Science & Technology - Universal Life Church Monastery Blog
January 4th, 2024
A group of tech savvy nuns are demystifying the Sisterhood one view at a time. The #MediaNuns, also known as The Daughters of St. Paul, are breaking nun stereotypes on TikTok with videos that have millions of views.
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December 21st, 2023
Should we resurrect the dead? New AI chatbot programs let grieving family members "speak" with an AI version of their departed loved ones whenever they wish, but some critics say we shouldn't meddle with the dead.
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November 10th, 2023
Software called that tracks users’ online behavior to stop them from viewing "sinful" material, like pornography, has become popular in evangelical circles. We dug into the history of this software and how it works.
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September 29th, 2023
Do we know the face of Jesus? In an apparent first, artificial intelligence has been used on the Turin Shroud, a controversial Christian relic believed to be Jesus Christ's actual burial shroud, to reveal His true face.
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September 8th, 2023
A viral TikTok account is translating the Bible into Gen-Z slang one tale at a time. The humorous biblical retellings use slang to make the Bible more comprehensible to young people, but some say it may be going too far.
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August 8th, 2023
What would you text Jesus? A new AI-powered app called 'Text With Jesus' lets users exchange texts with Jesus and some 30 other biblical figures. The app says it isn't replacing prayer, but critics may think otherwise.
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May 5th, 2023
Will we all soon belong to AI-generated religions? One historian says that if AI development goes unchecked, it may lead to the world's first AI-generated faiths, designed by AI to ultimately turn humanity on itself.
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March 6th, 2023
We have rules for cooperating with our fellow humans, but how does AI fit into the equation? What does living alongside robots look like? Those are the tough questions that faith leaders are grappling with.
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November 14th, 2022
Are we alone in the universe? A team at NASA is taking a look at the Great Filter theory, which posits that intelligent life existed out there, but that they destroyed themselves. Are we next?
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