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I’ve been using Kagi for a while now and really like it. — What The Big Tech Escape Hatch Should Look Like

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“For Mr. Nixon, the pope’s open letter read like one of the many government policy documents that have been shared among think tanks and regulators over the past several years.”

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At the Epicenter of A.I., Pope Leo’s Warnings Are Dismissed by Cade Metz

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Magnifica Humanitas was a good read. I appreciate Rome’s understanding of work and the family. Many great quotes. But, I must say, as an Anglican I found it lacking a lot of Jesus. Save a few throw away sentences here or there it could have been written by any secular philosopher. — Obviously, the drive in...

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“In Christ, we are called to cooperate in the work of creation, rather than be disinterested observers of technological processes that limit our freedom and responsibility.”

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Magnifica Humanitas by vatican.va

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“if technology becomes the ultimate criterion, the human person risks being reduced to data, a cog in a machine or a commodity.”

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Magnifica Humanitas by vatican.va

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“it is necessary to design systems that are centered on the human person and not solely on performance.”

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Magnifica Humanitas by vatican.va

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“financial assistance to the poor may at times be necessary in emergencies, but it cannot become the sole response, since the goal is to enable each person to live with dignity through his or her own work.”

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Magnifica Humanitas by vatican.va

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“work is not simply an instrument; it expresses and enhances the dignity of our lives. It is a requirement of the human condition, a normal path toward maturity, development and personal fulfilment.”

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“Indifference to the truth leads, slowly but surely, to a descent into totalitarianism.”

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Magnifica Humanitas by vatican.va

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“For an algorithm, an error is a flaw to be corrected; for a person, however, an error can be a catalyst for profound change.”

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Magnifica Humanitas by vatican.va

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“When efficiency becomes the ultimate measure of value, human beings are tempted to see themselves as a project to be optimized rather than as persons called to relationship and communion.”

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Magnifica Humanitas by vatican.va

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“ethical discernment cannot be limited to asking whether we are using a system for good or bad purposes; it must also examine how that system is designed and what vision of the human person and society is embedded in the data and models that guide it.”

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“Technological innovations, including artificial intelligence, are not neutral, for they can either foster participation and justice or exacerbate inequality, control and exclusion. For this reason, they must be evaluated by asking a crucial question: Do they truly help individuals and peoples to become more humane and fraternal, while respecting our common home and future generations?”

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Magnifica Humanitas by vatican.va

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“The value of persons, however, does not depend on what they achieve or produce. There are rights that apply to everyone simply by virtue of being human, and no human power can legitimately deny or arbitrarily limit them.”

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Magnifica Humanitas by vatican.va

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“building for the common good means accepting the limits and weakness of humanity without considering them an error to be corrected.”

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Magnifica Humanitas by vatican.va

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“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.”

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Magnifica Humanitas by vatican.va

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“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.”

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Magnifica Humanitas by vatican.va

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“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.”

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@ReaderJohn Ha! Totally down with church fathers, bishops, tradition, etc. As an ex-Mormon it just starts weirding me out when it’s focused on one individual man/office. (See also Lutherans w/ Luther and Methodists w/ Wesley.)

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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.

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What I'm Up To: marmanold.com

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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

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“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.”

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CRAWFORD | the Power of Nothing: The Bats' Best Promotion Was No Promotion at All by Eric Crawford & Sam Draut

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“For a couple hours, fans got a break from being marketed to every waking second of their lives.”

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CRAWFORD | the Power of Nothing: The Bats' Best Promotion Was No Promotion at All by Eric Crawford & Sam Draut

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Finished reading: The Right to Oblivion by Lowry Pressly 📚

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@BonnieRue I’ve been wanting to do it for years. I started a new job downtown and the timing was right.

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@JudsonGreene Beautiful.

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@pxlnv Benches are gone because we as a nation have opted for an “open air” asylum policy. Instead of institutions to care for the mentally ill and addicts, we leave them alone to roam our streets.

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@philbowell This is exciting! I’m going to try it out.

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@vincent Awesome! Lifting is surprisingly rewarding, especially when you aren’t tracking or turning it into a game.

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@manton Required by a lot of workplaces. I doubt anyone is actively seeking it out.

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@mwerickson In the middle of that chapter now. Such a great book! I had to put it down because I was laughing in bed while my wife was trying to sleep.

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@frjonjordan Amen!

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@KyleEssary I’m glad to hear it was good. I think a Bible study I’m in is taking it as our next reading after we finish Jeremiah.

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@jonah Absolutely. — I’d love to hear your thoughts.

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@jonah Love it. This a good and worth-while read? I’ve had a lot of pressure on me of late to do the Ordinariate, so hot topic for me. (NB: I’m so fully English Catholic the arguments thus far seem so totally un-Catholic to me that I couldn’t fathom it.)

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@ReaderJohn It is. I can’t speak to the rest of it, but I like the first question. I needed a pallet cleanser after a pretty bleak secular book!

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@mineinmono Odd! Maybe Readwise doesn’t share source when it’s a PDF. It’s this lovely book. It’s a challenging book, but a great read so far. archive.org/details/c…

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@jonah When I started ministry among the poor and homeless I was told to use modern language and the NLT. Time and time again my readers were coming up with worn copies of the KJV. Seemed silly to use modern in that context. It was elitist to think they were too dumb or low class the for historic liturgy!

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@jonah Great essay. Until he started dissing older language. I’ve been using 1928 and 2019 TLE my whole ministry. Never once has the language made us elitists or unwelcoming.

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@manton I truly wish Apple would bring back the iPod. Right timing. I buy one for the kids and one each for me and my wife.

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@KyleEssary he’s added to my “to read” list for sure. Super interesting idea I’d like to go further into.

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@ReaderJohn Congratulations! It’s a slow go, but totally worth it.

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@jonah We are piloting a return to the traditional one-year lectionary. So far, so good.

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@jonah Truth be told, they should have just left out the ordinal from the printing. No province should be ordaining from a private publishing house’s prayer book.

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@jonah Seriously!?! Why would they make this change. Ugh. I like the IE and use it for daily prayer. The whole point was a plain 62 with minor word updates and revised state prayers.

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@eludom Exactly! It was cold and we were stuck in a room together anyways, so we just kept reading.

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@eludom We started at “we’re not sending her to public & it’s only kindergarten so let’s save on tuition” and quickly moved towards “we’re incredibly passionate about learning and can’t imagine another place that would give her the freedom to learn.” Now, all three are homeschooled and we love it! Honestly, we feel like we’re finally getting an education along with them. So many books I’d never’ve had the opportunity to read!

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@mineinmono Same to y’all! This ice is scary stuff.

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