Tag: religion
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Καλή Ανάσταση! (On the irrationality of the modern belief in death)
Happy Easter! ("Καλή Ανάσταση" in Greek literally means 'Happy Resurrection') And let not the irrationality of the miracle of resurrection hinder you from believing. The most important things in life we anyway do not understand. Our self. Being. The cosmos itself. And yet we are defined by them. And we live by them. Yes, the…
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Painting… Praying… Reading…
During the European Middle Ages, literacy and written texts were largely the province of religious institutions. Richly illustrated manuscripts were created in monasteries for use by members of religious institutions and by the nobility. Some of these illuminated manuscripts were embellished with luxurious paints and pigments, including gold leaf and ultramarine, a rare and expensive…
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How many scientists are Christians? (Does it matter?)
Statistics of religiousness are a hot topic. A friend recently initiated a discussion regarding science, religion and the 'war' between them. One of the basic elements of the discussion was the number of scientists who are Christians and of course the actual number of christians in the world to-day. The discussion heated up, with many…
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AI. Games. Intelligence. Humans.
Artificial Intelligence is constantly beating humans in more and more board games. Some years ago, the same team that created that Go-playing bot celebrated something more formidable: an artificial intelligence system that is capable of teaching itself—and winning at—three different games. The AI is one network, but works for multiple games; that generalizability makes it…
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Believing. In God. In You.
An ancient tribe still has a cult centered around a WWII American serviceman. (1) Amazing. Funny. And yet. It is the funniest things which show the way towards the most serious… We once believed in us. But we needed to stop. Because we were too appalling. We had to turn to God. We had to…
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