Today's topics:

• Amazon's New AI Model: Amazon's AI model showing emergent language abilities, sparking debates on AI's human-like intelligence.
• Alabama Supreme Court Ruling on Embryos: Examined the ruling that embryos are human beings, affecting the infertility industry.
• Justice Alito's Prediction on Religious Dissenters: Addressed how a prediction by Justice Alito regarding the treatment of religious dissenters to same-sex marriage has materialized.
• Analyzing Movies Biblically:  Tips for analyzing movies from a biblical perspective.
• 'He Gets Us' Campaign and Foot Washing Ad: Critiqued the campaign's portrayal of love in political contexts.
• Christian Couples and Having Children: Discussed whether Christian married couples are biblically obligated to have children.
• Ending Life by Stopping Medications: Explored the ethical considerations of ending life by discontinuing medications.

Read a transcript of this episode at: https://www.biola.edu/blogs/think-biblically/2024/cultural-update-ai-s-getting-more-human-like-alabama-ruling-on-embryos-analyzing-movies-biblically.

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