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Jun 2015
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Techno-Religion for the Masses: Part 2

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We often think of technology and religion as distinct and separate worlds, but what happens when they converge? Join Robert and Joe in this two-part episode as they examine religious world views shaped by technology, such as John Murray Spear's electrical 
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