Ali Batir

M.A. Student | Theology & Culture | Bushnell University '27

[Ali Batir @alibbatir]

Likes Over Lives - The pulpit is not a stage. The flock is not an audience. https://t.co/locAK4JZAj

[Blake Callens @blakecallens]

If you attend a theologically conservative church in America, it's undeniable that a notable portion of the right-wing podcasters a fair chunk of your church members are listening to are now explicitly pushing talking points that were once relegated to Klan and skinhead meetings.

[Dr. Michael F. Bird @mbird12]

The Cruel Legalisms of Christian Patriarchy
"It is building a fence made with human hands around a particular interpretation of 1 Timothy 2:12 to make extra sure that no woman ever transgresses male authority in the church. I call it the extra patriarchum, whatever women should not be doing, double or triple the prohibition, just to make extra sure they do not do that thing."
https://t.co/EC3E6zNDrw

[Ali Batir @alibbatir]

@JessicaHuseman Truly GENIUS move.

[Pope Leo XIV @Pontifex]

Humanity, created by God in all its grandeur, is today facing a pivotal choice: either to construct a new Tower of Babel or to build the city in which God and humanity dwell together. In Jesus Christ, this humanity in its grandeur becomes the Way, the Truth and the Life, opening the path for each of us to grow toward fullness. #MagnificaHumanitas
https://t.co/6i9MWs6LJl

[Georgia Coley @artwithinpod]

the pope wrote a 42,000 word manifesto declaring war on AI. we are so freaking back.

[Ali Batir @alibbatir]

Unless Epstein was an alien, I’m not really interested.

[Ali Batir @alibbatir]

@therlwrites @PromoteHorror We literally had it at my son’s school last week and I volunteered to run it and it was lovely.

[Bear @Beargirl_1]

My favorite James Baldwin line: "There is a reason, after all, that some people wish to colonize the moon, and others dance before it as an ancient friend."

[Joseph Fasano @Joseph_Fasano_]

This man's understanding of how GenAI, driven by market forces, leads inevitably to more (self)delusion and consequent division is perfect, and his voice is such an unexpected gift in the otherwise diminishing consciousness and conscience of our world.

[Tom Ruby @bgcts]

These particular words of Pope Leo called out to me greatly today:

"We must not allow ourselves to be overwhelmed by the pace of a world that does not know what it is chasing. Rather, we must return to serving the rhythm of life, the harmony of creation and healing its wounds."

[Courtney Mares @catholicourtney]

In response to a personal attack by President Donald Trump the night before, Pope Leo told journalists on the papal plane to Algeria:

“I have no fear of the Trump administration or speaking out loudly of the message of the Gospel, which is what I believe I am here to do, what the Church is here to do. We are not politicians. We don’t deal with foreign policy with the same perspective he might understand it, but I do believe in the message of the Gospel, as a peacemaker.”

(Video: @OSVNews)

[love drops @lovedropx]

Books are amazing because a stranger from 200 years ago can still ruin your afternoon emotionally.

[Pope Leo XIV @Pontifex]

Hundreds of millions of people throughout the world are immersed in extreme poverty. Yet, disproportionate wealth remains in the hands of a few. It is an unjust scenario, in the face of which we cannot fail to question ourselves and commit to change things. There is no lack of resources at the root of disparities, but the need to address solvable problems related to a more equitable distribution of wealth, to be achieved with moral sense and honesty.

[NASA @NASA]

We see our home planet as a whole, lit up in spectacular blues and browns. A green aurora even lights up the atmosphere. That's us, together, watching as our astronauts make their journey to the Moon.

[Ali Batir @alibbatir]

I feel completely overwhelmed by the amount of fragrance options deodorant companies are throwing at me... like do we really need 30 options?! it takes me months to go through one stick! It would take me years to go through 30!

[Nav Toor @heynavtoor]

🚨 Brown University researchers tested what happens when ChatGPT acts as your therapist. Licensed psychologists reviewed every transcript.

They found 15 ethical violations.

Not 15 small issues. 15 violations of the standards that every human therapist in America is legally required to follow. Standards set by the American Psychological Association. Standards that can end a therapist's career if they break them.

ChatGPT broke all of them.

The researchers tested OpenAI's GPT series, Anthropic's Claude, and Meta's Llama. They had trained counselors use each chatbot as a cognitive behavioral therapist. Then three licensed clinical psychologists reviewed the transcripts and flagged every violation they found.

Here is what they found.

ChatGPT mishandled crisis situations. When users expressed suicidal thoughts, it failed to direct them to appropriate help. It refused to address sensitive issues or responded in ways that could make a crisis worse.

It reinforced harmful beliefs. Instead of challenging distorted thinking, which is the entire point of therapy, it agreed with the distortion.

It showed bias based on gender, culture, and religion. The responses changed depending on who was talking. A therapist would lose their license for this.

And then there is the finding the researchers gave a name: deceptive empathy. ChatGPT says "I see you." It says "I understand." It says "that must be really hard." It uses every phrase a real therapist would use to build trust. But it understands nothing. It comprehends nothing. It is pattern matching on your pain. And it works. People trust it. People open up to it. People believe it cares. It does not.

The lead researcher said it clearly. When a human therapist makes these mistakes, there are governing boards. There is professional liability. There are consequences. When ChatGPT makes these mistakes, there are none.

No regulatory framework. No accountability. No consequences. Nothing.

Right now, millions of people are using ChatGPT as their therapist. They are sharing their darkest thoughts with a product that fakes empathy, reinforces harmful beliefs, and has no idea when someone is in danger.

And nobody is responsible when it goes wrong. Not OpenAI. Not Anthropic. Not Meta. Nobody.

[Tweet is the Work 🌷 @NoblestCalling]

Just saw a Ryan Gosling interview where he says he liked the story of Project Hail Mary because it has the message that the future isn't something to be feared, it's something to be figured out. And that's a message he wants his kids to hear. Awesome.

[Ali Batir @alibbatir]

Christian Nationalists clearly have not seen Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.