A Blueprint for Coexistence with AI
Love is what is missing from machines. That's why we must pair up with them, to leaven their powers with what only we can provide.
Command Ethics or Divine Command Ethics?
The fact that Abraham could have made a different choice from the one he actually made does not exculpate the tradition itself.
The “Final Days” of Religion
We’re entering a new Secular Age when magical supernatural beliefs cannot be swallowed by educated modern people.
The Bible Story and Ancient Sexual Script Behind the Handmaid’s Tale
Atwood's The Handmaid’s Tale is grounded in gender scripts that pervade Abrahamic scriptures. One biblical story brings the pieces together.
Divine Command Theories
The divine command theory lies at the heart of the three major religions. Atheists are so much hated because they are supposed to be immoral.
If “Nothing Fails Like Prayer,” Why Do People Keep at It?
Ask and ye shall receive? Not unless the implacable laws of physics and biology are already trending in your favour.
Deep-space travel, colonization may rely on genetically engineered life forms
As humanity looks outward, we ponder what kind of life we ought to take with us to support outposts and eventually colonies off the Earth.
Empty Temples
Church attendance is down; supernatural beliefs are down. Perhaps 50 million U.S. adults now ignore organized religion.
Technology vs Humanity – The Future is already here
Within a decade, we will reach the so-called singularity – the point in time when machines will equal and then surpass human brain power.
Holy Horrors: The Crusades
Pope Urban II launched the First Crusade in 1095 to wrest the Holy Land from infidels. "Deus Vult" (God wills it) became the rallying cry.
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