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Study claims artificial intelligence and crowdsourcing will solve ‘wicked problems’ in the 21st century

COGwriter Does humanity have the solution in the works to solve its problems?  Some think they have found the way: January 5, 2015 As reported . . . a fascinating new study published in the journal Science claims that combining artificial intelligence (AI) and crowdsourcing could solve so-called “wicked problems.” But just what are wicked [...]

Iran unveils second underground missile; USA is watching Iran, but . . .

Iranian Emad missile (Mohammad Agah) COGwriter Iran is again attempting to show that it is a military force: January 5, 2016 Iran unveiled a new underground missile depot on Tuesday with state television showing Emad precision-guided missiles in store which the United States says can take a nuclear warhead and violate a 2010 U.N. Security [...]

Zika: A pestilential threat?

Aedes Mosquito (Muhammad Mahdi Karim) COGwriter The mosquito-transmitted Zika virus which is believed to have originated in Africa, is in Asia and South American and heading north: January 4, 2016 Zika virus is spread to people through mosquito bites. The most common symptoms of Zika virus disease are fever, rash, joint pain, and conjunctivitis (red [...]

Stock markets opening down in parts of the world: Financial volatilty expected for 2016

Trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange COGwriter Stock markets in various places have already started to report losses for the year on 2016′s first trading day: January 4, 2016 A 7 percent drop in Chinese shares on Monday halted trading in Shanghai and dragged down stock markets around the world, as investors began [...]

Is 2025 the year Matthew 24:14 will be fulfilled?

COGwriter When and how will Matthew 24:14 be fulfilled? While God Himself will determine when it is done to His criteria, a reader sent me the following related to the ideas of Wycliffe Bible Translators: International (MNN) ― Chances are that if you’re reading this article, then you also have access to a copy of [...]

Sunday laws: A Seventh-day Advenist

Sunday Church, Naxos Greece COGwriter The late Seventh-day Adventist scholar Dr. Samuele Bacchiocchi had the following in one of his newsletters years ago: SUNDAY LAWS PROPOSED BY THE EUROPEAN EPISCOPAL COMMISSION Many years Adventists have been wondering what could triggers thepromulgation of international Sunday laws. In my past readings I found references to social, ecological, [...]

Gerald Flurry, Herman Hoeh, and Bob Thiel on Daniel 8:10-12

Plain Truth magazine August 1965 COGwriter Today, in an article titled Satan’s Destructive Battle Plan, PCG’s Gerald Flurry has the following: January 3, 2016 The Prophet Daniel addressed his end-time book to spiritual Israel, or the Church, and two nations of Israel: America and Britain. … We must watch for an Antiochus-type in both the [...]

BibleNewsProphecy: Did Saudi Arabia announce the King of the South?

COGwriter The Continuing Church of God is pleased to announce the following video on our Bible News Prophecy YouTube channel: 11:41 Did Saudi Arabia announce the King of the South? Saudi Arabia announced a coalition of 34 nations mainly in the Middle East and Africa to defend the ‘Islamic nation’ against terrorist groups like the [...]

Another Mary Who Is Quite Contrary

Mary did not have a halo COGwriter The following is in the Mike Gendron’s January 2016 PTG newsletter: Another Mary Who Is Quite Contrary In its refusal to submit to God’s Word as the supreme authority in matters of faith, the Roman Catholic Church worships another Jesus, teaches another gospel, and is deluded by another [...]

Islamic State, possibly taking a cue from Hillary Clinton, puts Donald Trump in a recruitment video

Screenshot of Islamic State video featuring Donald Trump (2016) COGwriter The terrorist group calling itself the Islamic State, possibly taking a cue from Hillary Clinton, has put Donald Trump in a recruitment video: January 2, 2015 Somalia-based Islamist militant group al Shabaab has released a recruitment film in the form of a documentary about racial [...]