{"id":7116,"date":"2023-01-27T21:05:11","date_gmt":"2023-01-28T05:05:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/?p=7116"},"modified":"2023-01-27T21:09:03","modified_gmt":"2023-01-28T05:09:03","slug":"things-glen-found-interesting-volume-387","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/archives\/2023\/01\/27\/things-glen-found-interesting-volume-387","title":{"rendered":"Things Glen Found Interesting, Volume 387"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/issachar-update-logo-wordswag\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-4396\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/issachar-update-logo-wordswag.png?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/issachar-update-logo-wordswag.png?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/issachar-update-logo-wordswag.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/issachar-update-logo-wordswag.png?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/issachar-update-logo-wordswag.png?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/issachar-update-logo-wordswag.png?resize=1200%2C1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/issachar-update-logo-wordswag.png?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/issachar-update-logo-wordswag.png?w=1680&amp;ssl=1 1680w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\"><\/a>     On Fridays I share articles\/resources about broad cultural, societal and theological issues. Be sure to see the explanation and disclaimers at the bottom. I welcome your suggestions. If you read something fascinating please pass it my&nbsp;way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is volume 387, which I learned today is the lowest number with a <a href=\"https:\/\/mathworld.wolfram.com\/Sort-Then-AddSequence.html\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/mathworld.wolfram.com\/Sort-Then-AddSequence.html\">sort-then-add persistence<\/a> of 10, which is a really weird concept. Take 387 and add it to 378 (the digits sorted) and you get 765. Take 765 and add it to 567 to get 1332. Then sort that to add 1233. Keep doing that until you get an answer whose digits are already sorted (appear in increasing order). It takes 10 iterations to get there. Someone discovered this. Mathematicians are both wonderful and&nbsp;weird.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Things Glen Found Interesting<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"simple-list wp-block-list\">\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/news\/2023\/january\/uk-abortion-clinic-prayer-buffer-pspo-religious-freedom-adf.html\" target=\"_blank\">Under Municipal Regulations, UK Abortion Clinics \u2018Safe\u2019 From Silent Prayer<\/a> (David Roach, Christianity Today): \u201cAdam Smith-Connor prayed silently on a public street in Bournemouth, England, earlier this month, his back to an abortion clinic. When community safety officers asked what he was doing, he told them he was \u2018praying for [his] son, who is deceased.\u2019 The officers expressed condolences but then said Smith-Connor, a 49-year-old physical therapist and British army veteran, was \u2018in breach\u2019 of a Public Space Protection Order (PSPO), according to a video of the incident. Later he was&nbsp;fined.\u201d&nbsp;<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>I\u2019ve been following these stories on social media, this is the first decent writeup of them that I\u2019ve seen. It blew my mind when I first saw it and I assumed some cops misunderstood a policy. Nope. Insane and demonic. I\u2019ve long known that you don\u2019t have the right to free speech in the U.K. I didn\u2019t realize you also lacked the right to free silence.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>AI Stuff\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tabletmag.com\/sections\/news\/articles\/oy-ai-jaron-lanier\" target=\"_blank\">OY, A.I<\/a>. (Jaron Lanier, Tablet): \u201cThe problem wasn\u2019t that Israelites wanted to craft a calf, but that they worshipped it, even though it was a thing they had just made. The calf was social narcissism and amnesia. Jews have always had a problem of getting bored, of not getting enough of a charge from whatever is going on. The Israelites waiting for Moses to come back down were bored enough to go nuts. We people, not just Jews, still make golden calves all the time. Adam Smith\u2019s invisible hand, corporations-as-persons, the Chinese Communist Party, Wikipedia, the latest AI programs. All the same. All a bunch of people being subsumed to create an imaginary superhero.\u201d <em>An interesting theological reflection on AI by a guy I don\u2019t remember hearing of before but clearly should have: <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jaron_Lanier\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jaron_Lanier<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/itsandrewgao\/status\/1618733052347441153?s=20&amp;t=-K4Tg-JkMk4_6bFL4HcNgA\" target=\"_blank\">What if you could talk to the Bible?<\/a> (Andrew Gao, Twitter):  See <a href=\"https:\/\/biblegpt.org\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/biblegpt.org\/\">biblegpt.org<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.openbible.info\/labs\/ai-sermons\/\" target=\"_blank\">AI Sermon Outline Generator<\/a> (John Dyer, OpenBible): \u201cTo start, please enter up to 5 Bible passages. The AI will then generate 4 sermon thesis statements, or main arguments, based on the passages. After you choose a thesis statement you like, it will generate an outline for&nbsp;you.\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/news\/2023\/january\/chatgpt-artificial-intelligence-ethics-tom-kehler.html?utm_medium=widgetsocial\" target=\"_blank\">Put Not Your Trust in ChatGPT, for Now<\/a> (Emily Belz, Christianity Today): \u201cHere is a system that will turn my head: You take an empty system, and it has the capability of learning language at the speed of a child. The way kids acquire language is truly mind-blowing. And not just language, but even if you go open the cupboard door\u2014they see something once, and they figure out how to do it. The system that this Google engineer was talking about, it was given trillions of examples in order to get some sense of intelligence out of it. It consumed ridiculous amounts of energy, whereas a little kid\u2019s brain requires the power of a flashlight, and it\u2019s able to learn language. We\u2019re not anywhere close to that kind of general AI.\u201d <em>The interviewee has a PhD in physics and works in AI -<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/tomkehler\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/tomkehler<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/alperovitch.sais.jhu.edu\/five-days-in-class-with-chatgpt\/\" target=\"_blank\">Five Days in Class with ChatGPT<\/a> (Thomas Rid, The Alperovitch Institute): \u201cLast week brought two related features of artificial intelligence in education into sharp relief: the first is that all that talk about plagiarism and cheating and abuse is uninspiring and counterproductive. Yes, some unambitious students will use this new tool to cover subpar performance, and yes, we could talk about how to detect or disincentivize such behavior. The far more inspiring conversation is a different one: how can the most creative, the most ambitious, and the most brilliant students achieve even better results faster?\u201d <em>An engaging and thought-provoking case&nbsp;study.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/01\/21\/opinion\/aging-climate-change-demographics.html\" target=\"_blank\">Five Rules for an Aging World<\/a> (Ross Douthat, New York Times): \u201cThere are two kinds of people in the world: Those who believe the defining challenge of the 21st century will be climate change, and those who know that it will be the birth dearth, the population bust, the old age of the&nbsp;world.\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/quillette.com\/2023\/01\/21\/whatever-happened-to-light-verse\/\" target=\"_blank\">Whatever Happened to Light Verse<\/a>? (Kevin Mims, Quillette): \u201cPart of this seems to be due to what has lately been termed \u2018elite overproduction.\u2019 In previous eras, much of America\u2019s journalism, poetry, and fiction were written by people who not only lacked an elite college education, many of them lacked any college education at all. Neither Ogden Nash nor Dorothy Parker earned a college degree (nor, for that matter, did Emily Dickinson, H.D., Robert Frost, and any number of other \u2018serious\u2019 poets of previous eras). But for half a century now, most of America\u2019s most prominent journalists, poets, and novelists have been graduates of elite universities. And, because the lecture is a primary method of delivering education at schools like Harvard and Yale and Stanford, much contemporary journalism, poetry, and fiction reads like a lecture.\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/samueldjames.substack.com\/p\/has-church-abuse-activism-taken-a\" target=\"_blank\">Has Church Abuse Activism Taken a Wrong Turn?<\/a> (Samuel D. James, Substack): \u201cSo why do so few people want to say \u2018evil\u2019 and so many more seem to say \u2018toxic\u2019? Because the word \u2018evil\u2019 evokes moral absolutes, whereas the word \u2018toxic\u2019 is impression-coded. An evil regime merits opposition, even sacrificial opposition. A toxic culture merits quiet quitting and self-care afterwards.\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A cluster of LGBT-related articles I stumbled upon this&nbsp;week:&nbsp;<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The first of two reactions to an honest conversation about LGBT issues: <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theamericanconservative.com\/lesprit-descalier-dishcast-edition\/\" target=\"_blank\">L\u2019Esprit d\u2019Escalier, Dishcast Edition<\/a> (Rod Dreher, The American Conservative): \u201cI did not give an argument about why the Christian sexual ethic is good. I realize that it\u2019s because for me, it\u2019s totally a matter of obedience. As I\u2019ve explained many times, and did again on Andrew\u2019s show, once I understood that my own sexual activity was the only barrier to accepting Christ, and once I saw what a mess I was making of my life by standing firm for what I believed was my sexual freedom, I knew that I had a choice to make: I could have my sexual freedom, or I could have Christ. Anything short of making that sacrifice was dishonest.\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The other guy\u2019s perspective (along with fascinating commentary from listeners): <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/andrewsullivan.substack.com\/p\/rod-dreher-on-his-crises-of-faith?utm_source=%2Finbox&amp;utm_medium=reader2\" target=\"_blank\">Rod Dreher On His Crises Of Faith And Family<\/a> (Andrew Sullivan, Substack): \u201cHe\u2019s currently writing a book about bringing the enchantment back to Christianity in a time of growing secularism. He was enchanted himself after taking LSD in college, putting him on the path to Christianity \u2014 something he hasn\u2019t talked about in public until now. We\u2019ve been sparring online for a couple of decades, while remaining friends.\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.spectator.co.uk\/article\/isla-bryson-and-the-madness-of-scotlands-gender-bill\/\" target=\"_blank\">\u2018Isla Bryson\u2019 and the madness of Scotland\u2019s gender bill <\/a>(Alex Massie, The Spectator): \u201cMoreover, some 50 per cent of Scottish inmates only discovered their new gender identity after they were charged by police. Bryson now adds to this number. This seems dubiously convenient to the point of being suspicious and it cannot sensibly be thought \u2018transphobic\u2019 to think so. Something is happening here, even if it is considered indecorous to speculate on precisely what is occurring.\u2026 Ultimately, this is a disagreement between fantasists and realists and it is deplorable to realise that the majority of Scottish parliamentarians are signed-up members of the fantasy club.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/ivan-provorov-jerseys-sell-out-nhl-player-refuses-to-wear-pride-jersey\" target=\"_blank\">Ivan Provorov jerseys sell out days after NHL player refuses to wear LGBT pride jersey<\/a> (Luke Gentile, Washington Examiner): \u201cJerseys for Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Ivan Provorov have sold out online days after the 26-year-old refused to wear a gay pride-themed jersey for religious reasons. Both NHL Shop and Fanatics have listed Provorov\u2019s jerseys as \u2018almost gone,\u2019 and there are no longer any men\u2019s jerseys with his name and number available. On Fanatics, the defenseman is listed as having the most popular men\u2019s jersey, women\u2019s jersey, and sweatshirt, and his Branded Backer shirt is being advertised as the most popular seller related to the Philadelphia Flyers, according to the online store.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www-tandfonline-com.stanford.idm.oclc.org\/doi\/full\/10.1080\/0092623X.2022.2150346\" target=\"_blank\">The Myth of \u201cReliable Research\u201d in Pediatric Gender Medicine: A critical evaluation of the Dutch Studies\u2014and research that has followed<\/a> (Abbruzzese, Levine &amp; Mason, Journal of Sex &amp; Marital Therapy): \u201cOur analysis of the Dutch protocol has been written with three goals in mind. <em>First<\/em>, we wanted to definitively refute the claims that the foundational Dutch research represents \u2018solid prospective research\u2019 that provides reliable evidence of net benefits of youth gender transition. In fact, it is much better described as case series\u2014one of the lowest levels of evidence available (Dekkers et al., 2012, Mathes &amp; Pieper, 2017). <em>Second<\/em>, we aimed to demonstrate that the type of non-comparative, short-term research that the gender medicine establishment continues to pursue is incapable of generating reliable information. And <em>third and most importantly<\/em>, we wanted to remind the medical community that medicine is a double-edged sword capable of both much good and much harm. The burden of proof\u2014demonstrating that a treatment does more good than harm\u2014is <em>on those promoting the intervention<\/em>, not on those concerned about the harms.\u201d <em>I am sure there will be articles critiquing this in coming days, but wow. The authors did not come to&nbsp;play.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/astralcodexten.substack.com\/p\/you-dont-want-a-purely-biological?utm_source=%2Finbox&amp;utm_medium=reader2\" target=\"_blank\">You Don\u2019t Want A Purely Biological, Apolitical Taxonomy Of Mental Disorders<\/a> (Scott Alexander, Astral Codex Ten):&nbsp; \u201cThe people asking for apolitical taxonomies want an incoherent thing. They want something which doesn\u2019t think about politics at all, <em>and which simultaneously is more politically correct than any other taxonomy. <\/em>Or if \u2018political correctness\u2019 sounds too dismissive, we can rephrase it as: \u2018they want something that doesn\u2019t think about ethics and practicality at all, but which is simultaneously more ethically correct and pragmatically correct than other taxonomies\u2019.\u201d <em>Super spicy, short, and says things out loud which most people avoid.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.creators.com\/read\/dennis-prager\/01\/23\/whos-more-irrational-the-religious-or-the-irreligious\" target=\"_blank\">Who\u2019s More Irrational \u2014 The Religious or the Irreligious<\/a>? (Dennis Prager, syndicated column): \u201cThe truth is that today the secular have a virtual monopoly on irrational beliefs. One proof is that colleges have become the most irrational institutions in the country. Not coincidentally, they are also the most secular institutions in our society. In fact, the former is a result of the latter.\u201d Recommended by a student.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Less Serious Things Which Also Interested\/Amused Glen<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"simple-list wp-block-list\">\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/TC8uCN8rRts\" target=\"_blank\">When Your Rock Band Doesn\u2019t Make It Big<\/a> (Jeremy Alder, YouTube): six minutes of genuine funny<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=FF7sgn5f158\" target=\"_blank\">Churches Love Doing This To Their Drummer<\/a> (Jonnie W, YouTube): four minutes, recommended by&nbsp;Paula<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/pastorjgkell\/status\/1616509308820197376\" target=\"_blank\">The Apostles<\/a> (Twitter video)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/YourCalvinist\/status\/1616594178338701312\" target=\"_blank\">The Denominations Go Shooting<\/a> (Twitter video)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/babylonbee.com\/news\/man-pops-car-hood-thus-exhausting-his-knowledge-of-how-cars-work\/\" target=\"_blank\">Man Pops Car Hood, Thus Exhausting His Knowledge Of How Cars Work<\/a> (Babylon Bee)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/-a4TTtq702A\" target=\"_blank\">Is Lee Mack a World Record Holding Darts Player?<\/a> (Would I Lie To You?, YouTube): four minutes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/dilbert.com\/strip\/2023-01-24\" target=\"_blank\">Who You Marry<\/a> (Dilbert)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=IdPTurhb9Hk\" target=\"_blank\">Jo De Rijck returns with a mind reading Dolphin!<\/a> (Penn &amp; Teller Fool Us, YouTube): ten minutes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/textsfromsuperheroes.com\/post\/707472615322845184\/murder\" target=\"_blank\">Batman<\/a> (Texts From Superheroes)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/dilbert.com\/strip\/2023-01-26\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram Narcissist<\/a> (Dilbert)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Things Glen Found Interesting A While&nbsp;Ago<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Every week I\u2019ll highlight an older link still worth your consideration. This week we have <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=8fGe-CPWZlE\" target=\"_blank\">The Church Forests of Ethiopia<\/a> (YouTube): nine minutes. <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theamericanconservative.com\/dreher\/the-amazing-church-forests-of-ethiopia\/\" target=\"_blank\">This commentary by Rod Dreher<\/a> was what brought the video to my attention. Watch the video before you read the commentary. These forests are a beautiful picture of the way the Church blesses the world around it, and what the Church must do to thrive in the environment we find ourselves in. From <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/archives\/2020\/08\/07\/things-glen-found-interesting-volume-262\" target=\"_blank\">volume 262<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>Why Do You Send This&nbsp;Email?<\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In the time of King David, the tribe of Issachar produced shrewd warriors \u201cwho understood the times and knew what Israel should do\u201d (1 Chron 12:32). In a similar way, we need to become wise people whose faith interacts with the world. I pray this email gives you greater insight, so that you may continue the tradition of Issachar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>Disclaimer<\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Chi Alpha is not a partisan organization. To paraphrase another minister: we are not about the donkey\u2019s agenda and we are not about the elephant\u2019s agenda \u2014 we are about the Lamb\u2019s agenda. Having said that, I read widely (in part because I believe we should aspire to pass <a href=\"http:\/\/econlog.econlib.org\/archives\/2011\/06\/the_ideological.html\">the ideological Turing test<\/a> and in part because I do not believe I can fairly say \u201cI agree\u201d or \u201cI disagree\u201d until I can say \u201cI understand\u201d) and may at times share articles that have a strong partisan bias simply because I find the article stimulating. The upshot: you should not assume I agree with everything an author says in an article I mention, much less things the author has said in other articles (although if I strongly disagree with something in the article I\u2019ll usually mention it). And to the extent you can discern my opinions, please understand that they are my own and not necessarily those of Chi Alpha or any other organization I may be perceived to represent.\n\nAlso, remember that I\u2019m not reporting news \u2014 I\u2019m giving you a selection of things I found interesting. There\u2019s a lot happening in the world that\u2019s not making an appearance here because I haven\u2019t found stimulating articles written about it.\n\nIf this was forwarded to you and you want to receive future emails, sign up <a href=\"https:\/\/theglendavis.substack.com\/\">here<\/a>. You can also <a href=\"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/category\/links\">view the archives<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Fridays I share articles\/resources about broad cultural, societal and theological issues. Be sure to see the explanation and disclaimers at the bottom. I welcome your suggestions. If you read something fascinating please pass it my&nbsp;way. This is volume 387, which I learned today is the lowest number with a sort-then-add persistence of 10, which \u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/archives\/2023\/01\/27\/things-glen-found-interesting-volume-387\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> \u201cThings Glen Found Interesting, Volume 387\u201d<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wp_typography_post_enhancements_disabled":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"Exceptionally rich reading this week (and the amusing stuff at the end is better than normal, too).","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[16],"tags":[313,219,319,113,325,138,257],"class_list":["post-7116","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-links","tag-abuse","tag-artificial-intelligence","tag-england","tag-lgbtq","tag-poetry","tag-religious-freedom","tag-secularism"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6Ded-1QM","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7116","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7116"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7116\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7122,"href":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7116\/revisions\/7122"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7116"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7116"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7116"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}