David Decosimo

@DavidDecosimo

Philosopher & A̶s̶s̶o̶c̶i̶a̶t̶e̶ ̶D̶e̶a̶n̶ @UNC School for Civic Life & Leadership. Ethics, religion, & politics. Academic freedom. RT≠endorse; opinions own

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David Decosimo
@DavidDecosimo
Aug 18, 2023
I’ve been off this platform almost entirely. That’s because three months ago, I almost died. I’ve wrestled with what to say or whether to say anything at all. But what happened has so profoundly impacted my family & me that silence would be false.
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David Decosimo
@DavidDecosimo
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100% agree that true leaders wouldn't be influenced by attention/luxury. But *by design* we don't know who they were (apart from a few named in NYT) or how or why they were chosen. And all of it - luxury, evidence, content of convos - is being hidden, shielded from due scrutiny.
Steve Skojec
@SteveSkojec
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Everyone should read this thread. I’m serious. It’s important. But there’s something about it that’s bothering me: if you’re influential enough to help move the needle among people of faith, are you really so weak that you’ll let flash and dazzle change your principles? It’s
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David Decosimo
@DavidDecosimo
6h
Note well, apparently Anthropic tried very hard to get the Vatican to alter the text of "Magnifica Humanitas" just prior to its release so that it would not deny AI personhood.
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David Decosimo
@DavidDecosimo
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This is deeply disturbing: Anthropic secretly invited religious leaders to SF to advise them on AI safety, had them sign NDAs, but then primarily tried to convince them Claude has a soul & moral standing, all while wining & dining them to the max. 1/ tinyurl.com/preview/296b5z…
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David Decosimo
@DavidDecosimo
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The ‘attack mode’ of preaching, wherein the preacher berates & shames, is a staple of progressive Christianity. In a life of church, I never heard it more frequently or intensely than at Boston University’s chapel, regarding our failure to defeat racism & pursue social justice.
Matt Bear
@_MattBear
Sep 30
Sinclair Ferguson warns ministers against an "oppositional tone" in preaching, where the pastor preaches in an "attack mode" and is "coming down upon the people instead of bringing them up to the Lord Jesus Christ." He says there is a way in which men can even preach the great
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