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Is the Web a Source of Wisdom?

We hear very little about wisdom today.  Instead, we hear more and more about the importance of information — about the virtues of information and the benefits of increased information.  “Big data” and “data mining” are the buzz words of the day.  These are quite literally seen by humanity as their savior.  But it is important to recognize that information, knowledge, and wisdom are not the same things.  I want to lay out the building blocks first from a humanistic … [Read more...] about Is the Web a Source of Wisdom?

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Digital Distraction

If there has ever been a group of people that are called upon to use their minds, it is the people of God who have chosen to live His way of life. When I say, “use our minds”, I don’t mean human reasoning or logic; there is to be an emphasis on teaching, thinking, and understanding.  Many religious systems are devised by men, who very often downplay teaching in favor of rituals. To them, rituals and traditions are what is most important.  But true faith requires that we use our … [Read more...] about Digital Distraction

Artificial Intelligence: Words or Wisdom?

I know just enough computer code to sort of copy and paste sections from the internet to do any programming that I need to do.  When I get stuck, I ask my son for some help and the two of us have this joke about how the code ‘feels’ right to me.  It feels like it should work but it doesn’t.  Terry’s very firm, very analytical and he tells me that code does not care how I feel.  It’s computer code.  It simply works, or it does not.  Here is the interesting … [Read more...] about Artificial Intelligence: Words or Wisdom?