Karl Stern, AI & the Vocabulary of the Soul* Every day we encounter articles warning of AI’s future dangers—but is machine learning really the threat?
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I was recently able to reconnect with a friend of mine and was pleasantly surprised to find that he had grown a great deal in
Jesus Christ said some pretty startling things in His time here on earth. For example, telling people to “Love your enemies” when their enemies are
INTRODUCTION In olden times, apologetics (reasoned arguments in defense of religious doctrine) relied on philosophy and theology. Nowadays, one has to defend the Church against
It’s time for a change of seasons. But instead of going from summer to autumn, it appears that it’s time to return to COVID season.
“When he uttereth his voice, there is a multitude of waters in the heavens, and he causeth the vapours to ascend from the ends of
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Because of a past professional career in exercise science and physical fitness, I like to make analogies from the physical domain to the spiritual domain
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