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2025-11-22T12:53:15-05:00

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The Next Phase of Wokeness

Last updated on: November 22, 2025 at 12:53 pm   By Gene Veith

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Despite the "vibe shift" against "wokeness," radical progressivism isn't going away.  In fact, it has become energized.  But it is changing its focus, and it is doing so in ways that could well bring it to power. Read more

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2025-11-21T20:04:04-05:00

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Monday Miscellany, 11/24/25

Last updated on: November 21, 2025 at 8:04 pm   By Gene Veith

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Court forbids mom from taking her daughter to church. Beware contributions with a pre-checked box.  And the bias of Nature (the journal, not the creation). Read more

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2025-11-16T17:28:08-05:00

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The Limits of Algorithms

Last updated on: November 16, 2025 at 5:28 pm   By Gene Veith

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We now have mathematical proof that the universe is not just a computer simulation.  But this also suggests the limits of AI, raises questions about the validity of computer simulations, and gives us a glimpse of a so-called "Platonic realm" that underlies all reality. Read more

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2025-11-16T18:00:54-05:00

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DISCUSS: War in Venezuela?

Last updated on: November 16, 2025 at 6:00 pm   By Gene Veith

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President Trump has been using U.S. aircraft to sink Venezuelan boats suspected of exporting illegal drugs. He has stationed over a dozen warships and 15,000 troops nearby. Some think an escalation is imminent. Venezuela is threatening war. What do you think about all of this? Read more

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2025-11-20T07:09:09-05:00

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Intersectionality vs. Your Particular Beliefs

Last updated on: November 20, 2025 at 7:09 am   By Gene Veith

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A defining dogma of woke ideology is intersectionality, which means in practice that someone who is politically progressive is obliged to support all progressive causes, no matter what. Now there is an intersectionality on the right. Why this is wrong and counter-productive. Read more

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2025-11-19T07:29:38-05:00

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Items of Interest 11/19/25

Last updated on: November 19, 2025 at 7:29 am   By Gene Veith

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A Psalm about AI.  Martin Luther's handwriting font--and more.  And my book on George Herbert is on sale for half-price. Read more

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2025-11-18T10:31:10-05:00

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“I Don’t Think Hank Done It This Way”

Last updated on: November 18, 2025 at 10:31 am   By Gene Veith

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The #1 country song in America turns out to be AI-generated. What this tells us about the state of country music and pop culture in general. How Waylon Jennings saw this coming and the contrary example of Hank Williams. Read more

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2025-11-14T14:46:24-05:00

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Monday Miscellany, 11/17/25

Last updated on: November 14, 2025 at 2:46 pm   By Gene Veith

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Mainline Methodists try unity by division. BBC heads resign over bias. And Bible reading is up--belief in the Bible, not so much. Read more

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2025-11-08T18:52:51-05:00

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Those Who WANT Humanity to Be Replaced by AI

Last updated on: November 8, 2025 at 6:52 pm   By Gene Veith

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Some people think AI will benefit humanity. Some worry that AI might replace humanity. Another faction, the "cheerful apocalyptics," believe AI will replace humanity and that this will be a good thing. Read more

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2025-11-08T16:13:01-05:00

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DISCUSSION: Conservative Civil War?

Last updated on: November 8, 2025 at 4:13 pm   By Gene Veith

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Tucker Carlson hosting the neo-Nazi Nick Fuentes and Kevin Roberts, head of the leading conservative think tank the Heritage Foundation, defending Carlson have sparked what some are calling a "civil war" among conservatives. Discuss. Read more

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