Ultimate problem of people and the world
Fasting is a concrete form of this
What is self-denial?
This separates the Bible from other religious texts
What is historical?
The philosophy which rejects overarching narratives and objective truth
What is postmodernism?
Addiction in Biblical terminology would be described as this
What is enslaved?
This makes a prayer more meaningful
What is detailed?
The two major types of fasting.
The Bible's protagonist
The philosophy that divides people into class and oppressor vs oppressed
What is Marxism?
The neuro-psychological mechanism(s) and brain regions which regulate motivation and habit formation
What is the reward pathway?
The type of God who listens and responds to prayers
What is personal?
Fasting is abstaining from this
What is consumption?
The Bible's story is this story
What is the Gospel?
A collectivist application of Marxist class warfare along a far broader spectrum of identities, such as race, gender, and sexuality
What is cultural Marxism?
Addiction is a clear sign that you have this problem
What is idolatry?
Two things that can make prayer more effective
What are posture and persistence?
Fasting helps develop this
What are the fruits of the spirit?
What was the exile?
The conflict that occurred in America and other countries (and other Western countries) between traditional and progressive ideas in the early to late 2000s
What was the Culture War?
Two major cultural ideas that encourage addiction
What are individualism and materialism?
Five Steps to Prayer
1. Recognize God as Creator
2. Remember Why we are Here
3. Petition (God is Provider)
4. Repent (ask for forgiveness, forgive others)
5. Review (ask God for wisdom and strength to avoid temptation)
Fasting makes sense because it helps to maintain this
What is balance?
Even though the Bible is composed of 66 books compiled over several thousands of years, it has this property
What is a continuous/coherent story?
The ultimate victim who did not demand reparations or special treatment for his suffering
Who is Jesus?
1. Class of psychoactive drugs that induce spiritual experiences currently being considered to treat addiction
2. Neurotransmitter that plays a central role in the reward pathway
What is a psychedelic (drug) ?
What is dopamine?