by Tyler Bauer | Mar 23, 2024 | Apologetics, Culture, Technology
In a paper awaiting peer-review (as of this publication), a research team at Amazon suggests that they have developed an AI model that is displaying “emergent” capabilities. According to the research team, the AI model was able to make leaps in language processing...
by Tyler Bauer | Apr 26, 2023 | Prayer
April the 26th, In the Year of our Lord 2023 Almighty God, you gave your only Son to be for us both a sacrifice for sin and an example of godly living: Give us grace thankfully to receive his inestimable benefits, and daily to follow the blessed steps of his...
by Tyler Bauer | Sep 14, 2022 | Philosophy, Theology
What Are Humans Made of? The question may sound odd, but I think it’s a fun, and accurate, way to ask this question. What are humans made of? You may be tempted to immediately jump to flesh and blood. Organs, skin, hair. Physical stuff. This isn’t a wrong...
by Tyler Bauer | Jun 15, 2022 | Book Review, Worldview
Summertime is here (especially here in Texas, with temperatures routinely above 100!), which means a little extra time to get reading done. I’ve compiled a list here of books that I intend to read over the summer to grow in my faith and my thinking. Enjoy my...
by Tyler Bauer | Jun 3, 2022 | Classical Education
Introduction In recent years (at least as long as I’ve been teaching), there has been a dedicated focus on teaching “critical thinking” to students. Any quick Google search will reveal a plethora of sites explaining the lack of critical thinking...
by Tyler Bauer | May 10, 2022 | Beauty, Philosophy, Worldview
Introduction What are the Transcendentals? If you recognize the word “transcendental” at all, you probably link it to Romantic Era authors like Ralph Waldo Emerson or Henry David Thoreau. This isn’t incorrect as these authors were connected to a...
by Tyler Bauer | Apr 29, 2022 | Apologetics
(Updated 06-13-22) I Don’t Need Reasons I can remember a conversation I had with an older friend. Over the course of the conversation, the question of “why do you believe in Christianity” came up. The answer given by my friend was, “I...
by Tyler Bauer | Feb 24, 2022 | Culture
Why Read the Classics? Some wit once said, “Classics are those which everyone wants to have read but nobody wants to read.” Regardless of whether or not this is true, it does beg the question, “Why are classics…well…classic?” ...
by Tyler Bauer | Oct 26, 2021 | Beauty, Culture
It’s all fun and Squid Games… If you’re living under a rock like I was, perhaps you’re unaware of the Netflix phenomenon Squid Game. This show is currently the most popular Netflix show of all time and it’s easy to see why. The main...
by Tyler Bauer | Oct 7, 2021 | Theology
I confess it’s true: I love theology books. I love the smell, the feel, and the usually deep engagement. The one area of my bookshelf that’s largely empty (though growing), is Church history. Having not read much Church history in a systematic way until my...
