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The Open Question Jun 24: What makes humans unique & valuable?
Hey y'all! This week Oracle said in its official SEC filing it replaced 21,000 jobs with AI. And last month Pope Leo XIV delivered his first encyclical arguing that the real danger of is that we start treating people, including ourselves, as products to be optimized and... I imagine maybe to pro-lifers "stripping reproductive rights" doesn’t resonate, anymore than "stripping killing rights" resonates for those in favor of laws against murder?... knives out wake up dead man good spiritual film
Recently, I saw knives out wake up dead man on Netflix and was surprised at how poignant and special some of the scenes with the earnest priest were. In many ways, it kind of reminds me of how this Uptrusting platform is trying to be.... What the Pope said on AI, and where it leaves us
Last month Pope Leo XIV released his first encyclical. Perhaps unsurprisingly, it's about artificial intelligence, and what it might be doing to our sense of being human.... - dqueencat...
Lessons from the Rescue: What Rescue Teaches Us About God's Mercy
Amidst the chaotic rush of our everyday schedules, we frequently miss the profound insights waiting in unlikely corners. The rescues serve as one such sanctuary of wisdom, where dedicated caretakers labor without ceasing to preserve life and extend comfort.... - johnrblake...
- Tom Van Wyen...
I Believe
I believe that we are put on this earth to improve it, and the humans inhabiting it, starting with ourselves. I believe we all need to be taught certain truths about the human condition before we begin our journey of self discovery and improvement.... SlutCon- Inspiration to bravely step forward
I come from a long line of deeply christian people. Literally some of the first Puritans to come to America were my ancestors. Just yesterday, I was trying to get a sense of how I come across and a person asked me if I was religious due to my general demeanor- golden hair, near... - Christy...
Hello. I'm Christy from Arkansas. The topics of conversation I love to engage in are God, the environment, holistic medicine, cooking, and gardening. I make no claim to be an expert on any of these topics but I am open to always learning more.... - Anna...
Hhello everyone, I read some of your introduction into this group and was interested in all that you had to say. I am considered an introvert, I love reading Novels. Watching old Movies, sitting on the porch and being a silent observer. I once was considered a quiet child.... I had a similar journey with Christianity. Some of you know I was in a cult from 23-26 and fell out because…it was a cult. I think it was a bit better than an average cult though because as we were starting they made sure to tell everyone, "Don’t trust us, trust your experience."... - onWe need to recover the idea of the Soul from its destruction at the hands of modern metaphysics and its distortion in traditional Christianity.bymporch...
In my Christian upbringing, I was taught that I AM a soul, not that I possess one. In this scheme, my Soul is fatally marked with Sin, incapable of pleasing God, and must be redeemed.... Hmm, this translation IMHO misses a key point of the last line which is, the only thing you can stand on is karma aka your intentions and actions. As my teacher put it, "what you do matters".... Spiritual AND religious ⛪️
I’m spiritual AND religious. I’m spiritual: I believe reality-experience far transcends my individual self-reference, my understanding, and the understanding of science; and I believe this transcendence has a causal impact on the happenings of the world.... - adogg1987...
Reflection 1
Al-Kaliq (Creator) has gifted our humanity with beautiful animal species; that we ought to recognize how diverse our life on Earth is blessed. We spend so much time chasing instant gratification and material possessions that I believe makes us forget to be grounded of Allah swt... - ajmay...
- irismedia...
I can't believe I am living through a Genocide
Okay, this is my introductory post for and I am expected to speak my heart ... this is supposedly the place where people share their deepest thoughts.... - 是是...
Hello everyone, I am looking forward to learning this platform and interacting with everyone. I am most passionate about love and find most of the lessons in my life have occurred through love....