“building for the common good means accepting the limits and weakness of humanity without considering them an error to be corrected.”
Magnifica Humanitas by vatican.va
“In the era of artificial intelligence, when human dignity is threatened by new forms of dehumanization, ours is the pressing duty to remain profoundly human. We must lovingly safeguard the grandeur of humanity bestowed upon us and revealed in its fullness in Christ, the splendor of which no machine can ever replace.”
Magnifica Humanitas by vatican.va
“We must, then, avoid the “Babel syndrome,” namely the idolatry of profit that sacrifices the weak, a uniformity that neutralizes differences, and the pretense that a single language — even a digital one — can translate everything, including the mystery of the person, into data and performance.”
Magnifica Humanitas by vatican.va
“technology is never neutral, because it takes on the characteristics of those who devise, finance, regulate and use it. Therefore, the primary choice is not between a “yes” or “no” to technology, but rather between constructing Babel or rebuilding Jerusalem; between a power that claims to dominate the heavens and a people who work together in the presence of God to rebuild the walls of fraternal coexistence.”
Magnifica Humanitas by vatican.va
Reading through Magnifica Humanitas right now. Some good stuff, but boy do Romans realized how Mormon they sound constantly quoting and referencing their Prophets/Popes? I’m suddenly feeling very Evangelisch.
It definitely seems like we should make this amendment. Were I ever accused, I’d need the pastoral care of my bishop. — Good But Not Finished? A Title IV Conversation with Elijah Lovejoy
“Every timeout is sponsored by a bank. Every replay comes with a logo bug. Every break in the action is treated like dead air that must immediately be filled with music, contests, flashing graphics and somebody shouting through a microphone.”
CRAWFORD | the Power of Nothing: The Bats' Best Promotion Was No Promotion at All by Eric Crawford & Sam Draut
“For a couple hours, fans got a break from being marketed to every waking second of their lives.”
CRAWFORD | the Power of Nothing: The Bats' Best Promotion Was No Promotion at All by Eric Crawford & Sam Draut
Finished reading: The Right to Oblivion by Lowry Pressly 📚
“You see, the World says you must be a radically autonomous individual who masters his or her own world, and if you mess up, the very meaning of your life is at stake. But when you belong to God and your identity and belonging and purpose and value and meaning are hidden in him, there is grace for your mistakes. You are free to act with purpose because you already belong to him. You don’t need to be afraid.”
I’m Free but Afraid by newsletters.feedbinusercontent.com
“I suspect that we get the leaders who mirror what we have become as a nation.”
Trump and the Furies of Empire by The Editors
First half of my first day commuting by bike. ✅
✅ Tour de Nash in as good (or maybe slightly better) time as my 20s. 25 miles of cycling! 🚴♂️
For all of LinkedIn’s many problems, I am thankful for their hibernate option.
I got a new desk treadmill and, whew, the change from a 0% incline to 5% is more significant than I imagined. Sweating for the first time in a long time!
“By belonging to God you belong to his Church, which comes with certain duties and obligations. You have responsibilities to serve, to care for others, to worship, to participate in the life of the Church. This sounds like the loss of agency, but it’s actually the opportunity to act righteously.”
I’m Free but Afraid by newsletters.feedbinusercontent.com
People have to be misunderstanding the question, right? Like, how could you be Christian and not talk about God daily? This does not compute to me.
— Who Marries Whom? Faith, Partners, and the Unequally Yoked
“Our obsession with optimizing the body and avoiding signs of aging is one manifestation of a covert gnostic belief that the body and its creaturely limits are inherently bad.”
Polishing Kernels: Bodily Control as New Gnosis by Hayden Nesbit
“Normal people aren’t running around like chickens with their heads cut off, trying to automate every single part of their lives. Indeed, there are places in our lives where efficiency isn’t desirable.”
Silicon Valley Has Forgotten What Normal People Want by Elizabeth Lopatto
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The auto-dub feature drives me crazy! If I routinely watch non-English videos, it probably means I don’t need them translated! I wish there were an off switch.
I’m very proud of this. Three pounds until a normal BMI. No dieting. Just walking and lifting. Hard consistent work is paying off! 💪
“If you are going to provide me with a robot servant, I have a very clear bar: It’s gotta be at least as much bang for my buck as my dishwasher.”
Silicon Valley Has Forgotten What Normal People Want by Elizabeth Lopatto
“Within recent memory, people who made software and hardware understood their job was to serve their customer. It was to identify a need, and then fill it. But at some point following the financial crisis, would-be entrepreneurs got it into their heads that their job was to invent the future, and consumers’ job was to go along with that invented future.”
Silicon Valley Has Forgotten What Normal People Want by Elizabeth Lopatto
“It may feel unfair to have to negotiate an ancient theological theory designed to make war harder. But subjecting efficiency, lethality, and even victory to higher principles is precisely its purpose. It reminds us that even—especially—in wartime, God and God alone is our judge.”
Just War Theory Is Supposed to Be Frustrating by Brad East
“The truth is simple: our economic and social moment is in the hands of people who do not understand the power they wield.”
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