# Is The Universe Really All That Special?

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Podcast: [Viced Rhino: The Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/viced-rhino-the-podcast-1379549)
Published: 2026-06-12T13:00:02+00:00
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## Resource

Gavin Ortlund provides a 5 minute case for Christianity. How well does it hold up? Cards: The TRAD WIVES of TikTok: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXRhm6te-Fg Christianity Makes No Sense: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLbOEx_k9dkfxNakkxrOJRdc3qE80piCg Original Video: https://tinyurl.com/2b9579td Sources: The Not-So-Fine Tuning of the Universe: https://tinyurl.com/2bt53k78 A brief history of the multiverse: https://tinyurl.com/29bzt9w7 Bouncing cosmologies: https://tinyurl.com/2c7s88rp The history of bloodletting: https://tinyurl.com/2ykqnjxe Acts of Thomas: https://tinyurl.com/2auovroy Study of the Therapeutic Effects of Intercessory Prayer (STEP) in cardiac bypass patients: a multicenter randomized trial of uncertainty and certainty of receiving intercessory prayer: https://tinyurl.com/y5gfydoe Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/viced-rhino-the-podcast--4623273/support . All my various links can be found here: http://links.vicedrhino.com This content is CAN credentialed, which means you can report instances of harassment, abuse, or other harm on their hotline at (617) 249-4255, or on their website at creatoraccountabilitynetwork.org

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