Why do humans not have superpowers?

Curiously Kaitlyn

Phil Vischer

Religion & Spirituality

5 • 759 Ratings

🗓️ 16 April 2024

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

Kaitlyn is joined by theologian Christa McKirland to answer this week’s question, “Why do humans not have superpowers? I’d like to fly.” This might sound like a silly question, but it opens up a whole bunch of important theological ideas: why humans were made as dependent creatures, what the “image of God” really means, and what our resurrected bodies will be like. Plus, Christa argues that we actually do have superpowers! (What are they? You’ll have to listen to find out.)

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0:00.0	Welcome to Curiously Caitlin, a podcast where we try to make theology make sense.
0:06.4	I'm Caitlin Chess, and every week on this show you will hear a kid question about God, theology, or the Bible,
0:12.7	and then I'll talk with a scholar who will try to answer it.
0:15.9	Thank you so much to everyone who followed and listened to the show last week.
0:20.8	I'm so thankful to know so many
0:22.4	people want to learn more about theology, including learning from little kids and scholars.
0:28.6	Many of you have asked if there's a way for your kids or other kids you love to leave a question
0:33.5	for us to answer. And there is. You can go to holypost.com slash curiously and leave us a voice
0:40.6	message with your question. That's holypost.com slash curiously. I'm so excited to hear what you are
0:48.3	curious about. And now on to this week's question. I don't know.
0:55.0	That doesn't make any sense.
0:59.0	What?
1:01.0	Curiously, Kate, yeah.
1:05.0	Dr. Krista McCurland, thank you so much for joining me today.
1:10.0	Thanks so much for having me, Caitlin. This is Dr. Krista McCurland, thank you so much for joining me today. Thanks so much for having me, Caitlin.
1:12.6	This is Dr. Krista McEarland.
1:14.6	She is lecturer in systematic theology at Carrie Baptist College in Auckland, New Zealand.
1:19.6	She is also the founder and executive director of Logia International,
1:23.6	which seeks to support women in theology and biblical studies for the sake of the academy and the church.
1:29.6	She is the author of God's provision, Humanities Need, the gift of our dependence.
1:38.1	All right, let's hear our question for today.
1:43.6	Why do humans not have superpowers? Because I want to fly.
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