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Beware the anti-alcohol ideologues

The article critiques the rise of anti-alcohol ideologies, warning against the potential dangers of extreme temperance movements that overlook the cultural and social benefits of moderate drinking.

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Technology

What Scholasticism Can Teach Us About AI Consciousness

Is AI conscious, or could it ever be? While smart people are vocal on both sides of the debate, the question is too abstract and vague, providing little opportunity. The post What Scholasticism Can Teach Us About AI Consciousness appeared first on First Things

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Society

Free Everything: Should Governments Guarantee Life's Essentials? (Anna Coote)

What if housing, childcare, transport and social care were no longer treated as things to buy and sell but as services everyone was entitled to, regardless of their ability to pay? Social policy analyst Anna Coote believes the market has failed to provide many of life's essentials. Her answer is universal basic services: a system where access to housing, care, education, transport and other necessities are free or genuinely affordable. She tells Gabriel Gatehouse about a proposal that challen...

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