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AI March 2024
Impressions of Artificial Intelligence – Part 2 –
AI models are incredibly impressive, and at the same time, they are not as amazing as we might think. We project all kinds of things onto AIs because they reflect us.
AI March 2024
Impressions of Artificial Intelligence – Part 1- The Reflected Light of AI
Where Did I Go? My last post was way back in October 2023. The last few months have been a little wacky, a little like coming to the top of a roller-coaster. Between looking for work and some crises on the home front, the ride might be coming back to the station. Finally, at the beginning of January I was able to start a new job with Invisible Technologies. It is contract work and I…
Gatherings September 2023
My Time at the Parliament of World Religions
Some reflections from my time at the Parliament of World Religions 2023 in Chicago.
Body September 2023
The Body as Transport Device
Speaking of Bodies It is incredibly difficult to speak abstractly, clearly, and objectively about the thing that defines, translates, and enables our existence in the world. Instead, we often speak ‘analogically’ about the body. Analogical thinking is, for all practical purposes, metaphorical in its approach. We make best case assumptions about what the body is up to by saying, “My experience is like…”, or “The movement of blood in our veins is similar to…”. This…
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Bodies Inside and Outside
The body is the first place anything appears during an ESE – as a feeling, a sense, a thought, an experience. But…what is a body?
Explanation July 2023 Uncategorized
Who Am I, Who Are You, and Who Are We: Culture(s) and Faith(s)
We live at the intersection of culture, faith, individuality, and community. Who we see ourselves to be and how all those identities interact matter in our experience of self and others.