How Not to Care When They Want to Kill You

Following our two part discussion of artificial intelligence, we continue the discussion with another two part conversation returning to the right use & role of books in this episode followed by a discussion of the place of martyrdom in the way of the life of faithfulness.This is part two of this discussion, please excuse the awkward edit from the preamble (identical to episode 5) into the content, which picks up about an hour into our conversation. Reference materials for this episode: - Harken My Beloved Brethren, page 273   - St Sophrony the Athonite   - “seeing God as He is” - Martyrdom, St Ignatius, the wheat God    - https://www.newadvent.org/fathers/0107.htmScripture citations for this episode: - The brazen serpent questions God’s authority, Adam doesn’t correct him   - Genesis 3:1-5 - Tower of Babel, idolatry, self determination, control   - Genesis 11 - We know false prophets because their signs don’t come to pass    - Deuteronomy 18:15-22 - No king, everyone does what is right “in their own eyes”   - Judges 21:25 - What seems right to a man ends in death    - Proverbs 14:12 - False prophets have visions in their own minds rather than seeing God’s divine council    - Jeremiah 14:13-14    - Jeremiah 23:16-17 - Scripture is inspired of God    - 2 Timothy 3:16-17 - Love drives out fear    - 1 John 4:7-21 - The Ethiopian Eunuch needs Scripture interpreted for him to understand    - Acts 8:26-40The Christian Saints Podcast is a joint production of Generative sounds & Paradosis Pavilion. Our hosts are Father Symeon Kees of Iowa City & James John Marks of Chicago.Paradosis Pavilion - https://youtube.com/@paradosispavilion9555https://www.instagram.com/christiansaintspodcasthttps://x.com/podcast_saintshttps://www.facebook.com/christiansaintspodcasthttps://www.threads.net/@christiansaintspodcasthttps://bsky.app/profile/xtiansaintspodcast.bsky.socialIconographic images used by kind permission of Nicholas Papas, who controls distribution rights of these imagesPrints of all of Nick’s work can be found at Saint Demetrius Press - http://www.saintdemetriuspress.comAll music in these episodes is a production of Generative Soundshttps://generativesoundsjjm.bandcamp.comDistribution rights of this episode & all music contained in it are controlled by Generative SoundsCopyright 2021 - 2026