Algorithms are Rewriting Our Cultures

 

The earlier internet was a human-driven relevance engine, shaped by live interactions between people. But as social media evolved, algorithms began to drive the engine. Today they gather identity signals of others and deliver them precisely to those whom they can alarm and agitate the most. Algorithms are rewriting the cultures in which we live. Culture guides what is right and wrong and what our customs, traditions, laws, and values should be. Continue reading at - https://mailchi.mp/be4e593db3c2/algorithms-are-rewriting-our-cultures

Imagine a Consensual Hallucination Experienced Daily by Billions

 

Before: In 1983, 90 percent of what Americans called the news, plus other things they saw, watched, and heard were controlled by 50 corporations. After: By 2012, 6 corporations controlled 90% of what Americans called the news, plus other things they saw, watched, and heard on traditional media – plus social media with data abstracted from the banks of every computer in the human system. Continue reading at - https://mailchi.mp/42d8b71cf2fe/imagine-a-consensual-hallucination-experienced-daily-by-billions

From Social Relationships to Nations

 

In order to provide readers with the resources needed to understand and discuss subjects in these emails at a much deeper level, I will be uploading a series of modules. Today I uploaded Module #1 with these Key terms: social creatures, social organizations, social interaction, identities, nations, complex belief structures, religions, and science. This is foundational information required for any political, social, economic, scientific, or religious discussions. Continue reading at - https://mailchi.mp/ab73d1a0ee5c/from-social-relationships-to-nations

 

What Would Life on Earth Be Like?

 

At our meeting last night, I used a new example to explain the meaning of the words of very well-known prayer. They liked it so I thought I would share it with you today. It was a Jewish prayer in the first century, and became a Christian prayer later. It was a prayer that Rabbi Jeffrey Leynor and I talked about many times. Continue reading at - https://mailchi.mp/c6d7bf2f6230/what-would-life-on-earth-be-like

Formal Burial Customs Appear in Israel 110,000 Years Ago

 

The Hebrew University in Jerusalem posted this article today: “First burials: Compelling evidence that Neanderthal and Homo sapiens engaged in cultural exchange.” The first-ever published research on Tinshemet Cave reveals that Neanderthals and Homo sapiens in the mid-Middle Paleolithic Levant not only coexisted but actively interacted, sharing technology, lifestyles, and burial customs. For more information - https://mailchi.mp/e8c211cdf163/formal-burial-customs-appear-in-israel-110000-years-ago

Do You Know What Christ and Son of God Mean?

 

The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. The verse above is Mark 1:1 from the New King James Version. It contains two titles of Jesus that are found throughout the New Testament. Readers of most English translations cannot see the meanings of two key words because the translators transliterated the Greek words instead of translating them. Continue reading at - https://mailchi.mp/59d4bdaaa330/do-you-know-what-christ-and-son-of-god-mean

What Difference Does the Story You Tell Make?

 

The laws of nature govern many of the physical changes of your body, but the primary factors in determining your identities at different ages are stories that you hear, believe, and retell. Human institutions are also formed from stories, and over time, their stories usually change, too. These changes are usually linked to specific events, for example when Jesus became the Son of God. Continue reading at - https://mailchi.mp/597431f22651/what-difference-does-the-story-you-tell-make