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You\u2019ve heard of TGIF? This is TGFI: Things Glen Found Interesting<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Fridays I share articles\/resources about broad cultural, societal and theological issues likely to be of interest to Christians in college. Be sure to see the explanation and disclaimers at the bottom. I welcome your suggestions, so if you read something fascinating please pass it my way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Things Glen Found Interesting<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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  1. Misunderstanding Porn<\/a> (Matthew Loftus, Mere Orthodoxy): \u201cThere are many ways in which people misunderstand porn, but perhaps the best way to summarize the corrections necessary is to say that porn is not the same as physical sex and porn addiction is not merely a matter of sexual temptation.\u2026 <\/em>Why can\u2019t a porn addict\u2019s habit be broken by sex with his wife? The simplest answer is to ask another question: could a Christian husband\u2019s temptation to idolatry be broken by sex with his wife? Of course not. Neither would his anger or pride. It is like asking if a person addicted to cocaine could have their desire satisfied by eating a delicious steak.\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Accommodation Nation<\/a> (Rose Horowitch, The Atlantic): \u201cOver the past decade and a half, however, the share of students at selective universities who qualify for accommodations\u2014often, extra time on tests\u2014has grown at a breathtaking pace. At the University of Chicago, the number has more than tripled over the past eight years; at UC Berkeley, it has nearly quintupled over the past 15 years.\u2026 Paul Graham Fisher, a Stanford professor who served as co-chair of the university\u2019s disability task force, told me, \u2018I have had conversations with people in the Stanford administration. They\u2019ve talked about at what point can we say no?<\/em> What if it hits 50 or 60 percent? At what point do you just say \u2018We can\u2019t do this\u2019?\u2019 This year, 38 percent of Stanford undergraduates are registered as having a disability; in the fall quarter, 24 percent of undergraduates were receiving academic or housing accommodations.\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. I Set A Trap To Catch Students Cheating With AI. The Result Was Deflating<\/a> (Will Teague, Huffington Post): \u201cI received 122 paper submissions. Of those, the Trojan horse easily identified 33 AI-generated papers. I sent these stats to all the students and gave them the opportunity to admit to using AI before they were locked into failing the class. Another 14 outed themselves. In other words, nearly 39% of the submissions were at least partially written by AI.\u2026 Let me tell you why the Trojan horse worked. It is because students do not know what they do not know.\u201d