It's been a month since Pope Leo XIV released Magnifica Humanitas, his encyclical on AI.
By now, you've most likely heard news sources and "influencers" alike weigh in on the Holy Father's approach to the digital revolution.
But while many of them have given a basic overview of the topics addressed, most have missed the deeper ideas that the encyclical is built on.
That's why I invited my close friend Michael Matheson Miller of the Acton Institute onto the Art of Catholic podcast.
He's been focused on and working through precisely these issues for a long time, and in our conversation, he exposes not only those deeper currents, but some of the darker forces which the Pope is addressing.
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My conversation with Michael explores questions such as:
- Why the Pope says technology isn’t neutral
- Understanding Transhumanism & Posthumanism...and their danger
- How our moral progress hasn’t matched our technical progress
- Why Catholics must reject the “technocratic paradigm” (and what that is)
- Why many tech professionals believe death is just a “glitch” to be solved
- What to do when we feel helpless in the face of technology
- And much more!
Don't mistake this as all doom and gloom, by any means.
On the contrary, we delve into these darker themes in order to better understand how we can put Pope Leo's teachings into practice and approach technology in a way that serves the good of humanity.
In other words, this is a very important episode.
God bless,
Matthew
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