@Sundividedlines @joeyan2 It's never been published, so I think I'll put it up on Medium so I can just link to it for anyone interested. Will update shortly
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Matthew Sitman
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Matthew Sitman
@MatthewSitman
writer (matt.sitman at gmail dot com) // au courant lefty podcaster ( @KnowYrEnemyPod with @samadlerbell) // editorial board @dissentmag
New York, NY Katılım Ağustos 2012
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Side note for KYE nerds: Michael Oakeshott wrote not one but two essay on the Tower of Babel, unsurprising given his emphasis on the perils of "rationalism" (one of the Babel essays is in the Rationalism and Politics collection, the other in the On History volume)
Pope Leo XIV@Pontifex
Humanity, created by God in all its grandeur, is today facing a pivotal choice: either to construct a new Tower of Babel or to build the city in which God and humanity dwell together. In Jesus Christ, this humanity in its grandeur becomes the Way, the Truth and the Life, opening the path for each of us to grow toward fullness. #MagnificaHumanitas vatican.va/content/leo-xi…
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"Dualism" doesn't mean "anything that isn't brute physicalism" and a take like this perfectly illustrates why superficial learning is worse than none at all.
Matthew Yglesias@mattyglesias
It is not surprising to see that the Pope endorses a lot of superstitious mind/body dualism about artificial intelligence but it’s still wrong, even as he is also raising a lot of good points about some of the risks at play.
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Credit where due, the pope makes good points. But his analysis is ultimately undermined by a stubborn commitment to Catholicism.
Matthew Yglesias@mattyglesias
It is not surprising to see that the Pope endorses a lot of superstitious mind/body dualism about artificial intelligence but it’s still wrong, even as he is also raising a lot of good points about some of the risks at play.
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Loyal KYE listeners are Thiel ball-knowers because of the Antichrist episode ☺️
Matthew Sitman@MatthewSitman
If Leo wanted to zing Thiel he wouldn’t quote one of Tolkien’s novels, he’d quote the 1977 animated The Hobbit, which was the source for Thiel’s high school yearbook senior quote
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If Leo wanted to zing Thiel he wouldn’t quote one of Tolkien’s novels, he’d quote the 1977 animated The Hobbit, which was the source for Thiel’s high school yearbook senior quote
Mike Lewis@mfjlewis
Can any Tolkien nerds explain whether paragraph 213 Magnifica Humanitas is a veiled critique of Peter Thiel/Palantir?
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Humanity, created by God in all its grandeur, is today facing a pivotal choice: either to construct a new Tower of Babel or to build the city in which God and humanity dwell together. In Jesus Christ, this humanity in its grandeur becomes the Way, the Truth and the Life, opening the path for each of us to grow toward fullness. #MagnificaHumanitas
vatican.va/content/leo-xi…
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We refuse to use video even *while recording* @KnowYrEnemyPod
Matthew Zeitlin@MattZeitlin
it's kinda funny when people who were exclusively audio or print/digital journalists get thrown into video podcasting and have to have a glow up at, like, 42
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With fervent hearts, let us pray today that the Spirit of the Risen One may save us from the evil of war, which is overcome not by a superpower, but by the omnipotence of love. Let us #PrayTogether that God may free humanity from misery, which is redeemed not by immeasurable wealth, but by an inexhaustible gift.
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Maybe this is partly a rebellion against the 40 minute "expository" sermons I sat through growing up, but my ideal homily is probably 6 or 7 minutes long and mostly about how I'm a sinner in need of God's mercy—and guess what? Everyone else is too, so love each other or die
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@AuraLeeHarvey I'm not saying it happens every time, but I have found that if I can manage to just *show up* on days like today, when I'm not feeling it, I end up glad that I did
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I can't lie, it's usually not the best sign when I hear a priest begin an anecdote, "I was on the subway the other day..." but in this case it really worked
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It's a swampy, dreary day in the city and I showed up damp and in a Very Bad Mood to a 5pm Mass I'd almost certainly have skipped if not meeting a friend there. Somewhat surprisingly, the homily was simple, direct, and, most of all, convicting (exactly what I needed)
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@HSRdirector As my mother likes to text me, "PTL!" (Praise the Lord)
Grateful for you and your work and witness
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this spring marks the 10 year anniversary of my Christian baptism.
a reminder that people can have their minds changed, about very big things, even later in life. Thank you Lord.
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Incredible fit
Bernie Sanders@BernieSanders
On our way to Bangor, Maine for a rally with @grahamformaine. The crises facing our country are too serious for establishment politics and tinkering around the edges. We need candidates like Graham who will take on the greed of the oligarchs and deliver for working families.
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Pope Leo on Pentecost Sunday:
"The Holy Spirit opens the doors of our hearts, helping us to overcome resistance, selfishness, mistrust, and prejudice, and enabling us to live as children of God and brothers and sisters to one another. Where the Spirit of the Lord is present, brotherhood arises among individuals, groups, and the peoples of the Earth, and all speak the one language of love, which unites and harmonizes diversity.
Brothers and sisters, even in our own day, especially on this day of Pentecost, we must invoke the Holy Spirit, so that He might open all the doors that still remain closed."
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