
The Mystery of the Toynbee Tiles (2001, Resurrection, Jupiter)
Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World
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Unraveling the Toynbee Tiles Mystery
This chapter explores the enigmatic Toynbee Tiles, discovered in various cities and linked to significant cultural references like Stanley Kubrick's '2001: A Space Odyssey.' The speaker shares a personal quest to understand the tiles' origins and messages, revealing the complex ideas and paranoia of their creator. It also examines the troubling themes found in the tiles, including elements of extremism and historical inaccuracies reflected in the manifesto-like inscriptions.
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Transcript

Over the course of years and in dozens of cities across the world, strange tiles with bizarre messages began showing up affixed to streets. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss the Toynbee Tiles, the bizarre ideas they convey, and who is behind them.
