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Using UCFCs to Accurately Explore the Bible and the Attack on Israel

 

One day after the attacks people around the world were trying to process what happened. one week later, American college campuses had students protesting against Israel’s response to the attacks -- “Israel is committing genocide! Israel is violating human rights.” This is a situation in which the skills we use Exploring the Bible and Biblical Heritages come in handy. A very important skill is identifying and tracking “unintended cascading factual consequences” (UCFC). There are always multiple versions of an event and endless speculations. Continue reading at -

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