TEDx Manchester
1. behaviourkit.com/ durastudio/ behaviouraldesign
2. Mayor Andy. Lincoln of Manchester: "sublime Christian heroism", because it refused to have anything to do with slavery-associated cotton when itself is the biggest cotton industry. This helped end the American Civil War.
3. Will Storr. Eudaemonic happiness = happiness when you (try to) achieve meaningful but difficult goal. Flow of a story: change- cause & effect- moral courage- eudaemonic- the God moment.
4. Sheena Cruickshank. Poo.
5. Liv Boeree. A fair chance. Of rain. And of winning a war. What is exactly do you mean by average?
6. Jamie Barlett. Psychedelic science. Liberland (newest 'country') between Croatia and Serbia.
7. Lucinda Belle. Yungas Road, the most dangerous road in the world.
8. Rasmus Ankersen. Newcastle football team. Conversion rates (probability of converting a shoot into a goal) = Cisse, Messi (33%, 20%). Success turns luck into genius. Football is a low-scoring game, more affected by chances.
10. Max Joseph. TMZ Celebrity Tour, a.k.a. celebrity safari. The veil of celebrity is very thin, the fans want to say things to you, not the other way round. They want the veil to remain, not for you to be their friend.
Platts
Steve on Calvin.
Born 1509. Protestant (c.1530). Geneva (1533). Published 5 editions of the 'Institutes of the Christian Religion' (1538-1559). Died: to die is gain, for I am with Christ (1564). Predestination casts a shadow on God's integrity. True knowledge of self comes from knowledge of God. Comparing God and us, we see our true self. Q: how does the bread and wine represent Jesus' body and blood? A: Why do you ask this question? The bible does not question this. The bible also did not question how Mary gave birth to the Son of God and how was Jesus resurrected. These unscriptural questions will only lead to division.
