Pope Leo XIV called for artificial intelligence to be more strictly regulated, warning that it can help spread misinformation and normalize war. He also issued an unprecedented apology for the church's role in slavery.
  • Lemminary@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    3 months ago

    I grew up so ideologically opposed to these guys that I hate it when they make a good point. 😩

  • Mulligrubs@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    3 months ago

    Since the Catholic church now owns more land than anybody else on Earth (170 million acres), perhaps the Pope can grace us all by paying property taxes from this point onward? The church’s unimaginable wealth should be able to cover it… everybody else manages it somehow.

  • FiniteBanjo@feddit.onlineEnglish
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    3 months ago

    I stand behind Leo’s message 100%,

    but you have to admit it is kind of funny that the original gaslighter organization which uses positive reinforcement to brainwash people into worshiping a deity of their own creation is trying to stop tech companies from doing the exact same thing, lol.

    • root@lemmy.wtfEnglish
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      3 months ago

      me when I know absolutely nothing about the Church and I watched a single netflix documentary

      • FiniteBanjo@feddit.onlineEnglish
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        3 months ago

        I was raised Catholic, actually. Went to bible camp every summer, sang in the choir. The book is fantasy fiction and the preacher’s livelihood depends on convincing people that all good things come from god and all bad things come from humanity.

        • root@lemmy.wtfEnglish
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          3 months ago

          Please read the Bible further.

          May I have some of the verses you read that made you think that?

          and no it does not, not at all

          Most religious orders (the way that most people become priests or brothers) do not have you earn your own money, you live in formation houses or active communities with priests and brothers

            • root@lemmy.wtfEnglish
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              3 months ago

              translations depend on literalness and the way its said

              for example

              the difference between

              “I ate a bunch of fruit today”

              and

              “A bunch of fruit was consumed by me today”

              • FiniteBanjo@feddit.onlineEnglish
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                3 months ago

                Yeah but then you say a bunch of racist authoritarian shit and try to shrug it off as sarcasm when the crowd turns against you. You’re not allowed to decide you were joking after the fact.

          • SnoopSqueak@lemmy.todayEnglish
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            24 days ago

            That’s the point of the garden of Eden story. God made everything and everyone, but we broke his impossible rules and now he punishes us forever, to the point that infants are born with sin.

            It’s a death cult.

            • root@lemmy.wtfEnglish
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              24 days ago

              Jesus Christ literally said he is the Son of Man and assigned Pope Peter as the “rock” of his church

              • SnoopSqueak@lemmy.todayEnglish
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                24 days ago

                Jesus Christ

                Again, there is no such thing as a christ, magic isn’t real.

                literally said he is the Son of Man

                Isn’t everyone?

                and assigned Pope Peter as the “rock” of his church

                And what does that mean? One of these four interpretations? https://www.gotquestions.org/upon-this-rock.html

                Or something else entirely? Let’s ask Jesus. Oh right… he died.

                • root@lemmy.wtfEnglish
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                  24 days ago

                  1. There is, stop strawmanning it to “magic”

                  2. The Son of Man as in the Messiah. Matthew 26:64 Jesus said to him: “You have said it. Yet truly I say to you, hereafter you shall see the Son of man sitting at the right hand of the power of God, and coming on the clouds of heaven.”

                  3. Jesus told him to “feed my sheep”.

      • conartistpanda@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        3 months ago

        Pretty sure that documentary would be the more consistent and factually based religious piece of media out there.

        • root@lemmy.wtfEnglish
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          3 months ago

          when you just look at your machine like this 👁️👄👁️ because the reply is complete excreta

  • JangleJack@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    3 months ago

    The pope’s AI encyclical was good reading and reminds us to center human dignity, compassion, etc. Lots of ethics to explore with regard to AI and related cultural phenomena.

    • eestileib@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
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      3 months ago

      So when my priest raped me and the church protected him, that was an example of the ethical views and compassion and respect for human dignity you’re talking about?

      I guess I always have more to learn from this amazing institution, like how I’m an abomination for being queer.