AI will not destroy us. Rather, we will merge with AI. Or, to to put it another way, we will be possessed by AI.
Author Archives: RLMartin
One body, both and
We are all one body but we are also individuals.
Rich Bastard
I wrote this probably 15 years ago. I’m leaving the original title. Sorry if it offends. rich bastardDownload
Podcast Roundup: Catholic edition
There are too many podcasts to keep up with. That’s where the Podcast Roundup comes in. I create a summary and link to a full transcript that is time stamped to make it easy to get find the most important points. Dramatic sunset rays breaking through clouds over a bustling city as a storm approachesContinueContinue reading “Podcast Roundup: Catholic edition”
On aridity
What to do when you don’t feel God’s presence.
On goodness and mercy
I’ve been thinking a lot about God’s “goodness” these days. The downed pilot who survived crashing in Iran said to his rescuers on Easter Sunday, “God is good.” My son’s name, Toby, means that very thing, “God is good.” And a dear friend of mine this Christmas gave me a hat that says the sameContinueContinue reading “On goodness and mercy”
Living with tares
My brother and I were driving through Kansas recently, talking about deep philosophical and political topics. We were on the topic of why there is evil in the world, trying to figure out who is causing all the harm to society. The list was pretty long and included socialists, technocrats, leftists, LGBTQ radicals, RINOs, ourselves,ContinueContinue reading “Living with tares”
The Eucharist and our DNA
You’ve heard the old saying, “You are what you eat.” Well, there’s a new field of study called Nutrigenomics, a branch of nutritional genomics that studies the effects of foods on gene expression. It turns out that the saying is quite literally true. What we eat does have an effect on our genes. Therefore, it’sContinueContinue reading “The Eucharist and our DNA”
Mr. Tomelli
Shelly used to eat toast and jelly, Till her belly got big. So she saw her friend named Mr. Tomelli who ordered her to stop eating toast and jelly. What’s the moral of this story? Don’t ask advice from Mr. Tomelli. Because he failed to realize Shelly also ate other things like hamburgers and fries porkContinueContinue reading “Mr. Tomelli”
A lesson from Leibowitz: The conflict of Mary and Martha
At the end of the novel A Canticle for Leibowitz, Walter Miller presents a disturbing character named Mrs. Grales, a tomato farmer who hawks her tomatoes to the cooks at the abbey of St. Leibowitz. But Mrs. Grales is more than just a farmer; she is a freak. On the side of her neck growsContinueContinue reading “A lesson from Leibowitz: The conflict of Mary and Martha”
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