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Technology & Societal Phase Change: Think Eudaimonia. Historian/Philosopher & Killer storyteller! https://innovate-educate-collaborate.com Location: Great Lakes No Salt No Sharks

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Catholic moral theologians, ethicists back Anthropic in government AI showdown A friends of the court brief outlines opposition to mass surveillance and eliminating human oversight of autonomous weapons.

Catholic moral theologians, ethicists back Anthropic in government AI showdown www.ncronline.org/news/catholi...

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Clean Energy Is An Exciting Movement, But To Make it REAL, it takes You and Me. By Julie Peller, Ph.D. Green Junction A major drawback of solar and wind energy is their limited availability at night and when the wind isn’t blowing. However, these clean energy sources often generate more energy than needed when the sun is shining and the wind is blowing, leaving wind turbines idle. Thanks to technological advancements, the excess energy can be effectively stored in batteries. A new report by the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) explains the new era of energy storage, and the United States added a record-breaking amount of energy storage capacity in 2025.

Clean Energy Is An Exciting Movement, But To Make it REAL, it takes You and Me. By Julie Peller, Ph.D.

Green Junction A major drawback of solar and wind energy is their limited availability at night and when the wind isn’t blowing. However, these clean energy sources often generate more energy…

14.03.2026 20:45 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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The SAVE America Act is a voter suppression scam. It would take away the rights of working people to make their voices heard at the ballot box.

The Senate must reject this bill.

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Americans are dying so that Kushner can make money

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What do Iran and the United States have in common? 80% of the population of both countries despise their government leaders

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Merton was critical of any system that sought to impose religious control over society. In his book "New Seeds of Contemplation,"
Merton warns against the dangers of religious pride,
to use religion as a means of control or dominance,
which can be seen as a critique of theocratic tendencies.

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Join the movement to ensure AI systems are guaranteed to operate safely and ethically. #iaseai25

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Can we trust AI?

“Everyone in the world is getting onto this brand new airplane that really has never been tested before. And it’s going to take off and it’s never going to land. It has to fly, forever.”

– Stuart Russell, IASEAI President.

12.02.2025 18:39 👍 13 🔁 4 💬 2 📌 3
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No, “AI” is not a Stochastic Parrot 🦜 I’ve recently come across a new flavor of AI denialism making the rounds.

Stochastic parroting is an accurate description of LLMs. It does not describe all AI systems, as Margaret Mitchell explains.

13.03.2026 12:11 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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When Your Neighbor Changes Everything: Robert Dowd's Case for Religious Diversity as Democracy's Best Defense When Your Neighbor Changes Everything: Robert Dowd’s Case for Religious Diversity as Democracy’s Best Defense

When Your Neighbor Changes Everything: Robert Dowd's Case for Religious Diversity as Democracy's Best Defense
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When Your Neighbor Changes Everything: Robert Dowd’s Case for Religious Diversity as Democracy’s Best Defense A Review of "Christianity, Islam, and Liberal Democracy: Lessons from Sub-Saharan Africa" By Robert Dowd, C.S.C. | Oxford University Press Consider: Is religious segregation a greater threat to religious freedom in America than secularism? Could the real challenge to Christian civic life be the barriers we've built between ourselves and those who worship differently? This is Robert Dowd's argument in his rigorous book.

When Your Neighbor Changes Everything: Robert Dowd’s Case for Religious Diversity as Democracy’s Best Defense

A Review of "Christianity, Islam, and Liberal Democracy: Lessons from Sub-Saharan Africa" By Robert Dowd, C.S.C. | Oxford University Press Consider: Is religious segregation a greater…

12.03.2026 10:01 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

As a country, we need to recognize that religious freedom is essential to human personhood & dignity, and to advocate for a "covenantal pluralism" that respects & recognizes the differences among faith groups. Human flourishing and religion are all about social order.

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Beyond Borders: Thomas Merton and the Soul of World Religions How a Trappist monk's radical openness transformed Christian interfaith dialogue Thomas Merton was a cloistered Trappist monk, bound by vows and monastery walls—yet his spiritual imagination broke through every boundary. By his sudden death in Bangkok in December 1968, he ranked among Christianity's most influential voices on interfaith dialogue. He achieved this not just through diplomacy or theology, but with a rare, searching love for the contemplative heart in every great religion.

Beyond Borders: Thomas Merton and the Soul of World Religions

How a Trappist monk's radical openness transformed Christian interfaith dialogue Thomas Merton was a cloistered Trappist monk, bound by vows and monastery walls—yet his spiritual imagination broke through every boundary. By his sudden…

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What Would Mortimer Adler Say About AI? Three Principles for Ethical Thinking in the Age of Machines Examine AI ethics through the lens of Mortimer Adler. Uncover three pillars—human dignity, moral purpose, and truth—that guide AI to truly serve humanity. If Mortimer Adler were alive today, he probably wouldn't be dazzled by the latest AI breakthroughs. The classical philosopher—famous for his Great Ideas project and his insistence on clear thinking, common sense, and human dignity—would likely ask us to slow down and think before we celebrate our clever inventions.

What Would Mortimer Adler Say About AI? Three Principles for Ethical Thinking in the Age of Machines

Examine AI ethics through the lens of Mortimer Adler. Uncover three pillars—human dignity, moral purpose, and truth—that guide AI to truly serve humanity. If Mortimer Adler were alive today, he…

09.03.2026 15:42 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Cardinal Cupich condemns White House video about Iran war In a statement issued March 7, Cupich took particular aim at a social media video posted by the White House Friday featuring footage from the ongoing war in Iran spliced with scenes from action movies...

In a statement issued March 7, Cupich took particular aim at a social media video posted by the White House Friday featuring footage from the ongoing war in Iran spliced with scenes from action movies and captioned "Justice the American way."

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That is an insult to all the real people whose last names are Pütz

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KC Airport evacuated potential threat. FBI on scene.

KC Airport evacuated potential threat. FBI on scene.

You will not convince me that this is not a plan to terrorize Americans.

The regime wants terrorism on US soil to cancel the election.

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My law firm is litigating 90 voting and election cases in 45 states. We are currently fighting for voters in: AL, AZ, AR, CA, CT, CO, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, ID, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, LA, MA, ME, MI, MD, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WY, and WV.

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When people ask me to give them an example of "christian nationalism" in the marketplace, I show them this:

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“If we don’t want to repeat history—then for God’s sake in this moment we better be strong enough to learn from it.” ~ JB Pritzker

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When a government goes after a company and threatens to burn it down because they won't let their product be used for nefarious reasons says something chilling about that government.🗽

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Read "Christianity, Islam, and Liberal Democracy: Lessons from Sub-Saharan Africa." By Robert Dowd CSC. There are lessons to be learned that are relevant to movements in the US centered on Christian nationalism and the Seven Mountain Mandate. Think Democracy. Think integration.

07.03.2026 15:36 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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The Case for Christian Nationalism - First Things Recent polling paints a disturbing picture: Fewer than half of Gen-Z Americans are extremely or very proud of their country. There’s little doubt that relentless indoctrination in anti-American ideolo...

The "First Things" publication has truly gone to hell in a handbasket they wove themselves.
firstthings.com/the-case-for...

06.03.2026 16:22 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

A church that trades its prophetic voice for political loyalty can be found under the bushel basket. The church is no longer the light of the world or the salt of the earth.

06.03.2026 15:37 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
When the Bombs Become a Baptism: The Seven Mountain Mandate and the War on Iran A reflection through the lens of See–Judge–Act SEE — What Is Actually Happening On February 28, 2026, the United States and Israel launched coordinated strikes on Iran aimed at regime change. Key Iranian officials and facilities were targeted. Iranian state media confirmed the death of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in an air strike on his office in Tehran. This did not come out of nowhere.

When the Bombs Become a Baptism: The Seven Mountain Mandate and the War on Iran

A reflection through the lens of See–Judge–Act SEE — What Is Actually Happening On February 28, 2026, the United States and Israel launched coordinated strikes on Iran aimed at regime change. Key Iranian officials and…

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The SCOTUS decision follows a similar loss for Thaler in the patent field, reinforcing a consistent stance throughout U.S. intellectual property law: fully autonomous AI systems cannot be recognized as authors or inventors.

03.03.2026 20:13 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Your Faith Is Being Hacked: How AI and Social Media Are Rewriting Christianity — and What We Can Do About It Something strange is happening in churches across America. People who sit together on Sunday mornings are living in completely different realities by Monday — shaped not by Scripture or sermon, but…

Your Faith Is Being Hacked: How AI and Social Media Are Rewriting Christianity — and What We Can Do About It allthingscyberspace.com/2026/03/03/y...

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ChatGPT is right up there with Grok when it comes to just making stuff up. Low “IQ” AI is the aim of these two products

03.03.2026 13:26 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0