Brian

I'm just a screwed up kid who turned into something better... still growing every day *X Posts are my own

[Brian @bbthomasen]

All of this. Please! stop giving children unrestricted access to the internet.

They will survive and TRIVE without a Smart Phone.

[internet hall of fame @InternetH0F]

We're asking kids to handle things most adults can't

[Brian @bbthomasen]

God delivered me to Assisi. Thanks be to God.

[Pope Leo XIV @Pontifex]

Artificial intelligences do not undergo experiences, do not possess a body, do not feel joy or pain, do not mature through relationships, and do not know from within what love, work, friendship or responsibility mean. Nor do they have a moral conscience, since they do not judge good and evil, grasp the ultimate meaning of situations, or bear responsibility for consequences. They may imitate or even simulate, but they do not understand what they produce, for they lack the affective, relational, and spiritual perspective through which human beings grow in wisdom. #MagnificaHumanitas

[Brian @bbthomasen]

Sagrada Familia, Barcelona, Spain after dawn.

Thanks be to God for inspiring Gaudi

[Brian @bbthomasen]

Villefranche, Fance

[Brian @bbthomasen]

Lord, thank you for water.

[Pope Leo XIV @Pontifex]

The Gospel is much more than a book: it is Christ Himself, the Good News for humanity that is confused, deceived, and disappointed by many evils. He satisfies our thirst for justice and truth, and He instills in us the courage to persevere in doing good and to place ourselves personally at the service of our neighbor.

[Chief Nerd @TheChiefNerd]

🚨 DAVID SACKS: “I very much agree with the Pope that the biggest risk of AI is the centralization of power and then its misuse against us, in some Orwellian way. I think it's government that's going to do that.”

[Brian @bbthomasen]

Let peace begin with me, always.

Give me Your Words of Peace.
Give me Your Silence for Peace.
Give me Your Grace to Act with Peace.

Let there be Peace on Earth, and let it begin with me.

[Vatican News @VaticanNews]

During the Rosary for peace in the Vatican Gardens, Pope Leo XIV reminded everyone present and praying around the world that all people must do their part to achieve peace. It must start with “small but important things, abstaining from every form of verbal or physical violence in daily life and also on social media.”

[Brian @bbthomasen]

@MarioNawfal I will never understand the passion people have for sports. Just… why?

[Brian @bbthomasen]

Tech bros at Anthropic have been dropping WAAAAYYYYYYY too much LSD and Psilocybin.

[The All-In Podcast @theallinpod]

Bill Gurley: Anthropic Thinks It’s Building God

@Jason: It is the ultimate level of narcissism and delusion of grandeur to think you can create God.

@bgurley:

“Anthropic is a mystery to me. I've never, ever seen a company that is both leading their field and the most negatively outspoken commenter on what they do.

And my initial theory was the regulatory capture theory. Quite frankly, I think they're very close to achieving that.

But then they just got so loud that I've literally, in the past 30 days, read everything I can about Anthropic, and I've come up with a new theory.

I call it the Dr. Frankenstein theory.

The more I dig, I've met people who, I dare say, think it's their responsibility, and they're excited about, building a species that's superior to humans.

Dario wrote this blog post called ‘Machines of Loving Grace.’ It was based on a poem.

The last stanza of the poem says, ‘I like to think of a cybernetic ecology where we are free of our labors, and joined back to nature, returned to our mammal brothers and sisters, and all watched over by machines of loving grace.’

Sounds like an overlord to me.

And then in Dario's post, he says, ‘It could be a capitalist economy of AI systems which then give out resources to humans based on some secondary economy of what the AI systems think makes sense to reward in humans…’

So I don't think they think they're writing software. I think they're midwifing a deity here.”

Jason:

“These are delusions of grandeur. Let's call it what it is.

They believe that they're so powerful, these individuals, that they can create God, and that by creating God, they are like this Prometheus kind of species.

It literally is the ultimate level of narcissism and delusion of grandeur to think you can create God.”

[Brian @bbthomasen]

Apparently Saint Joan of Arc lost many battles and still maintained her faith.

I feel that so hard. Lol

[Brian @bbthomasen]

The day in the life of a Priest is FULL!

I hope you get that toaster! Those demons will be toast!

[Fr. Joseph Krupp @Joeinblack]

I did a house Exorcism today in the morning
Heard a confession
Then the podcast
Had a funeral meeting
Then a wedding
Now I’m about to do a baptism.
If someone calls for last rites, I’m going to win a toaster oven signed by @Pontifex

[Brian @bbthomasen]

This was me trying to exchange my tickets for Monserrat pass in Barcelona.

[Mario Nawfal @MarioNawfal]

🇻🇳 A Vietnamese man slid under a closing pharmacy shutter in a helmet and mask, terrifying staff for about 2 seconds.

Turns out, it wasn’t a robbery. Just a husband on a mission for his wife and his own survival 😂

[Brian @bbthomasen]

@MrTLexify I’m here for it. I’ve never bought MW.

[Brian @bbthomasen]

This was Montserrat today. It basically ruined our day. The Basilica had to close access during the protest for security reasons. Commies are the worst.

[Brian @bbthomasen]

@TamirveTadilat There are few things worse than a fully exposed colon. 🤣

[Brian @bbthomasen]

@EndWokeness @Grok what show is this from, and is it based on any real medical case?

[Brian @bbthomasen]

What will we scoff at when AI data centers are found to be benign?

[John Stossel @JohnStossel]

It's the 20th Anniversary of Al Gore's "An Inconvenient Truth."

NONE of his scary predictions have come true.

Mt. Kilimanjaro still has snow and Glacier National Park still has glaciers.

Here's why we are not doomed:

[Bishop Robert Barron @BishopBarron]

Here are some thoughts on Pope Leo XIV’s new encyclical, Magnifica humanitas.

[Brian @bbthomasen]

Saint Joseph, please pray for me.

[𝚕𝚒𝚝𝚝𝚕𝚎 𝚘𝚗𝚎 ♱🇻🇦 @BillArnoldTeach]

Former Protestant explains the Catholic doctrine millions still mock.

Watch this.