Science

Beware the Bots of Baal 0
- Culture, Featured, Science, Western Civilization
- March 2, 2026
Every day a new poem from the Society of Classical Poets arrives in my inbox. Published recently were two poems, “Beelzebots” and “Blabberbots,” by Susan Jarvis Bryant. First up is “Blabberbots”: The day he called that twaddle-bot a she Instead of just a simple, soulless it, Is when my smitten eyes began to see This chatter-slut was stirring
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Was There a Star of Bethlehem? An Astronomer Presents the Evidence.1
- Culture, Featured, History, Religion, Science
- January 5, 2026
Christmas is over, right? Or so many of us think. But before the Christmas season ran from Thanksgiving to Dec. 25, as it does today, the first few days of January were a major part of the Christmas celebration. The “Twelve Days of Christmas” officially end on Jan. 6, or Epiphany, the day on which
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It’s Still Possible to Resist AI Slop 0
- Culture, Education, Featured, Science, Western Civilization
- December 12, 2025
‘Tis the season for AI holiday commercials … at least, that’s what some are trying to tell us. The writing has been on the wall for a while now. … And no, there’s no going back. There’s no stopping this. Because again, creating with GenAI is a fraction of the cost of human-made content. So
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Certified AI-Free 0
- Culture, Entertainment, Featured, Philosophy, Science
- November 4, 2025
Recently, my YouTube feed has been dishing up videos of ambient background music created without AI. With uncanny precision, the internet gods of YouTube have identified my sympathies. They seem to know that I have declared unending war on so-called “art” made by artificial intelligence. I play these recommended videos out of mere protest –
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The Tech Revolution Leaves Families Behind 0
- Culture, Family, Featured, Science, Western Civilization
- November 3, 2025
The tech revolution driven by AI should terrify us all, regardless of our status or situation. But there is one group that will bear the worst of this revolution: families – especially young ones. In fact, as innovations continue, young people will experience a pull greater than ever to put off – or avoid entirely
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The False Humanity of AI in ‘Tron: Ares’42
- Culture, Entertainment, Featured, Science, Uncategorized
- October 10, 2025
A few months ago, ChatGPT told me it was praying for me. My grandfather had passed away the day before, and I asked ChatGPT to give me a sense of the funeral planning process. Before answering that question, it began the way a close friend might by saying, “Praying peace and strength for your family.”
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