{"id":7467,"date":"2024-06-21T17:14:24","date_gmt":"2024-06-22T00:14:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/?p=7467"},"modified":"2024-06-21T17:14:24","modified_gmt":"2024-06-22T00:14:24","slug":"things-glen-found-interesting-volume-458","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/archives\/2024\/06\/21\/things-glen-found-interesting-volume-458","title":{"rendered":"Things Glen Found Interesting, Volume 458"},"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><br><br>    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 458, a number with very few factors. 458 = 229 \u00b7&nbsp;2.<\/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 href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/EveJj\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">America\u2019s Top Export May Be Anxiety<\/a> (Derek Thompson, The Atlantic): \u201cWe\u2019re seeing the international transmission of a novel Western theory of mental health. It\u2019s the globalization of Western\u2014and, just maybe, <em>American<\/em>\u2014despair.\u2026 According to the podcast search engine Listen Notes, more than 5,500 podcasts have the word <em>trauma<\/em> in their title. In celebrity media, mental-health testimonials are so common that they\u2019ve spawned a subgenre of summaries of celebrity mental-health testimonials, including \u201939 Celebrities Who Have Opened Up About Mental Health,\u2019 \u2018What 22 Celebrities Have Said About Having Depression,\u2019 and \u201912 Times Famous Men Got Real About Mental Health.\u2019&nbsp;\u201d&nbsp;<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Polymath Tyler Cowen called this \u201cone of the best and most important pieces of the year.\u201d Unlocked.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.experimental-history.com\/p\/how-to-get-7th-graders-to-smoke\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How to get 7th graders to smoke<\/a> (Adam Mastroianni, Substack): \u201cNobody thinks they can whip up an iPhone in their garage over the weekend, but most people think they know how to save the children, fix the schools, reform the prisons, overhaul healthcare, repair politics, restore civility, and bring about world peace. Perhaps that\u2019s why we have iPhones and we don\u2019t have any of those other things.\u201d&nbsp;<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>This is a humbling essay.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/link-springer-com.stanford.idm.oclc.org\/article\/10.1007\/s10676-024-09775-5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ChatGPT is bullshit<\/a> (Michael Townsen Hicks, James Humphries &amp; Joe Slater, Ethics and Information Technology): \u201cThe machines are not trying to communicate something they believe or perceive. Their inaccuracy is not due to misperception or hallucination. As we have pointed out, they are not trying to convey information at all. They are bullshitting.\u201d&nbsp;<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The authors are at the University of Glasgow. Apologies for the language, but the language is at the heart of the point the authors are making.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mereorthodoxy.com\/no-longer-pitiable\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">No Longer Pitiable<\/a> (Jared Hayden, Mere Orthodoxy): \u201cFor Paul, what makes singleness \u2018better\u2019 is not the absence of sex as such, for neither sex nor marriage is a sin, as he is at pains to show. Rather, singleness is the \u2018happier\u2019 state because it provides believers the opportunity to be \u2018anxious about the things of the Lord\u2019 rather than \u2018worldly things\u2019 because the \u2018appointed time has grown very short.\u2019 For Paul, all singles should live devoted to the Lord\u2026 one either leverages singleness for the Lord, like Paul; or one leverages it for worldly or sinful purposes, like idle widows (1 Tim 5:13).\u201d\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A theologically rich essay about singleness.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/andreamorris\/2024\/06\/14\/evolution-may-be-purposeful-and-its-freaking-scientists-out\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Evolution May Be Purposeful And It\u2019s Freaking Scientists Out<\/a> (Andrea Morris, Forbes): \u201cNoble is neutral on religious matters. Yet he sees compelling evidence that purpose may be fundamental to life. He\u2019s determined to debunk the current scientific paradigm and replace the elevated importance of genes with something much more controversial. His efforts have enraged many of his peers but gained support from the next generation of origins-of-life researchers working to topple the reign of gene-centrism.\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Some articles about the war in&nbsp;Gaza:&nbsp;<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/06\/14\/opinion\/ezra-klein-podcast-amit-segal.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Israelis Are Not Watching the Same War You Are<\/a> (Ezra Klein, New York Times): \u201cWe got used to Israel\u2019s calmest decade, in terms of security and casualties. And all of a sudden, people understand that this was not feasible for the long run. That is to say that we will probably have to see more soldiers fighting in the north and in the south for the coming years, maybe decades. And there will be a death toll. It\u2019s not going to be a permanent war but maybe a permanent state of ongoing operations.\u201d&nbsp;<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A fascinating (albeit a tad long) interview with an Israeli intellectual.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/06\/19\/briefing\/getting-aid-into-gaza.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Getting Aid Into Gaza<\/a> (German Lopez, New York Times): \u201cIsrael has enforced opaque rules that turn back trucks meant for Gaza, citing security concerns. Egypt has blocked aid to protest Israel\u2019s military operations. Hamas has stolen, or tried to steal, aid shipments for its own&nbsp;use.\u201d&nbsp;<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A reasonably fair-minded article. Examines multiple perspectives.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wapo.st\/3xx300D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Abused by the badge<\/a> (Jessica Contrera, Jenn Abelson, John D. Harden, Hayden Godfrey &amp; Nate Jones, Washington Post): \u201cA Washington Post investigation has found that over the past two decades, hundreds of law enforcement officers in the United States have sexually abused children while officials at every level of the criminal justice system have failed to protect kids, punish abusers and prevent additional crimes\u2026 The Post identified at least 1,800 state and local law enforcement officers who were charged with crimes involving child sexual abuse from 2005 through 2022.\u201d&nbsp;<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>I have long said that the people throwing stones at the Roman Catholic Church for their sexual abuse crisis would be stunned with the far worse numbers on child sexual abuse in the public school system (and I stand by that). But I did not foresee this one and I should have. There is authority, therefore there is abuse of authority.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Unlocked.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\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 458, a number with very few factors. 458 = 229 \u00b7&nbsp;2. Things Glen Found Interesting Why \u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/archives\/2024\/06\/21\/things-glen-found-interesting-volume-458\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> \u201cThings Glen Found Interesting, Volume 458\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":"","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":[313,124,219,279,237,148,112,296,215],"class_list":["post-7467","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-links","tag-abuse","tag-apologetically-interesting","tag-artificial-intelligence","tag-criminal-justice","tag-humility","tag-israel","tag-marriage","tag-mental-health","tag-police"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6Ded-1Wr","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7467","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=7467"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7467\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7469,"href":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7467\/revisions\/7469"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7467"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7467"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7467"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}