Originally posted on HumanProgress.org If you spend any sleepless nights worrying about deep fakes, give yourself a break. It’s understandable for people and experts to be concerned about this technology, but the reality gives us reason to be hopeful and certainly less dire than current predictions. The dire warnings and reactions seem to rest on…
I had the privilege of moderating a panel of folks from different faith traditions and perspectives on these topics. You can listen to the full event here.
EVALUATING DIGITAL CURRENCY’S USE IN FURTHERING GOD’S KINGDOM Taken from Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission’s Light magazine Summer 2018: Navigating The Digital Age. Have you heard the term Bitcoin? It’s an example of technology making the unimaginable, possible. But, is Bitcoin just another scheme to get rich quick? Is it a currency designed for criminals?…
As part of my role on the AEI Values & Capitalism Ideas Council, I spoke to groups of students at Gordon College, the University of Virginia, and Grove City College on the book I coauthored, Called to Freedom: Why You Can Be Christian and Libertarian. The Gordon College event–pictures here–was a large event open to all….
In a time of heightened emotional reaction to pretty much anything, the phrase “net neutrality” can be up there with the best of them. Or many may be left scratching their head at the phrase. I worked at public policy organizations for a number of years before I knew what people even meant by the…
Ep 39: Libertarians and Libertinism with Taylor Barkley Listen to and download the podcast at libertarianchristians.com The popular perception of libertarianism is often skewed. While those on the left tend to think of libertarians as greedy and self-absorbed with no concern for the poor, those on the right — and particularly the Christian right —…
Read the entire article originally published at JuicyEcumenism.com: The Institute for Religion and Democracy’s Blog. “Young Evangelicals Elise Daniel and Taylor Barkley discussed their belief that Christianity is politically compatible with libertarianism at a Faith and Law presentation at Capitol Hill on Friday, January 6. Daniel, currently working on Capitol Hill and a co-author with…
Former Christianity Today Editor Andy Crouch’s recently published book, The Tech-Wise Family: Everyday Steps for Putting Technology in Its Proper Place was a pleasant surprise. I liked it better than I thought I would. It’s a short, pleasant combination of research by the Barna Group into evangelical family’s views on technology and Crouch’s perspectives and…
At what point are humans, fully assimilated with technology, no longer human? Do self-sustaining artificially intelligent (AI) beings have rights? For many, the singularity is not a question of “if”, but “when”? Therefore, the question of God is more real than ever. Yet, while 80 percent of the American population claims to believe in God,…
Originally posted at the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission blog Apple CEO Tim Cook’s letter about the FBI brought forth both emotional outrage and joyful fist-pumping from the tech community. It also has brought a very public spotlight to a conflict between two great problems that plague the modern era: security against threats and the…