Friday, March 17, 2023

The Briefing with Albert Mohler

The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

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🗓️ 17 March 2023

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.

Part I (00:13 - 08:08)
The Extraordinary Madness of Crowds: Did Twitter Drive to the Run on the Bank in Silicon Valley?

Social-Media Postings Amplify Anxiety Over SVB Collapse by Wall Street Journal (Georgia Wells and Alexa Corse)
Was the SVB Collapse a Twitter Panic? by Wall Street Journal (Daniel Henninger)

Part II (08:08 - 14:46)
The Black Sea and its Long History: Russia Destroys U.S. Drone, Sparking Bigger Questions of the Importance of History and Geography

Part III (14:46 - 16:09)
Evolution and Creationism Show Up in the New York Times Obituary Section: Francisco Ayala Dies at 88

Francisco Ayala, Biologist and Defender of Evolution, Dies at 88 by New York Times (Cornelia Dean)

Part IV (16:09 - 19:01)
Would There Be Sin in the World If Adam Refused to Eat of the Forbidden Fruit? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part V (19:01 - 20:40)
Could You Argue for the Divine Authority of Scripture Without Utilizing Circular Reasoning? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part VI (20:40 - 23:20)
What is the Biblical Responce to Abortion in the Cases of Rape, Incest, and Health of the Mother? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part VII (23:20 - 24:50)
What Does It Mean to Be Unequally Yoked? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part VIII (24:50 - 28:08)
How Should Doctors Respond to Cultural Christians Who Are Convinced God Will Perform a Miracle in the Face of an Undeniable Terminal Illness Prognosis? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

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Transcript

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0:00.0	It's Friday, March 17, 2023.
0:07.8	I'm Albert Moller, and this is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from
0:12.0	a Christian worldview.
0:13.9	To what extent was the fall of the Silicon Valley Bank, the extraordinary madness of crowds?
0:20.0	To what extent was it a popular delusion?
0:22.3	To what extent was it driven by Twitter?
0:24.3	Interesting questions in the aftermath of the fall of two massive banks, and they are
0:29.1	the second and third largest bank collapses in American history.
0:32.3	And as you know, a lot of public attention given to them.
0:35.3	On the one hand, we need to remind ourselves that these stories always unfold over time.
0:38.9	So when you're asking, how did that happen?
0:40.7	What happened first?
0:41.7	What happened second?
0:42.7	What happened third?
0:43.7	It's going to take some time to come to a definitive understanding of this.
0:46.2	But here's one thing we know.
0:47.4	It was a bank run.
0:49.1	And the interesting point for our consideration today is, was it the first Twitter-based bank
0:54.2	run in world history?
0:55.6	Does this change the rules of the game?
0:58.2	Now back in the 1840s, a Scottish thinker by the name of Charles McKay wrote a book entitled
1:03.2	Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds.
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