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Dr. James Spencer and producer/journalist, Richard Beattie, talk about Halloween and the globalization of seasons, consumerism, and regionalism. This came from an Op-ed that James wrote in 2022 for Halloween.
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What it means to be human--If you look at history it could be "to err," or to "empathetic," or sympathetic. Can your computer be human? And with that can we become less human if artificial intelligence overtakes us. Wait! Can AI overtake us? Dr. James Spencer and producer Richard Beattie have a conversation or a brainstorm on human nature as well as dehumanization.
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This is a special podcast with skateboarding pro, Josh Harmony. Dr. James Spencer and Nate Giarratano take us on a journey with Josh that has had its share of bumps and bruises! This is a two-part story. Remember: Wear a helmet.
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Dr. James Spencer makes the connection between dehumanization in the latest push towards AI with slavery, human trafficking and what we are becoming. This is one conversation that is useful and helpful in reaching an understanding on how to be "Thinking Christian."
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In yesterday's edition of Thinking Christian, Dr. James Spencer had a useful conversation with Skateboard Pro, Josh Harmony. We left off at a place in Josh's life and career, where he was at a crossroads and how a move was much more than physical! Here is the rest of that story. That's on this edition of Thinking Christian!
Listen to Part 1: https://apple.co/3QNU5yS / https://sptfy.com/Pdm1
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Are you someone who takes time to think and process, rather than rushing to make decisions? In a world filled with distractions, being able to consciously determine how you're going to spend your time, who you're going to spend it with, and why you're going to do certain things is a gift. In this episode, Dr. James Spencer and Richard Arnold Beattie have a thoughtful conversation on Christian resistance and what it means in time and space.
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Dr. James Spencer and Richard Beattie talk Baseball and Thinking Christian with Baseball Star Darryl Strawberry. In addition to discussing his career, Darryl shares how he had to renew his mind through the Word of God and let go of his old ways to live according to God's principles.
For the full conversation with Daryl Strawberry, check it out at link: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/thinking-christian-clear-theology-for-a-confusing-world/id1712162582?i=1000649282472
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Here is the second part of the discussion between Dr. James Spencer and John Van Sloten on the connection between creation, arts and science. A good way to end the first week of "Thinking Christian."
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Is there a link to Scientific Method and Creative Process? On Jamesgspencer.com, we discuss the link with John Van Sloten on Think Radio, the artist once known as Talk Radio begins "thoughtful and useful conversations!" The new book by pastor and author John Van Sloten explores the connection to creation, the creator and science.
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What if artificial intelligence (AI) is allowing us to reward our own bad behavior? At what point is the need for the sort of efficiency AI promises to provide driven by our skewed priorities, broken systems, and unwillingness to address our problems through non-technological means? I don’t doubt that AI will help humans move beyond where we could go individually or together in certain arenas. Like other technological platforms, AI will have benefits. As we look at the various ways AI models are being used, we need to consider in a robust fashion who is benefiting from these new technologies and, perhaps more importantly, how they are benefiting.
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From the publisher's feed
Thinking Christian is a podcast hosted by Dr. James Spencer, president of the D. L. Moody Center and author of Digital Discernment (InterVarsity Press), with co-host Dr. Ashish Varma. Reading the Bible as the final authority for life and faith means questioning the assumptions of our culture, even our Christian culture, so that we don't settle for a narrower vision than God's word offers.
James and Ashish talk with scholars, pastors, and authors about Scripture and theology, biblical manhood and discipleship, technology and AI, Christian nationalism and politics, church history, and faith and mental health.
Unsettling convention. Cultivating conviction.
Episodes, transcripts, articles, and questions: https://www.thinkingchristian.org

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