An essay exploring the philosophical problem of consciousness, particularly the 'hard problem of other minds'—how we can know that others experience subjective awareness. The author examines three proposed answers (automaton theory, theological axiom, scientific inference) and argues they all face serious challenges, including a thought experiment about consciousness and identity.
A Catholic writer argues that Christian concerns about AI should focus on its fundamental nature rather than predicted outcomes. Drawing on theological concepts like imago Dei and citing classical literature's warnings about artificial creation, he suggests that AI represents a corruption of human intellectual and spiritual gifts by offering a simulated alternative to authentic human thought and communion.
Far-right American Evangelicals cite Genesis 12:3 to justify unconditional US support for Israel, but biblical scholars say the verse never mentions Israel and misrepresents a covenant with Abraham. The misinterpretation traces to the 1909 Scofield Reference Bible, which added footnotes linking the verse to modern Israel—a connection scholars argue is historically and theologically inaccurate.