4 Steps to the Immaterial [Narration]

Article here: Get full access to Steve Patterson's Substack at stevepatterson.substack.com/subscribe

I'm joined by Aaron Day of the Daylight Freedom Foundation to talk about... a completely different subject than we originally planned. He shares his story about moving away from atheist materialism, and we also discuss the role (and dangers) of social hierarchies and other topics. Get full access to Steve Patterson's Substack at stevepatterson.substack.com/subscribe

Written article here: Get full access to Steve Patterson's Substack at stevepatterson.substack.com/subscribe

The biggest hangup I have with Catholicism (and all the mainline branches of Christianity) is the Trinity. I can understand a lower-case-t trinitarianism—that the concepts of “Father God”, “Son of God” and “Holy Spirit” are valid and useful—but the official doctrine of the Trinity still confuses me. Get full access to Steve Patterson's Substack at stevepatterson.substack.com/subscribe

The best Christian philosophy I’ve heard comes from the ancient traditions—Catholicism and Orthodoxy. I would never have expected it five years ago, but I’m coming around to Catholicism in particular… Get full access to Steve Patterson's Substack at stevepatterson.substack.com/subscribe

Written article here: Get full access to Steve Patterson's Substack at stevepatterson.substack.com/subscribe

Article here: Get full access to Steve Patterson's Substack at stevepatterson.substack.com/subscribe

Article here: Get full access to Steve Patterson's Substack at stevepatterson.substack.com/subscribe

The world outside our mind is actually glued together; relations are mind-independent; and patterns are objectively real. Get full access to Steve Patterson's Substack at stevepatterson.substack.com/subscribe

Trying to envision life alongside AI. How will our culture change? What will the norms be around beloved robots?  Should we let the machines hijack our emotional circuitry?  Will AI become the highest-level decision makers within governments? Get full access to Steve Patterson's Substack at stevepatterson.substack.com/subscribe