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“The nanobots will do it”: How humans will merge with AI

AI will not destroy us. Rather, we will merge with AI. Or, to to put it another way, we will be possessed by AI.

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”

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”

Healthy Youth Survey

Here are the questions that the Healthy Youth Survey asked of 8th, 10th, and 12th graders in 2023 https://www.askhys.net/SurveyResults/FactSheets Sexual Behavior, 2023 Sexual Behavior fact sheet not available for Grade 6 Ever had sex HYS question and response options: • How old were you when you had sex for the first time? 1. I haveContinueContinue reading “Healthy Youth Survey”

Killing freedoms with Public Private Partnerships

I got a traffic ticket in the mail several months ago from Tacoma Municipal court. A traffic camera filmed me not fully stopping at a red light when I was turning right. The bill itself had to be paid on a website called, euphemistically, Zero Fatality. Zero Fatality is operated by Novoaglobal, which operates inContinueContinue reading “Killing freedoms with Public Private Partnerships”

Climate change or weather modification?

Why should we buy electric cars and recycle if governments and companies around the world are intentionally manipulating the weather?

What’s behind the push to tear down Our Lady of the Holy Rosary?

In Tacoma, Washington, the historic Our Lady of the Holy Rosary building sits empty and in a state of disrepair. A chain-link fence surrounds the building and plywood covers some of the windows to keep trespassers out and protect the century-old stained glass. A homeless encampment is growing in the parking lot week by week.ContinueContinue reading “What’s behind the push to tear down Our Lady of the Holy Rosary?”

The suffering caused by avoiding suffering

We can no longer tolerate seeing a suffering Jesus. Nor can we be bothered by the compunction which tells us to attach our sufferings to His. We do not want death and suffering. We want only the resurrection and joy that his suffering brought us.

Prayer as a substitution of the will

I’ve often wondered why we’re told to pray for other people. Why doesn’t God just help them? Why do we need to pray that they will make good choices or that they will be converted? The Lord’s prayer that Jesus gave us starts with recognizing God as God (“hallowed by thy name”) followed by anContinueContinue reading “Prayer as a substitution of the will”