#11800 Weird Questions - Jimmy Akin

Catholic Answers Live

Questions Covered: 01:21 – Will the antichrist be from the tribe of Dan and Jewish as some theologians think? 02:33 – Suppose the pope called you and said: “Mr Akin! As a reward for all your good work, I’ll let you ask me a question and I’ll consult bishops, theologians, and other academics, and I’ll issue the answer we find to the highest level of authority my conscience will allow me to”, what do you ask? 04:28 – What is the oldest ghost or haunt that we know of? Any really ancient or even prehistoric ghosts? Is it in theory possible for someone to encounter the ghost of, say, a Neanderthal or ancient Sumerian? 10:34 – Would it be possible for apes today to evolve into humans in the future? If so, what would the ramifications be theologically? 16:37 – Do we take up the spiritual battle against evil after we die when we become soul/spirits? 17:44 – What would Catholic ethics have to say about the vigilante efforts of someone like Batman? OR one who has fewer rules, like Punisher. 21:05 – One is simply: what exactly is an aura headache? 23:26 – Let’s say aliens exist and they also believe in a supreme being, how can we reconcile our differences if we know that Jesus is the true God incarnate and became incarnate as a human rather than that alien? 24:35 – I always thought the Monita Secreta would be interesting to address. Love your work! 31:14 – Is the concept of a mentally dependent yet (objectively) real entity (as opposed to a hallucination or imagination) an actual logical possibility? 34:12 – Would it be moral to use a lightsaber in self-defense because it cauterizes all wounds even if it results in a limb being severed? 40:14 – What is the catholic churches stance on deja vu and/or schizophrenia? 43:58 – Can a bald man wear a (normal looking) wig in church or does that count as a hat? 46:44 – What do you think of the idea that death, rather than being a punishment, was a sort of mechanism to give man a way out of becoming eternally evil like the demons? 47:55 – You may have done a mysterious world episode about this I haven’t seen. But I’ve always wanted to know your opinions on the existence of fairies, elves, and similar beings. 49:46 – I had a weird question about NDEs. In the paper, A Systematic Survey of NDEs in South India by Satwant Pasricha, some Hindus who experience NDEs see the god Yama. Some of these are veridical in which for example a person is branded by Yama and then a mark appears in the same place that they were branded. How can we explain these reports in terms of Catholic theology? Also do these reports show that NDEs are hallucinations since these people saw what culturally they believed? Thank you, Jimmy. …