16May 2025 by Post

What Is Lost with the Rise of AI

Artificial Intelligence, bird vocalizations, birds, bluetooth, Bob Placier, character, Culture, fast food, Henry David Thoreau, Life Sciences, Merlin, Neil Peart, Neuroscience & Mind, Ohio, personhood, piggy bank, restaurants, rhinoceros, Rush, Technology, wildlife, zoology
Thoreau wrote, "A person's interest in a single bluebird is worth more than a complete but dry list of the fauna and flora of a town." That's what we're losing. Source
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05Aug 2024 by Post

Character Matters

Annie Brown, Apologetics, character, Christian Ethics, Christianity, Gospel, Legislating Morality, Culture & Politics, morality, SES, Southern Evangelical Seminary, Virtue
Character and morality often intersect in their definitions. Even for the non-Christians, all people are given a moral compass from the time of our birth. As image bearers of God, a person is able to recognize right from wrong. Though these matters have been declared more subjective over time, murder is still deemed hateful by the large majority. Stealing is considered a crime by most law-abiding citizens. There are obvious signs that either positively or negatively allude to one’s character. Character Defined Character, defined by the world, is commonly based on what is done rather than what is believed. A person is considered morally good by the things that they do for themselves or someone else. For instance, donating to multiple charities and volunteering at a homeless shelter may lead…
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