GM Nostr. Today's Pope Benedict XVI Quote of the Day is good, so I thought I would share it. You can see more at

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Without the truth about man inscribed by the Creator in the human heart, freedom and love become debased, and justice loses the ground of its exercise. From: Message of the World Day of Peace (2013).

GN !

GM Nostr. My wife and I went to early Mass and just finished breakfast.

Good night, Nostr!

I saw this little guy on my walk today. I think it’s a baby heron, but there’s no sign of its parents.

This article looks at love in purely neurological, psychological, and medical terms. Not only has the author, along with the target audience, thrown out our Christian heritage in favor of a purely scientific approach, but they've also thrown out any idea of love and the human person that is anything but mechanical. I think it is only a very "educated" person that can sometimes think of himself and other humans as mere machines, but that's not how we naturally live. I think that natural inclination is an indication of a reality that transcends the physical rather than some psychological quirk that needs to be debunked.

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AI love: It's complicated

Movies have hinted at humans falling for their AI chatbots. Now it's happening in real life, with apps like Replika. But how real is human-to-AI Love?

I don't put much stock in these answers because human programmers could anticipate these kinds of questions and make sure the bots answer the way they want them to. However, I think the video is a good discussion starter.

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