The increasing problems of misinformation and disinformation (now intensified with the possibility of AI-generated deepfakes) has brought my work on information literacy and epistemic virtue to the forefront of many people’s minds.…
From my recent Salvo article “Digital Idolatry: Computers Are Idols in a Strange New Religion“: When the English philosopher, Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679), wrote his 1651 political treatise, Leviathan, he had become convinced that…
How do you know when someone is a great friend, or perhaps even someone to pursue a relationship with? Most people would say it has something to do with being able to…
Jacob has been attending a classical school since 6th grade and is now in the first semester of 12th. He has been taught to be a good reader and a skilled thinker,…
In his book Good News For Anxious Christians: 10 Practical Things You Don’t Have to Do, the Christian philosopher Phillip Cary gives some examples of how our choices and habits affect our emotions.…
In 1939, C.S. Lewis preached a sermon in the Church of St. Mary the Virgin in Oxford to a group of students likely struggling with the very idea of attending university during…
Mark your calendars, because I will be presenting at the 2023 Digital Catacombs conference in Denver Colorado, June 7 – 9. Other speakers include Rev. Dr. Adam Koontz, Rev. Dr. Michael Brown, Rev.…
In The Wizard of Oz, the wizard is thought to be a powerful and mysterious ruler with magical abilities. However, it turns out he is merely using mechanical devices and tricks to…
I was struck by the following words from Archimandrite Maximos’ Introduction to The Mystical Marriage: Spiritual Life According to St. Maximos the Confessor, translated and edited by Archimandrite Maximos Constas: To love God…
In my column at Salvo Magazine I’ve been writing a series on artificial intelligence and robotics (full links given under “Further Reading” below). My most recent contributions, “AI Mission Creep” and “GPT-3…
Yesterday we heard Vladimir Putin address the Russian parliament, and once again he justified the war in the Ukraine as an attempt “to protect the people in our historical lands.” This has…
How many more people have to die before we wake up to the dangers of robotics? That is a question that Nicholas Carr explored in his 2015 book about automation, The Glass…
