Stephen M. Barr

Jul 24, 2024 | firstthings.com | Stephen M. Barr

Determined: A Science of Life without Free Willby robert m. sapolskypenguin, 528 pages, $35 Many people have been amazed by the capabilities of ChatGPT and the rapid advances in artificial intelligence. But something even more remarkable has now appeared: a book, described by its publishers as “plumb[ing] the depths of the science and philosophy of decision-making,” that claims to have been written entirely by a machine. Strange as it may sound, the book’s author—one “Robert M.

Oct 5, 2023 | churchlifejournal.nd.edu | Stephen M. Barr |Abigail Rine Favale

Some Catholics are not sure what to think of biological evolution. They hear from their evangelical Protestant friends and neighbors that it is contrary to Christian belief, but they do not hear much on the subject one way or the other from authorities in the Catholic Church. For example, the topic is never explicitly mentioned in the Catechism of the Catholic Church.