Episode 70 - Humanism, Harmony, and Spontaneous Human Combustion

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Mike McHargue

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🗓️ 6 June 2016

⏱️ 91 minutes

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For this week's Ask Science Mike, we address the following questions: Does spontaneous human combustion actually occur? Why do you like humanism? How can we be gracious with people we disagree with? How can we relate to Jesus if Jesus was non-sexual? You're in charge of this program. All you have to do is submit a question using #asksciencemike on Twitter, YouTube, or Soundcloud. You can also submit questions anonymously on asksciencemike.com. The easiest way to get new episodes is to subscribe on iTunes here. Ask Science Mike is made possible by listeners like you. Learn more on our Patreon page. Here are some resources on each answer if you'd like to dig deeper. Does spontaneous human combustion actually occur? How Spontaneous Human Combustion Works Why do you like humanism? WHAT IS HUMANISM How can we relate to Jesus if Jesus was non-sexual? Sitting at the Feet of Rabbi Jesus: How the Jewishness of Jesus Can Transform Your Faith What did Jesus' say about sex? Preproduction by Andrew Galucki. Ask Science Mike is produced by Gregg Nordin. The Ask Science Mike theme song was written, performed, and recorded by Jeb Bodiford. If you need original podcast music, he's your guy. You've got questions, he's got answers. Even though we may not understand he'll talk anyway. You've got problems, he won't solve them, But he'll talk and talk and talk until he's blue in the face. Science, faith, and life - Ask Science Mike.

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0:19.8	Humanism, Harmony and and spontaneous human combustion.
0:23.8	All that and more on this week's episode of Ask Science Mike. You've got questions, he's got answers, even though he may not understand, he'll talk anyway,
0:37.0	he got problems, he won't solve them, but he'll talk and talking till he the blue in the face science faith and life
0:46.2	Ask Science Mike.
0:48.0	Welcome to Ask Science Mike, the weekly podcast where I answer your questions about science, faith, and life.
0:57.0	This week, June 9th, I'll be in Saratoga, at the Saratoga Federated Church for the Village Forum will explore the tension
1:05.2	between science and faith and Christianity and doubt in a one evening event and I'd love
1:10.9	to see you there but for now we've got a podcast to do so let's get it started Hey Mike, it's Keith here from St. Catharines, Ontario in Canada. I'll be amazed if no one's actually
1:27.4	this question yet. It's on spontaneous human combustion. I just want to know your thoughts on it. Is it possible?
1:35.2	And what's the science behind it? I've watched some silly documentary on it, but I don't
1:40.4	really know whether to take it as a joke or if it's actually possible or not.
1:44.5	So yeah, thanks for considering my question. Love your show, keep being awesome.
1:49.1	Peace out. Well, spontaneous human combustion is a fascinating, somewhat macabre subject, and if you've never heard of it, the idea is that some people catch fire without any obvious source. people believe that because some human remains have been
2:06.8	found where there's been obvious fire damage to an individual
2:12.3	extensive fire damage especially to the torso.
2:15.5	And often people's extremities are still on the scene, unburned, like their hands or their
2:21.4	feet or segments of arm or leg.
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