Uncategorized — Page 177

  • The quest for Christian unity

    The quest for Christian unity

    CBCPNews,

    It also culminates the Christian Unity Octave that highlights the need for a continuing quest for unity among Christians as well as with everybody else who find themselves in all sorts of divisive differences and conflicts. As the Book of Job would put it, “The life of man upon earth is a warfare.” (7,1) We have to get over the myth that in this life we can achieve a stable state of sanctity and that therefore we do not need to struggle anymore. But we should not forget that all these practices of penance are also meant to sharpen to carry out our Christian duties, one of which is to fulfill the mission Christ has entrusted us.

  • Who’s afraid of AI?

    Who’s afraid of AI?

    CBCPNews,

    Sophia can “converse” with you, give you information you’d otherwise take eons to obtain, correctly guess your appearance, do your household chores, et al, but she cannot decide for you. Ethical guidelines and robust regulations must be put in place in order to harness the benefits of AI without compromising safety and to ensure that its deployment aligns with human values and societal norms. As for humanoids replacing human population, a little bird tells me “It ain’t gonna happen, I betcha!” Ambitious techies can produce new models, sleeker, smarter, more sophisticated, approaching genius, and in time they will all eventually end up in a junk yard—as with everything else manmade.

  • CHA-CHA: Opening a pandora’s box

    CHA-CHA: Opening a pandora’s box

    CBCPNews,

    Until now, the Commission on Elections continues to receive signature sheets from municipalities and cities in support of amending Section 1, Article XVII (Transitory Provisions) of the 1987 Constitution, with signatories from the different barangays nationwide not knowing the nuances and implications of the amendment. Even the House of Representatives, who go for Cha-Cha through the initiative route, and the Senate, who go for Cha-Cha through the normal legislative route by adding “unless otherwise provided by law”, are disunited at a time when the country faces a growing array of challenges from within and without. By outvoting the Senate in the joint voting because of the daunting numbers of Congressmen, term limits of elective public officers from the President down to barangay officials may be lifted, safeguards on the power to proclaim martial law and suspension of the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus relaxed, judicial power of the Supreme Court imperiled, etc.