Pope’s Hypocritial New “Support” of Gays

Dear Pope Francis: If you’re going to be an asshole, own it. Don’t beat around the bush, and don’t try to spray air freshener on it. Have the courage of your convictions and just be an asshole. Last week Pope Francis made headlines by declaring that...

Is AI Still Stupid? Don’t Let ChatGPT Fool You.

The current huge leaps in the capabilities of so-called AI (artificial intelligence) systems is astonishing. Essays, pictures, cartoons, and conversations are coming out of these machines that are a giant leap forward, far surpassing the machines of just a few years...

Can Mastodon Really Outwit Social Darwinism?

Mastodon and a mosquito Mastodon is amazing … so far. But can it hold up? Mastodon initially solved the designed-in flaws of other social-media platforms, which maximize addictive behavior and corporate profit. But the biggest problem Mastodon faces is still...

Immortality: The Kryptonite that Kills Christianity?

See attribution below. Christianity is facing an existential threat, the biggest in its two-thousand-year history. It could well destroy the core tenets of the faith, perhaps even Christianity itself. Can Christianity survive this threat? Perhaps, but if so, it will...