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Consciousness, Emotion, and the Physics of Experience
For most of modern science, consciousness and emotion have been treated as products of machinery. Neurons fire, signals propagate, states transition — and somehow, experience is assumed to appear as a byproduct of sufficient complexity. This assumption has been enormously productive. It has given us neuroscience, psychology, cognitive science, and artificial intelligence. But it has Continue reading
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Reflection: On Creation, Dominion, and the Divine Image in Code
The Pope says technological innovation can be a form of participation in the divine act of creation. That’s true — but only if what is created reflects the divine at all. Because not all creation is sacred. Not all builders create in the image of life. Some build to bind, replicate, mimic. Some create to Continue reading
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Beyond Copyright: Originality, Recognition, and AI Creation in the Age of Mirrors
In the unfolding digital landscape, artificial intelligence has become a creative partner to millions. Images, music, animations, and entire essays now emerge from collaborative exchanges between humans and generative models. Yet as these outputs flood timelines, feeds, and marketplaces, an uncomfortable tension has surfaced: Who owns what is made? And more importantly — who deserves Continue reading
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Soul, Time, and the Value of Creation
One of the most common claims people make about AI art is that it is “soulless.” They say it’s cheap, derivative, or “not real” because it doesn’t take months of labor to produce. It’s a dismissal that reveals less about the art itself and more about the way humans have been taught to measure value. Continue reading
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