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God, The Science, The Evidence: The Dawn of a Revolution 

The book sets out the reasons for thinking that the universe is the creation of a rational supernatural being, as traditional religion and philosophy have attested
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Nebula and galaxies in space. Space many light years far from the Earth. Elements of this image furnished by NASA.

A Long Night’s Journey into the Dark Side of AI

Like AI, the subconscious mind can process a vast amount of information.
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Concept of propaganda and fake news, TV addiction. A lot of retro TV in dark room with spiral illusion effect on screens. Politicians manipulate the population. Created with Generative AI

When AI Headlines Sound Apocalyptic or Miraculous, Time to Slow Down

Most authors of AI hype articles have never taken a foundational computer science course, have never written code, and have never run AI software
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AI Bubble risk and Economic technology bubbles fear and Artificial intelligence overhyped Stock market speculation and overvalued technologies economy as inflated speculative valuation of Tech.

Understanding the Atheist’s Mind

Naturalism is the belief that everything in the universe is a blind accident, with no ultimate purpose.
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Goal to success for level up with person climbing on route slope to mountain peak.human performance limit concepts.growth mindset and motivation.generative ai technology

Orwell: Totalitarianism Starts As an Internal Mental State

While the scene has certainly changed in the last eighty years, the effort to control information is still vigorous
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The interpretation of democracy and authoritarianism. generative AI

The Surest Way to Squelch Intellectual Freedom: Make It Impossible

As reading and writing skills plummet, the chatbot may turn out to be a bigger enemy of intellectual freedom than the censor
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a digital photorealistic illustration from an eye-level perspective Imagine a dystopian cityscape with towering screens displaying Big Brothers

AI: Artificial intelligence Review Part 9

David’s hijacking of the aircraft provides him with a distraction, and he escapes.
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Aerial view of New York downtown building roofs. Bird's eye view from helicopter of cityscape metropolis infrastructure, traffic cars, yellow cabs moving on city streets and crossing district avenues

AI Startups are Measuring their Revenues in Likely Fraudulent Ways

These companies are creating higher valuations out of thin air!
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Business audit stock financial finance management on analysis data strategy with graph accounting marketing or report chart economy investment research profit concept. Generative AI

How Much Does the Mind Weigh? How Long Is It?

A recent article at Popular Mechanics provides a chance to reflect on mind vs. matter — and materialism
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Psychology.

Who Expected Richard Dawkins To Blow Up Darwinism?

To the astonishment and dismay of a computer pro who once admired him, Dawkins, who has a materialist view of human consciousness, has convinced himself that a chatbot is conscious
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Person uses laptop interacting with AI virtual assistant. AI head graphic overlay laptop keyboard. Concept of AI prompt engineering, LLM. Person types on keyboard to communicate with virtual