Tag: contagion

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
April 18, 2020

Categories
Bioethics
Ethics
Medicine
Tagged
, __cedited, contagion, crisis, culture, economy, population, suicide}

We Need to Worry About Suicide Contagion, Too

_{Wesley J. Smith
April 18, 2020

Bioethics, Ethics, Medicine

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The National Center for Health Statistics has published an alarming report. Read More ›

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Author
Steven J. Buri

Date
March 19, 2020

Categories
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __cedited, 9/11 attack, C.S. Lewis, contagion, coronavirus, creativity, crisis, death, Discovery Institute, faith, history, hope, human beings, human life, innovation, purpose, Seattle, social distancing}

Purpose and Hope in a Time of Turmoil

_{Steven J. Buri
March 19, 2020

Faith & Science, Intelligent Design

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During a recent staff meeting, two Discovery Institute staff members referenced essays by C.S. Lewis, including “On Living in the Atomic Age.” Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
September 6, 2018

Categories
Bioethics
Tagged
, __cedited, contagion, elderly, Lehigh University, Mexico, New York Times, newspapers, suicide}

Promoting “Rational” Suicide by the Elderly

_{Wesley J. Smith
September 6, 2018

Bioethics

5}

September 10 is World Suicide Prevention Day. I used to call the annual event “Invisible Suicide Prevention Day” because it is so often ignored in major media. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
September 5, 2018

Categories
Neuroscience & Mind
Technology
Tagged
, __cedited, algorithms, artificial intelligence, contagion, democracy, economics, Google, Michael Egnor, Mind Matters, power, The Atlantic, tyranny, Walter Bradley Center, Yuval Noah Harari}

Egnor: Democracy, Tyranny, and Technology

_{David Klinghoffer
September 5, 2018

Neuroscience & Mind, Technology

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“It is the obscurity of AI that most impairs liberty. We do not know what is being done to us or even what is being done by us.” Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
July 17, 2018

Categories
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, __cedited, artificial intelligence, computer science, contagion, Denyse O'Leary, Discovery Institute, George Montañez, Günter Bechly, Internet, John West, Jonathan Witt, Michael Behe, Michael Egnor, Mind Matters, Museum of Flight, René Girard, Robert J. Marks II, robots, Seattle, smart machines, Steve Buri, unemployment, Walter Bradley, William A. Dembski}

New Bradley Center Launches; Will Consider Promise and Threat of Artificial Intelligence

_{David Klinghoffer
July 17, 2018

Neuroscience & Mind

3}

The theme of the evening was framed by a question: “Will the Machines Take Over? Human Uniqueness in the Age of Smart Machines.” Read More ›

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Author
Michael Egnor

Date
May 28, 2018

Categories
Neuroscience & Mind
Philosophy
Tagged
, __cedited, artificial intelligence, Bible, civilization, contagion, Europe, Henry Kissinger, machines, metal, paper, Politics, printing press, Reformation, religion, René Girard, silicon, Spain, The Atlantic, thought, Wesley Smith}

Kissinger and Girard on Artificial Intelligence

_{Michael Egnor
May 28, 2018

Neuroscience & Mind, Philosophy

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Any genuine understanding of the impact AI will have (and is having) on humanity must begin with Girard. Read More ›