The Dangers of AI, ChatGPT Writes a TSP Episode, & Afroman vs. Police | The Simpleton Podcast3/31/2023
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ChatGPT has everyone excited, worried, or both. What do we make of it as Catholics? And what would happen if ChatGPT wrote an episode of The Simpleton Podcast? Also in this episode: • Does ChatGPT have any hidden biases? • Chatbots and AI: a brief history • We need...a Catholic ChatGPT? • The 1975 film "Rollerball", dysutoptia, and street luge • SIMPLE LIVING: Reverse sear your steak! Laura's Reverse-searing recipe: https://www.bonappetit.com/story/reverse-sear-chuck-steak --- Chapters: 0:00 Start 1:49 Artificial Intelligence: an outline of what we'll discuss 2:34 Chatbots: a brief history 3:39 ChatGPT writes a The Simpleton Podcast episode 6:28 Breaking down ChatGPT's TSP episode 9:23 Dissecting ChatGPT's biases 10:50 Where does ChatGPT get its sources from? 14:39 Using ChatGPT as a Magic 8 Ball 16:44 The future of ChatGPT & how it's going to change the workplace 22:18 We need...a Catholic ChatGPT? 23:13 How ChatGPT will change education 26:01 The 1975 film "Rollerball", dysutoptia, and street luge 29:18 Back to ChatGPT and education 30:50 Other dangers of AI 33:48 Afroman's "Will You Help Me Repair My Door" and police injustice 42:21 SIMPLE LIVING: Reverse sear your meat! Also: Puerto Rican cuisine 45:15 Final FINAL words on AI and the future --- #chatgpt #ai #bing #artificialintelligence #afroman #chatbot #politics #simpleliving #catholic #christian #catholicpodcast #christianpodcast #catholicism #podcast #catholicmissionary #catholicmission #catholicinstagram #catholicministry #catholicevangelization #catholicvolunteer #catholiccharity #catholicvolunteer #catholicvolunteernetwork #yearofservice #ministry #mission #missionary #evangelization #charity #volunteer --- The Simpleton Podcast is also on Rumble and Odysee! You can watch the latest episodes of The Simpleton Podcast by going to: Rumble: rumble.com/user/asimplehouseU Odysee: odysee.com/@asimplehouseU You can also find the audio version of this episode almost anywhere you stream podcasts (specifically, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RadioPublic, Pocket Casts, Breaker, and Anchor). Just search "The Simpleton Podcast", or go to https://anchor.fm/simpletonpodcast. --- Like, subscribe, share the podcast, and most of all, send us your feedback! We want to hear from you about what you loved, what you didn't, where you want to see the podcast go, and any other thoughts you have. Send us an email at asimplehouse@gmail.com with the subject line "The Simpleton Podcast Feedback". A Simple House is a Catholic ministry that serves project and Section 8 neighborhoods in southeast Washington, DC and Kansas City, MO. Our Catholic missionary work involves meeting people in their neighborhoods and in their homes. Missionaries strive to meet the material and spiritual needs of the poor. While missionaries serve at A Simple House, they live a simple religious life. Each missionary attends daily Mass, says morning and evening prayer from the Catholic Church's Liturgy of the Hours, and makes time for personal prayer and scripture study. To learn more about A Simple House and The Simpleton Podcast, visit asimplehouse.org. You can also follow us on these platforms: YouTube - A Simple House: https://www.youtube.com/@asimplehouse.catholic YouTube - A Simple House U (home of The Simpleton Podcast): https://youtube.com/@asimplehouseu_2023 Facebook: @asimplehouse Instagram: @asimplehouse.catholic Book of Job Meaning, Is Catholicism Open-Minded?, The Machine of Comfort | The Simpleton Podcast3/30/2023
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🎉 The Simpleton Podcast's 50TH EPISODE! 🎉 Clark and Laura discuss why even tried and true Christians experience doubt. What can we do about it? Also in this episode: • "Grounding in God", an Audio Essay • A special message from Ben the Editor • Supernatural vs. Natural Happenings • The machine of comfort & poverty of opportunity • SIMPLE LIVING HACK: Soviet meat axe!? --- Chapters: 0:00 Start 0:10 A message from Ben the Editor (who needs a shave) 2:53 Podcast Intro 3:38 A lesson on making coffee 6:23 Audio essay: "Grounding in God" 24:25 Laura returns! And the necessity for relationship with God 27:36 Doubt, Supernatural vs. Natural Happenings 29:22 Catholicism is not a closed ideology: we explain 35:51 Job and getting angry at God 38:46 How Jesus taught & building yourself on God 41:06 Clark's economic geekings: GDP and world politics 49:30 ^ The WHY (and the Catholic application) 53:48 The machine of comfort & poverty of opportunity 57:38 The US is an empire (and what that means) 59:19 SIMPLE LIVING HACK: Soviet meat axe!? --- #bookofjob #bible #christianity #audioessay #catholicism #unitedstates #politics #simpleliving #catholic #christian #catholicpodcast #christianpodcast #podcast #catholicmissionary #catholicmission #catholicinstagram #catholicministry #catholicevangelization #catholicvolunteer #catholiccharity #catholicvolunteer #catholicvolunteernetwork #yearofservice #ministry #mission #missionary #evangelization #charity #volunteer --- The Simpleton Podcast is also on Rumble and Odysee! You can watch the latest episodes of The Simpleton Podcast by going to: Rumble: rumble.com/user/asimplehouseU Odysee: odysee.com/@asimplehouseU You can also find the audio version of this episode almost anywhere you stream podcasts (specifically, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RadioPublic, Pocket Casts, Breaker, and Anchor). Just search "The Simpleton Podcast", or go to https://anchor.fm/simpletonpodcast. --- Like, subscribe, share the podcast, and most of all, send us your feedback! We want to hear from you about what you loved, what you didn't, where you want to see the podcast go, and any other thoughts you have. Send us an email at asimplehouse@gmail.com with the subject line "The Simpleton Podcast Feedback". A Simple House is a Catholic ministry that serves project and Section 8 neighborhoods in southeast Washington, DC and Kansas City, MO. Our Catholic missionary work involves meeting people in their neighborhoods and in their homes. Missionaries strive to meet the material and spiritual needs of the poor. While missionaries serve at A Simple House, they live a simple religious life. Each missionary attends daily Mass, says morning and evening prayer from the Catholic Church's Liturgy of the Hours, and makes time for personal prayer and scripture study. To learn more about A Simple House and The Simpleton Podcast, visit asimplehouse.org. You can also follow us on these platforms: YouTube - A Simple House: https://www.youtube.com/@asimplehouse.catholic YouTube - A Simple House U (home of The Simpleton Podcast): https://youtube.com/@asimplehouseu_2023 Facebook: @asimplehouse Instagram: @asimplehouse.catholic  Click here to watch this episode of The Simpleton Podcast!
Back from A Simple House's yearly retreat, Clark and Laura discuss what a good Christian / Catholic retreat should look like, the things that we replace God with, "Silence" (2016), and much more. Also in this episode: • C*caine, sugar, and Greyhound buses (we'll explain) • The phrase, "Do you accept Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior?" • Catholics react to the movie "Silence" (2016) • Science, fitness, aliens: things that replace God • SIMPLE LIVING HACK: Popcorn --- Chapters: 0:00 Start 0:55 C*caine, sugar, and Greyhound buses 4:27 ASH Retreat rules 5:23 SUPERFEAST (and how to fast/feast) 10:18 Weird retreat problems 14:14 TRUE Christian fasting (healthy and holy) 20:10 "Do you accept Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior?" 22:03 Why it's crucial to have a personal relationship with Jesus 25:59 The book "Silence" and the obviousness of God 29:40 We will experience persecution; here's how to prepare 32:45 A tangent on the dangers of Parkinson's meds 35:00 Science, fitness, aliens: things that replace God 37:36 The genius of C.S. Lewis's Space Trilogy 38:01 Should we "fortify" ourselves with theology? 40:04 C.S. Lewis's Space Trilogy & "That Hideous Strength" 45:42 Kind, loving, albeit ordinary priests 47:26 Please pray for the popular, superstar priests 51:11 SIMPLE LIVING HACK: Popcorn --- #retreat #cslewis #silence #silencemovie #spacetrilogy #priest #politics #simpleliving #catholic #christian #catholicpodcast #christianpodcast #podcast #catholicmissionary #catholicmission #catholicinstagram #catholicministry #catholicevangelization #catholicvolunteer #catholiccharity #catholicvolunteer #catholicvolunteernetwork #yearofservice #ministry #mission #missionary #evangelization #charity #volunteer --- The Simpleton Podcast is also on Rumble and Odysee! You can watch the latest episodes of The Simpleton Podcast by going to: Rumble: rumble.com/user/asimplehouseU Odysee: odysee.com/@asimplehouseU You can also find the audio version of this episode almost anywhere you stream podcasts (specifically, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RadioPublic, Pocket Casts, Breaker, and Anchor). Just search "The Simpleton Podcast", or go to https://anchor.fm/simpletonpodcast. --- Like, subscribe, share the podcast, and most of all, send us your feedback! We want to hear from you about what you loved, what you didn't, where you want to see the podcast go, and any other thoughts you have. Send us an email at asimplehouse@gmail.com with the subject line "The Simpleton Podcast Feedback". A Simple House is a Catholic ministry that serves project and Section 8 neighborhoods in southeast Washington, DC and Kansas City, MO. Our Catholic missionary work involves meeting people in their neighborhoods and in their homes. Missionaries strive to meet the material and spiritual needs of the poor. While missionaries serve at A Simple House, they live a simple religious life. Each missionary attends daily Mass, says morning and evening prayer from the Catholic Church's Liturgy of the Hours, and makes time for personal prayer and scripture study. To learn more about A Simple House and The Simpleton Podcast, visit asimplehouse.org. You can also follow us on these platforms: YouTube - A Simple House: https://www.youtube.com/@asimplehouse.catholic YouTube - A Simple House U (home of The Simpleton Podcast): https://youtube.com/@asimplehouseu_2023 Facebook: @asimplehouse Instagram: @asimplehouse.catholic  Click here to check out this CLIP from The Simpleton Podcast!
From "The Cure for Poverty, Why "Good" Isn't Exciting, & Steven Crowder" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FUja8OgkDWg&t) Clark reads an essay he published about the nature of, and solution to, poverty. Originally written in A Simple House's winter 2022-23 newsletter. --- #stevencrowder #louderwithcrowder #christianretreat #holylife #poverty #economics #politics #political #simpleliving #catholic #christian #catholicpodcast #christianpodcast #podcast #catholicmissionary #catholicmission #catholicinstagram #catholicministry #catholicevangelization #catholicvolunteer #catholicevangelization #catholiccharity #catholicvolunteer #catholicvolunteernetwork #yearofservice #ministry #mission #missionary #evangelization #charity #service #volunteer --- The Simpleton Podcast is also on Rumble and Odysee! You can watch the latest episodes of The Simpleton Podcast by going to: Rumble: rumble.com/user/asimplehouseU Odysee: odysee.com/@asimplehouseU You can also find the audio version of this episode almost anywhere you stream podcasts (specifically, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RadioPublic, Pocket Casts, Breaker, and Anchor). Just search "The Simpleton Podcast", or go to https://anchor.fm/simpletonpodcast. --- Like, subscribe, share the podcast, and most of all, send us your feedback! We want to hear from you about what you loved, what you didn't, where you want to see the podcast go, and any other thoughts you have. Send us an email at asimplehouse@gmail.com with the subject line "The Simpleton Podcast Feedback". A Simple House is a Catholic ministry that serves project and Section 8 neighborhoods in southeast Washington, DC and Kansas City, MO. Our Catholic missionary work involves meeting people in their neighborhoods and in their homes. Missionaries strive to meet the material and spiritual needs of the poor. While missionaries serve at A Simple House, they live a simple religious life. Each missionary attends daily Mass, says morning and evening prayer from the Catholic Church's Liturgy of the Hours, and makes time for personal prayer and scripture study. To learn more about A Simple House and The Simpleton Podcast, visit asimplehouse.org. You can also follow us on these platforms: YouTube - A Simple House: https://www.youtube.com/@asimplehouse.catholic YouTube - A Simple House U (home of The Simpleton Podcast): https://youtube.com/@asimplehouseu_2023 Facebook: @asimplehouse Instagram: @asimplehouse.catholic  Click here to see this episode of The Simpleton Podcast!
Clark and Laura take a deep dive into the problem of poverty, the misconceptions surrounding it, and the solution--which isn't what you think. Also in this episode: • "The poor will always be with us": true or false? • Stupid, classic analogies: the river • Peter Theil and how nuance can destroy a message • The marketplace of ideas and what defeats good ideas • How to TRULY retreat (also: A Simple House's no-wimps retreat) --- Chapters: 0:00 Start 0:54 "Misunderstanding Poverty": Clark's essay 6:13 True or false: "The poor will always be with us"? 12:16 Exploiting the poor 13:53 Homily problems and elocution 15:58 Stupid, classic analogies: the river 18:02 Ben Speaks Out Against Injustice 19:00 Laura's defense of JP2 and nuance 22:06 *trigger warning, skip ahead to 23:06* 23:06 Nuance can destroy a message 24:45 Peter Theil is a great example of avoiding nuance 26:06 HUGE misconceptions about the poor 34:40 How to make a holy life enticing 39:33 Steven Crowder, the marketplace of ideas, what defeats good ideas 46:58 How to TRULY retreat (also: A Simple House's no-wimps retreat) 57:28 SIMPLE LIVING HACK (kind of): buying eyeglasses --- #stevencrowder #louderwithcrowder #christianretreat #holylife #poverty #economics #politics #political #simpleliving #catholic #christian #catholicpodcast #christianpodcast #podcast #catholicmissionary #catholicmission #catholicinstagram #catholicministry #catholicevangelization #catholicvolunteer #catholicevangelization #catholiccharity #catholicvolunteer #catholicvolunteernetwork #yearofservice #ministry #mission #missionary #evangelization #charity #service #volunteer --- The Simpleton Podcast is also on Rumble and Odysee! You can watch the latest episodes of The Simpleton Podcast by going to: Rumble: rumble.com/user/asimplehouseU Odysee: odysee.com/@asimplehouseU You can also find the audio version of this episode almost anywhere you stream podcasts (specifically, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RadioPublic, Pocket Casts, Breaker, and Anchor). Just search "The Simpleton Podcast", or go to https://anchor.fm/simpletonpodcast. --- Like, subscribe, share the podcast, and most of all, send us your feedback! We want to hear from you about what you loved, what you didn't, where you want to see the podcast go, and any other thoughts you have. Send us an email at asimplehouse@gmail.com with the subject line "The Simpleton Podcast Feedback". A Simple House is a Catholic ministry that serves project and Section 8 neighborhoods in southeast Washington, DC and Kansas City, MO. Our Catholic missionary work involves meeting people in their neighborhoods and in their homes. Missionaries strive to meet the material and spiritual needs of the poor. While missionaries serve at A Simple House, they live a simple religious life. Each missionary attends daily Mass, says morning and evening prayer from the Catholic Church's Liturgy of the Hours, and makes time for personal prayer and scripture study. To learn more about A Simple House and The Simpleton Podcast, visit asimplehouse.org. You can also follow us on these platforms: YouTube - A Simple House: https://youtube.com/@asimplehouse.catholic YouTube - A Simple House U (home of The Simpleton Podcast): https://youtube.com/@asimplehouseu_2023 Facebook: @asimplehouse Instagram: @asimplehouse.catholic Libertarians, Dave Smith, What Do Catholics Believe, & Gaslighting | The Simpleton Podcast3/16/2023
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Clark and Laura discuss the commonalities between Libertarians and Catholics--not in beliefs, but in their messages--in this episode of The Simpleton Podcast. Also in this episode: • Red-pill moments and "breaking frame" • Catholics: stop arguing about what doesn't matter! • Gaslighting, sexuality, and breakdowns of logic • Extremism and counter-narratives • Simple Living Hacks: ice cream! --- Chapters: 0:00 Start 0:51 Libertarians, Catholic governmental history, and Dave Smith 5:16 "Red pilling" the world as Catholics 10:08 What Catholics believe that no one else believes 18:08 Wearing weaknesses as badges? 20:47 Catholics: stop nerding out. Focus on the world! 24:07 Here's what Catholics need to stop talking about 26:56 Absurdism, gaslighting, and damage to our culture 34:59 The breakdown of sexuality 38:11 Politics, extremism, and the rise of counter-narratives 42:04 SIMPLE LIVING HACKS: Ice cream --- #libertarian #davesmith #redpill #politics #political #simpleliving #catholic #christian #catholicpodcast #christianpodcast #catholicpodcaster #christianpodcaster #podcast #catholicmissionary #catholicmission #catholicinstagram #catholicministry #catholicevangelization #catholicvolunteer #catholicevangelization #catholiccharity #catholicvolunteer #catholicvolunteernetwork #yearofservice #ministry #mission #missionary #evangelization #charity #service #volunteer --- The Simpleton Podcast is also on Rumble and Odysee! You can watch the latest episodes of The Simpleton Podcast by going to: Rumble: rumble.com/user/asimplehouseU Odysee: odysee.com/@asimplehouseU You can also find the audio version of this episode almost anywhere you stream podcasts (specifically, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RadioPublic, Pocket Casts, Breaker, and Anchor). Just search "The Simpleton Podcast", or go to https://anchor.fm/simpletonpodcast. --- Like, subscribe, share the podcast, and most of all, send us your feedback! We want to hear from you about what you loved, what you didn't, where you want to see the podcast go, and any other thoughts you have. Send us an email at asimplehouse@gmail.com with the subject line "The Simpleton Podcast Feedback". A Simple House is a Catholic ministry that serves project and Section 8 neighborhoods in southeast Washington, DC and Kansas City, MO. Our Catholic missionary work involves meeting people in their neighborhoods and in their homes. Missionaries strive to meet the material and spiritual needs of the poor. While missionaries serve at A Simple House, they live a simple religious life. Each missionary attends daily Mass, says morning and evening prayer from the Catholic Church's Liturgy of the Hours, and makes time for personal prayer and scripture study. To learn more about A Simple House and The Simpleton Podcast, visit asimplehouse.org. You can also follow us on these platforms: YouTube - A Simple House: https://www.youtube.com/channel/@asimplehouse.catholic YouTube - A Simple House U (home of The Simpleton Podcast): https://youtube.com/asimplehouseu_2023 Facebook: @asimplehouse Instagram: @asimplehouse.catholic  Click here to see this episode of The Simpleton Podcast!
Pope Benedict XVI, formerly Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger, passed away on December 31, 2022. Clark and Laura discuss the monumental impact Benedict had on them, and in the starting of A Simple House. In this episode: • Why you need to read Benedict's works • NEW SEGMENT: Simple Living Hacks • JP2 vs. Benedict in style and legacy • Controversy: how Benedict handled sex abusers, the media, and SSPX • The purpose of the Catholic Church --- Chapters: 0:00 Start 0:55 Intro to Pope Benedict segment 2:52 Benedict's contributions before papacy 5:08 Differences between Benedict and JP2 6:52 We went to Benedict's Mass in DC 7:55 Why retiring from being pope was a monumental move 11:41 Benedict's great theological contributions 16:45 "Introduction to Christianity"'s profound impact 20:07 Benedict's contributions to the Catechism 21:57 The three interviews 24:42 Encyclicals, Catholic Charities, & Love/Truth 31:26 Benedict's role in forming A Simple House 33:40 No one reads!! 42:09 The Historical-Critical Method and its faults 45:25 The "Jesus of Nazareth" books 46:56 Controversy: how Benedict handled sex abusers 53:10 Benedict's "bulldog" media portrayal 56:48 SSPX and Benedict 58:36 The Vatican Bank scandal 59:54 Seminarians at ASH 1:03:29 What's the purpose of the Church? 1:07:21 Flawless transition 1:08:20 NEW SEGMENT: Simple Living Hacks 1:14:44 Is it wrong or right to outsource? --- The Simpleton Podcast is also on Rumble and Odysee! You can watch the latest episodes of The Simpleton Podcast by going to: Rumble: rumble.com/user/asimplehouseU Odysee: odysee.com/@asimplehouseU You can also find the audio version of this episode almost anywhere you stream podcasts (specifically, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RadioPublic, Pocket Casts, Breaker, and Anchor). Just search "The Simpleton Podcast", or go to https://anchor.fm/simpletonpodcast. --- Like, subscribe, share the podcast, and most of all, send us your feedback! We want to hear from you about what you loved, what you didn't, where you want to see the podcast go, and any other thoughts you have. Send us an email at asimplehouse@gmail.com with the subject line "The Simpleton Podcast Feedback". A Simple House is a Catholic ministry that serves project and Section 8 neighborhoods in southeast Washington, DC and Kansas City, MO. Our Catholic missionary work involves meeting people in their neighborhoods and in their homes. Missionaries strive to meet the material and spiritual needs of the poor. While missionaries serve at A Simple House, they live a simple religious life. Each missionary attends daily Mass, says morning and evening prayer from the Catholic Church's Liturgy of the Hours, and makes time for personal prayer and scripture study. To learn more about A Simple House and The Simpleton Podcast, visit asimplehouse.org. You can also follow us on these platforms: YouTube - A Simple House: https://www.youtube.com/@asimplehouse.catholic YouTube - A Simple House U (home of The Simpleton Podcast): https://youtube.com/@asimplehouseu_2023 Facebook: @asimplehouse Instagram: @asimplehouse.catholic |
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