The relationship between being and doing is dripping throughout the lectionary next Sunday.
OT: become a new people after Egypt NT: become saints in light of the cross and resurrection Gospel: “What must I DO?” is answered by Jesus telling the lawyer to “BE a neighbor”
My recent desire on walks to recognize—by sight and sound—the birds of our neighborhood has nothing to do with turning forty. Right? Just a renewed desire to know and appreciate the world around me. Right?
Before you can intentionally form a human child, you have to understand what a human child is, and what a human child is for. Unfortunately, most of the modern educational movements of the past century have, as their foundation, a woefully inadequate anthropology.
My contribution to an essay series commemorating the Council of Nicaea was published today.
In it I offer a thought experiment I have used to teach the Councils and Creeds over the years.
https://livingchurch.org/covenant/the-nicene-creed-deciding-the-rules-of-the-game/
From MIT’s recently published study Your Brain on ChatGPT: Accumulation of Cognitive Debt when Using an AI Assistant for Essay Writing Task:
“Participants who were in the Brain-only group reported higher satisfaction and demonstrated higher brain connectivity, compared to other groups.”
That “higher satisfaction” and “higher brain connectivity” were associated with those who had no access to LLMs confirms the hunch that many of us have had all along:
Avoiding LLMs in academic work is better FOR YOU.
You can read the whole study here: arxiv.org/pdf/2506….
A window pops up, blocking content, to encourage me to download the app for a better reading experience. In the app, a window pops up, blocking content, to encourage me to rate the app. All the while, I have unread paper books next to my bed.
We are increasingly convinced that newer is always better in every arena of life. But what if there are older, better ways to think about what it means to be human?
Read more from a preview of the Introduction to my next book: Rhythms of Habit.