weird questions that people have sent in.

We do this because you and I produce four episodes of Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World every month.

And in months where there's a fifth Friday, we don't want to leave people with nothing to listen to.

So since our weird questions show at Catholic Answers,

covers some similar material, but in a brief or format,

it gives us a chance to hit a bunch of issues all at once.

So today, you're going to hear about does a virus or a preion have a soul?

Would it be presumptuous to assume that John Wayne is in heaven and ask for his intercession?

Is belief in the Illuminati superstitious?

Is the idea that we live in a simulation compatible with Catholicism?

When a Catholic plays a video game, is it wrong or right to guide their virtual character to commit

wrong acts in the game? Could time travel to prevent crime be moral?

In future space colonies, how would you reconcile the current year with the terrestrial year?

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