by Magis Center | Mar 24, 2020 | Consciousness, Latest, Soul
In the video below, a Fr. Spitzer’s Universe viewer writes the following email: “Dear Fr. Spitzer, Our daughter died last year in a car accident. She was pronounced dead in the emergency room, and afterwards a priest performed last rites on her. We asked...
by Maggie Ciskanik, M.S. | Mar 3, 2020 | Consciousness, Human Intelligence vs. Artificial and Animal Intelligence, Latest
From pollution and climate change to curing diseases and developing new sources of clean energy, there is tremendous hope that technology will be able to solve many of the world’s problems. A recent dramatic article reveals the creation of a “living” robot and its...
by Maggie Ciskanik, M.S. | Feb 17, 2020 | Consciousness, Human Intelligence vs. Artificial and Animal Intelligence, Latest
The human brain is the most complex organ in existence. It is a largely uncharted frontier for scientists. And it is not like a computer. What do we know? From National Geographic tutorials to documentaries by NBC and the BBC, there are multiple resources describing...
by Carol Lynn Miller | Jan 27, 2019 | Consciousness, Happiness & Suffering, Latest, Philosophy
Among his widely influential teachings, St. Thomas Aquinas addressed the very core and starting point of reality, i.e., what does it mean to exist? The impact Aquinas made to the advancement of philosophical and theological thought is monumental, and he continues to...
by Carol Lynn Miller | Aug 28, 2018 | Consciousness, Happiness, Latest, Philosophy, Soul, Talks
Peter Kreeft asserts that a relatively new branch of philosophy “Thomistic Personalism” is helping us arrive at a fuller understanding of the human person, and ultimately a perspective of not just what but who we are. Going largely unnoticed among the vast sea of...
by Dr. Robert Kurland | May 10, 2018 | Consciousness, Human Intelligence vs. Artificial and Animal Intelligence, Latest, Science, Reason & Faith, Soul
Let’s start off on a light note. A long time ago when computers were still new (yes, it was that long ago), when I was at my first academic assignment, the head of the division dealing with computers gave a talk on artificial intelligence for computers. One of the...