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2025-08-31T16:04:15-04:00

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Gnostic Conspiracies

Last updated on: August 31, 2025 at 4:04 pm By Gene Veith

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As we live our every day lives in our every day world, we may think that society is pretty straight forward. But behind it all is a sinister system of oppression! Behind that mindset, says Wilfred Reilly, is the heresy of gnosticism. A look at the conspiracy theories this engenders. Read more

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political gnosticism

2025-08-30T17:09:35-04:00

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Abortion May Account for ALL of the Decline in Births

Last updated on: August 30, 2025 at 5:09 pm By Gene Veith

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Our fertility rate has been declining, to the point that it is now well below replacement rate, which has dire demographic and economic consequences. A fifth of pregnancies are ended by abortion. If those babies were allowed to be born, we'd hit the replacement rate. Read more

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2025-08-30T13:47:38-04:00

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The AI Bubble

Last updated on: August 30, 2025 at 1:47 pm By Gene Veith

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Business and financial media have been reporting on the impending danger of an AI "bubble." AI is sucking up half of our venture capital, leaving less for other investments. But AI isn't making any money. And the data centers AI needs will cost trillions. Read more

2025-09-01T07:44:17-04:00

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Vocation Day Miscellany, 9/1/25

Last updated on: September 1, 2025 at 7:44 am By Gene Veith

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Catholics discover Luther's doctrine of vocation, but some are pushing back. Some evangelicals hold to the Catholic view of vocation, with twists. And secularists adopt a Reformed view of vocation without faith. Read more

Catholic view of vocation

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Max Weber

Reformed views of vocation

2025-08-27T19:23:34-04:00

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How to Make Natural Law Arguments

Last updated on: August 27, 2025 at 7:23 pm By Gene Veith

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[A free post] Is it possible to argue rationally and persuasively about moral and cultural issues? Can you make a case for Christian morality based on objective reason alone? You absolutely can. Robert George's new book shows you how. I review it for "Religion & Liberty." Read more

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Robert P. George

2025-08-27T17:47:55-04:00

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DISCUSS: Completely Realigning Baseball

Last updated on: August 27, 2025 at 5:47 pm By Gene Veith

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Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred has put forward a radical proposal to completely realign Major League Baseball, getting rid of the American and the National Leagues in favor of four regional divisions of four teams each. What do you think about that? Read more

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2025-08-24T22:05:02-04:00

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The Personality Collapse

Last updated on: August 24, 2025 at 10:05 pm By Gene Veith

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A study found that over the last ten years, while other age groups were relatively unchanged, for the 16-39 year old age group, the personality scores for conscientiousness, extroversion, and agreeableness plummeted dramatically, while neuroticism shot upward. But why? Read more

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effect of technology on young people

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Understanding America Study

young adults

2025-08-23T22:56:12-04:00

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The 40 Jobs (Supposedly) Most at Risk from AI

Last updated on: August 23, 2025 at 10:56 pm By Gene Veith

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A Microsoft research project broke down human jobs into their "work activities" and correlated them to tasks performed by their CoPilot AI program, coming up with a ranking of jobs according to their "AI applicability." But the results are profoundly misleading. Read more

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Vocation

AI and vocation

AI displacing human jobs

Microsoft's study of AI and occupations

2025-08-23T14:22:26-04:00

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Trump Wants to Go to Heaven

Last updated on: August 23, 2025 at 2:22 pm By Gene Veith

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Ten years ago, Donald Trump said that he has never asked God for forgiveness because he doesn't do anything wrong. Now he is worried that he might not get to heaven. He hopes his peacekeeping efforts will help. Yes, he needs Jesus, but the Law precedes the Gospel, and he may be showing early signs of spiritual awakening. Read more

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Trump and Christianity

2025-08-23T16:32:39-04:00

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Monday Miscellany, 8/25/25

Last updated on: August 23, 2025 at 4:32 pm By Gene Veith

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Confidence in church is rising. Giving away free money doesn't help people. And Publishers' Clearing House goes bankrupt, welching on past winners. Read more

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Publishers' Clearing House

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