Ohio congressman Thaddeus Claggett recently introduced House Bill 469. If it becomes law, this bill will stop people from “marrying” chatbots—artificially intelligent programs designed to imitate human conversation. It will also prohibit A.I. programs from being recognized as legal persons and from being allowed to serve in roles normally reserved for spouses, such as making medical choices for human beings or sharing financial responsibility with them.

Every year, $88.6 billion leave Africa illegally (VOA Africa, September 18, 2022). International companies sometimes exacerbate the problem.

Did you know that you’ve been playing a game your entire life, maybe without even realizing it? Every morning, you wake up with a full pitcher of water. Throughout the day, you pour that water into various cups. By the time you go to sleep, the pitcher is empty. The goal? Pour the water into the right cups!

Everyone is familiar with the big little word “if.” The word “if” is a conjunction introducing a condition with two or more possible outcomes. For example, there is an outcome if we give up on an endeavor or commitment and another outcome if we do not give up—if you do this or that, then there will be a result. Often we are faced with the dilemma in life of making a choice between such outcomes, based on our own personal commitment. If you face a great challenge, how far will you go to overcome it?

An article from LearnReligions.com says, “Pinpointing precisely how many religions there are in the world today is next to impossible, although some estimate the number exceeds 4,000.” What incredible diversity!

But, also, what incredible potential for confusion.