1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:06,640 Hi everybody. Now this might be a bit of a different fringy mini in that this is an important Wednesday in 2 00:00:07,840 --> 00:00:11,320 Culturally European, I think not quite the right way to say it 3 00:00:12,240 --> 00:00:18,920 the culturally Christian community as it is the day of I don't even know how to say it Chelsea 4 00:00:18,920 --> 00:00:22,960 It's it's the winter solstice people say that Jesus was born this day 5 00:00:22,960 --> 00:00:29,120 He clearly wasn't but it's the winter solstice and the Christians hijacked it. I think that's a perfect way to say it 6 00:00:29,120 --> 00:00:36,000 Okay, good. Now anyhow because it's a more important Wednesday than all the other Wednesdays. Yes Wednesdays 7 00:00:36,000 --> 00:00:37,960 I am sorry, but that's how it works 8 00:00:37,960 --> 00:00:44,080 We have a longer mini and in fact it might not even be really classified as a mini for how long this will be 9 00:00:44,080 --> 00:00:49,000 But that's okay. What we have here is a few articles about this particular day 10 00:00:49,000 --> 00:00:53,740 That's just a little bit of fun for us all work through the holidays with now Chelsea 11 00:00:53,740 --> 00:01:00,760 I'm gonna let you start this one just so that we we have a good alternating pattern here. Okay, my first mini 12 00:01:00,760 --> 00:01:02,760 I guess we could call it is 13 00:01:03,140 --> 00:01:06,780 I'm so many pop-ups on this goddamn website from 14 00:01:07,020 --> 00:01:15,700 Miro mirror mirror mirror co.uk. That's a little bit to get out properly you win the lead out 15 00:01:15,700 --> 00:01:17,700 Let me add oh 16 00:01:17,700 --> 00:01:27,100 December 22nd 2023 you may see more UFOs and aliens around Christmas for very bizarre explanation 17 00:01:27,620 --> 00:01:30,680 That's not proper English, but let's get into the article 18 00:01:31,200 --> 00:01:35,680 Christmas may be the most wonderful time of the year for some but for others 19 00:01:35,680 --> 00:01:42,000 It is a time when alien life shows up. It is reported December sightings of what say are 20 00:01:42,000 --> 00:01:47,360 Those are the only two options wonderful time of year or a clean show up 21 00:01:48,300 --> 00:01:55,740 Seem more common than they do at any other time of year and there is good reason for this with the English in this is 22 00:01:56,240 --> 00:01:57,440 Atrocious 23 00:01:57,440 --> 00:02:01,280 There's good reason for this with fireworks and light spectacles 24 00:02:01,280 --> 00:02:08,760 Laged up more often than not according to the UFO reporting center technical director Christian Steppian 25 00:02:08,760 --> 00:02:14,400 Twice a year the company sees a slight uptick in potential sightings and the holiday season 26 00:02:14,680 --> 00:02:18,320 Certainly heralds its fair share of alleged alien encounters 27 00:02:18,800 --> 00:02:25,860 Speaking to the Daily Beast at the time Ron James of the mutual UFO network said we do have a slight uptick 28 00:02:26,240 --> 00:02:31,800 Twice a year in the summer and around the holidays. There are a few reasons why people might be paying more attention 29 00:02:32,000 --> 00:02:37,140 They might be off work. They're doing family activities and things. They don't normally do so 30 00:02:37,140 --> 00:02:40,840 There's more possibilities for people to encounter things then of course 31 00:02:40,840 --> 00:02:48,080 There's always Santa Claus and the reindeer not even sure what that means if there is an uptick. I can understand that because well 32 00:02:48,080 --> 00:02:50,080 They're up. Yeah, exactly 33 00:02:51,640 --> 00:02:53,640 People just report them as a UFO 34 00:02:54,040 --> 00:02:59,800 Because there's a lot of people out during Christmas time shopping and doing things they might be looking up in the air 35 00:02:59,800 --> 00:03:05,200 So I can understand if it's there. I can understand it if there is further research from 36 00:03:05,200 --> 00:03:11,640 Ufology reported a significant increase on Christmas Day with 75 reported cases over 37 00:03:12,040 --> 00:03:14,880 2021 alone. Christopher Rutkovsky of 38 00:03:15,320 --> 00:03:18,600 Ufology said most were simply lights in the sky and yes 39 00:03:18,760 --> 00:03:23,040 Somewhere of a single red light flying overhead followed by a string of others 40 00:03:23,440 --> 00:03:27,800 Historic sightings around the holiday period have been reported as early as Christmas 41 00:03:28,480 --> 00:03:30,160 1965 42 00:03:30,160 --> 00:03:34,040 This Christmas tradition only goes back 60 years. Yeah 43 00:03:34,040 --> 00:03:39,600 Okay as early as 1965. Can you imagine if it was the year zero? 44 00:03:40,160 --> 00:03:42,160 This goes back as far as Jesus 45 00:03:45,600 --> 00:03:51,000 And always remember you don't have to get him both a Christmas present and a birthday present 46 00:03:51,000 --> 00:03:56,680 Yeah, you just choose what one yeah, you tell no you tell them it's for both an incense is really cheap 47 00:03:56,680 --> 00:04:03,220 So that's probably the best birthday slash Christmas. Yeah, I mean you could get him some murder too. I'm pretty sure that's pretty cheap 48 00:04:03,220 --> 00:04:05,220 Exactly. That's what I'm going for 49 00:04:05,860 --> 00:04:07,540 Wally Shreerah 50 00:04:07,540 --> 00:04:13,440 Junior who was aboard the Gemini six spacecraft orbiting Earth claims to have seen an object 51 00:04:13,780 --> 00:04:18,740 Heading from north to south entering and reentering the atmosphere. He wrote at the time 52 00:04:18,740 --> 00:04:23,860 We have an object looks like satellite going from north to south probably in polar orbit 53 00:04:24,140 --> 00:04:28,900 Looks like he might be going to reinter soon. It might just let me pick up that thing 54 00:04:28,900 --> 00:04:35,740 Hello aviation expert Thomas Stafford said I see a command module and eight smaller modules in front 55 00:04:36,100 --> 00:04:42,500 Pilot of the command module is wearing a red suit. Do you think this was maybe sarcasm or like light humor? 56 00:04:42,700 --> 00:04:45,420 It could be sarcasm. It could be 57 00:04:46,020 --> 00:04:52,780 The oh, what's the satellite supposed to go north south? I know what you're talking about. Yeah, I know I can't remember the freaking name 58 00:04:52,780 --> 00:05:00,900 So funny, I just watched a video like night that black night night. Yeah, but this is Christmas Day 59 00:05:00,900 --> 00:05:03,700 And this guy's clearly alluding that it's Santa 60 00:05:04,220 --> 00:05:09,900 So yeah, no what he was seeing was just the black night satellite. Don't worry. Yeah, exactly 61 00:05:10,820 --> 00:05:18,140 Wally and Thomas time on the spacecraft and alleged extraterrestrial sighting caused chaos in the control room 62 00:05:18,140 --> 00:05:24,820 But the duo soon revealed their ruse as aviator Wally began playing jingle bells on his harmonica 63 00:05:25,060 --> 00:05:28,020 Mr. Stafford said Wally came up with the idea 64 00:05:28,020 --> 00:05:32,560 He could play the harmonica and we practiced two or three times before we took off 65 00:05:32,660 --> 00:05:39,900 But of course we didn't tell the guys on the ground in the case of practical and actual sightings of UFOs during the festive season 66 00:05:40,020 --> 00:05:47,020 Ron James added a feeling is that there's not that there's an actual increase in phenomenon occurring 67 00:05:47,020 --> 00:05:53,700 It's more that there's more people in a position to see and experience things that might already be there pretty much consistently 68 00:05:54,180 --> 00:05:56,180 that's the end of the article and 69 00:05:57,180 --> 00:06:00,380 Not sure how I feel about that the English was off 70 00:06:00,380 --> 00:06:07,380 Yeah, it was off a mixed in some humor with actually people are home more during the holiday 71 00:06:07,380 --> 00:06:14,220 So yeah, we're actually yeah something I agree and not only are they home more during the holidays 72 00:06:14,220 --> 00:06:21,380 But they're awake more during night hours during the holidays too, which was what I was gonna say as like that 73 00:06:21,660 --> 00:06:28,020 Probably explains it but at the same time too. They said there's two upticks throughout the year and ones in the summer 74 00:06:28,020 --> 00:06:30,740 So that like completely throws everything off for me 75 00:06:30,740 --> 00:06:36,820 Yeah, and then mixed in with the guys on the spacecraft just like having fun and saying they saw Santa and it 76 00:06:37,220 --> 00:06:40,660 They were just making a joke because one guy could play the harmonica 77 00:06:40,660 --> 00:06:46,660 Which is good enough reason to do that. I guess if you have a friend that pays the harmonica, I mean why not? 78 00:06:46,820 --> 00:06:50,660 Yeah, okay, well, you know what it was missing from there 79 00:06:50,660 --> 00:06:55,300 I really thought actual stories of people seeing things from the holidays 80 00:06:55,300 --> 00:07:01,100 No, I thought it was gonna be about the Christmas star the star that's brighter around Christmas time 81 00:07:01,100 --> 00:07:05,300 That's what I thought they're gonna say people were seeing what stars right around Christmas 82 00:07:05,300 --> 00:07:12,300 You can't remember what one it there's a brighter star one that led donkey to small one small one 83 00:07:18,500 --> 00:07:22,460 So there's not actually like a star that is brighter at Christmas 84 00:07:22,460 --> 00:07:26,900 Yeah, there is no there isn't there's been things that have been nicknamed the Christmas star 85 00:07:26,900 --> 00:07:31,020 But it's because like in one particular year. They were brighter at the Christmas season 86 00:07:31,020 --> 00:07:35,100 Generally, they're planets, so it's weird 87 00:07:35,100 --> 00:07:40,420 I thought there is a real Christmas, but no, there's there's no actual Christmas star as far as I'm aware 88 00:07:41,220 --> 00:07:44,740 Listeners, you can correct it wrong during the winter 89 00:07:45,260 --> 00:07:47,260 No 90 00:07:48,100 --> 00:07:50,100 And we will just leave this silence 91 00:07:51,580 --> 00:07:53,100 Okay 92 00:07:53,100 --> 00:08:01,700 Chelsea I felt like my Christmas stories or news articles are going to probably play a little bit into our 93 00:08:01,980 --> 00:08:06,220 Your end wrap up in that there. There are definitely things that we've talked about in the past 94 00:08:06,500 --> 00:08:13,980 Okay, and I think you're gonna be really happy here because we are gonna delve into the lives of the rich and the British 95 00:08:13,980 --> 00:08:20,140 And that being the royal family on the Christmas mini. Yes, okay, because Kate Middleton 96 00:08:20,140 --> 00:08:26,100 Can't wait to get rid of Queen Elizabeth's quote weird and quote Christmas tradition 97 00:08:26,100 --> 00:08:30,220 This comes from MSN comm written by staff author on 98 00:08:31,060 --> 00:08:33,060 November 26th of 99 00:08:33,060 --> 00:08:39,260 2024 here we go Middleton fully intends to get rid of the tradition in favor of a more quote middle class 100 00:08:39,260 --> 00:08:43,660 I'm quote holiday the royal family has hundreds of years worth of Christmas traditions 101 00:08:43,660 --> 00:08:47,500 But that doesn't mean the modern royal family necessarily enjoys these customs 102 00:08:47,500 --> 00:08:54,100 In fact, Kate Middleton isn't a fan of one of Queen Elizabeth's long-standing Christmas Eve plans and fully intends on getting rid of it 103 00:08:54,100 --> 00:08:56,700 Once she and Prince William sit upon the throne 104 00:08:57,020 --> 00:09:02,740 Dating back to the 1800s the British Royal have opened gifts on Christmas Eve as opposed to Christmas Day 105 00:09:03,020 --> 00:09:09,380 After the tradition was introduced by Queen Victoria and her German husband Prisselbert in the 1800s 106 00:09:09,820 --> 00:09:15,500 Elizabeth reportedly loved this habit a source told the Daily Beast in October because she quote 107 00:09:15,500 --> 00:09:24,740 Disliked extravagant and overt expressions of consumerism and preferred Christmas Day to be a sacred note and quote the princess of Wales 108 00:09:24,900 --> 00:09:33,820 However would much rather do things differently and has her own Christmas traditions in mind Kate has always found the presence on Christmas Eve thing 109 00:09:33,820 --> 00:09:38,060 Weird, she's definitely going to get rivet when they're officially running things 110 00:09:38,060 --> 00:09:42,700 I imagine it will continue this year as Sandringham in some shape or form 111 00:09:42,700 --> 00:09:48,580 Everything is going to be much more relaxed and have a middle-class flavor at Anner Hall 112 00:09:48,580 --> 00:09:51,940 You can bet your bottom dollar they will be doing proper 113 00:09:52,300 --> 00:09:59,740 Presence for each other and the kids there on Christmas Day and quote a source close to the prince and princess of Wales told the outlet 114 00:10:00,500 --> 00:10:05,460 Middleton's Christmas is stacked this year. The princess will be hosting her annual. You know what we can skip that 115 00:10:05,460 --> 00:10:08,140 That's that's all of it. You know what to be fair 116 00:10:08,140 --> 00:10:14,580 I thought this article is gonna be a bit more and I thought that they were gonna say that Prince Andrew can't go near the kids anymore 117 00:10:14,900 --> 00:10:16,900 That was it 118 00:10:20,420 --> 00:10:26,540 That one more Prince Andrew just sorry British Andy gets to go into that room alone with all the miners 119 00:10:29,060 --> 00:10:34,180 But apparently he still gets to do that also I should state that's not actually what it happens 120 00:10:34,180 --> 00:10:40,340 That's just a fun opinion of the podcast. Yeah, okay, so that means it's me 121 00:10:40,340 --> 00:10:42,340 I'm going to read from 122 00:10:43,460 --> 00:10:48,940 Guardian comm and this one is titled mystery toy gnomes 123 00:10:49,300 --> 00:10:52,740 Maybe burglary ploy whilst police learn 124 00:10:53,660 --> 00:10:59,580 That is great. No, thank you Steve Morris September 5th, 2023 125 00:10:59,580 --> 00:11:08,180 There are plenty of very sensible and pretty conventional crime prevention tips on North Wales police's website for making sure windows are 126 00:11:08,180 --> 00:11:12,220 Secure to planting prickly hedges on boundaries to deter thieves 127 00:11:12,900 --> 00:11:19,620 We heard that before the police need to do this. No, that's what they're telling will deter from like burglaries 128 00:11:19,900 --> 00:11:26,180 Okay, Rose's probably work to Rose bushes. I I thought that punishment really didn't stop crime 129 00:11:26,180 --> 00:11:29,920 I would also probably if they're listening to this podcast 130 00:11:30,140 --> 00:11:33,940 Mote's would be a good idea too. I think feel them with some crocodiles 131 00:11:34,700 --> 00:11:40,460 They're my favorite animal, but this week officers issued some more unusual advice 132 00:11:40,500 --> 00:11:46,260 Keep an eye out for the cuddly Christmas gnomes that have begun appearing in front gardens 133 00:11:46,500 --> 00:11:53,100 Police believe the heavily bearded soft toys are being left not as thoughtful if out of season gifts 134 00:11:53,100 --> 00:11:58,300 But by burglars who are trying to test whether our homes are empty if the gnome is not moved 135 00:11:58,540 --> 00:12:04,460 Burglars work on the basis that the householder is probably not around and their home is a decent target 136 00:12:04,460 --> 00:12:12,500 The gnomes began appearing on September 1st when two men said to be carrying royal male style bags were spotted in Browton 137 00:12:12,900 --> 00:12:19,580 Flintshire they were reportedly looking at properties and placing items into residents gardens including gnomes 138 00:12:19,580 --> 00:12:23,800 The sightings were flagged up on the north of Wales community alert page 139 00:12:24,220 --> 00:12:27,900 Officers have now posted on the police's South Flintshire Facebook page 140 00:12:28,260 --> 00:12:30,140 Explaining what may be going on well 141 00:12:30,140 --> 00:12:36,580 We are aware of a report of individuals in the Browton area leaving Christmas gnomes in residential front gardens 142 00:12:36,580 --> 00:12:43,300 This type of behavior is sometimes used as a colon card to see if the gnome is collected by the resident and quote 143 00:12:43,300 --> 00:12:45,340 They said re-quote if not 144 00:12:45,340 --> 00:12:49,620 The property is likely to be empty and could be an easy target for burglaries 145 00:12:49,620 --> 00:12:54,740 We would advise residents to be vigilant and ensure your home is secure and quote 146 00:12:54,740 --> 00:12:57,620 I have read five articles in the last year 147 00:12:59,780 --> 00:13:06,000 You better watch out they might not let you in soon Chelsea see if I saw a gnome in my garden I 148 00:13:07,780 --> 00:13:13,020 Guess the real question is I feel like I would question has that always been there 149 00:13:13,020 --> 00:13:19,640 I don't recall if I put that there for not yeah, that's fair also if they're placing it well 150 00:13:19,640 --> 00:13:24,340 I would be in a position where like well that that that's just like the good feng shui of the garden 151 00:13:24,340 --> 00:13:30,860 I can't move yeah, no unless they take their ire out on the garden itself and or me exactly 152 00:13:30,980 --> 00:13:37,140 Because it's a gnome. Yeah, well, they're close relatives of the niece and nieces are fucking terrible 153 00:13:37,140 --> 00:13:44,420 Oh, yeah, we've done an episode on those guys and maybe you just leave it as to not piss off the Earth spirit 154 00:13:44,420 --> 00:13:49,020 Yeah, I think I've also screwed my child over a little and that all the like Christmas nobens 155 00:13:49,020 --> 00:13:54,140 I've seen everywhere. He asked me what they are and I tell them they're nieces and like nobody's gonna know what that is 156 00:13:56,540 --> 00:14:01,820 Yeah, good for him though, you're doing it for him. He needs to know these things exactly exactly 157 00:14:01,820 --> 00:14:07,500 Oh, yeah, like I really hope that the the thief the operator of the gnome 158 00:14:07,500 --> 00:14:13,780 Is it that well like oriented and like word of gnome should be placed in a garden or in a yard? 159 00:14:14,180 --> 00:14:18,340 So that like people are like, oh, yeah, that's a nice gnome in my yard and then they got wrong 160 00:14:18,420 --> 00:14:22,940 okay, so you would think this these aren't like placing it nicely and 161 00:14:24,260 --> 00:14:26,260 Feng shui li 162 00:14:26,260 --> 00:14:31,980 You think that I was trying to put it in you know the turn that as an action 163 00:14:32,980 --> 00:14:38,100 Feng shui li in your garden so that you're like, yeah, that looks really nice instead 164 00:14:38,100 --> 00:14:44,620 They probably should just be like chucking it into your yard so that it's like oh, yeah, like falling over in your yard 165 00:14:44,780 --> 00:14:49,340 So that you have to go pick it up and be like exactly what is this doing here? 166 00:14:49,340 --> 00:14:53,740 Should I put it back in my garden or what's going on here? That's what they mean 167 00:14:53,740 --> 00:14:58,860 That's actually fair. I'm just picturing them placing it nicely in the garden. Yeah, no now that I think about it 168 00:14:58,860 --> 00:15:01,860 They probably don't even lay them like standing in the yard 169 00:15:02,780 --> 00:15:05,780 Because then somebody like feels like they at least have to stand it up 170 00:15:05,780 --> 00:15:09,180 Should they feel that the gnome feels wronged? Yeah, I don't know 171 00:15:09,180 --> 00:15:14,100 Did normal people feel that gnomes get wronged because I do I feel like they feel wronged 172 00:15:14,780 --> 00:15:21,620 They want to be next to a rock mostly I think but I think I was picturing it the same way you were where someone was like 173 00:15:21,620 --> 00:15:25,660 Placing it nicely in the garden so that it looked as if it was a part of the 174 00:15:26,860 --> 00:15:34,340 They look in the back of their like white passenger van and like oh this this gnome deserves to be here like look it just fits 175 00:15:34,340 --> 00:15:39,160 With that that flowing water and the lilies and that mushroom there 176 00:15:41,860 --> 00:15:44,260 He's in the shade like he's gonna do 177 00:15:44,260 --> 00:15:46,780 He's gonna thrive in this little heat 178 00:15:49,420 --> 00:15:54,420 Okay, I'm glad I'm glad we thought the same thing here. We were at the same page 179 00:15:55,180 --> 00:15:57,700 Okay, Chelsea now I'm gonna finish this off 180 00:15:57,860 --> 00:16:02,380 We're gonna go with a more religious route for this heathenest of holidays 181 00:16:02,500 --> 00:16:07,260 What is the birth of Christ? I'm not really but yeah, yeah 182 00:16:07,260 --> 00:16:14,820 If faith is gonna be pretty religious this came out on November 28th, 2024 183 00:16:15,020 --> 00:16:20,100 Article title AI Jesus avatar test man's faith in machines and the divine 184 00:16:20,980 --> 00:16:25,540 as on MSN comm and it was written by Jamie Keaton 185 00:16:25,540 --> 00:16:31,500 Did I hear all those words correctly? Yes. Well, sorry, I don't actually know but I'm gonna read the story anyways 186 00:16:31,500 --> 00:16:38,620 It would you trust an AI Jesus with your innermost thoughts and troubles? 187 00:16:39,300 --> 00:16:46,540 Researchers and religious leaders on Wednesday released findings from a two-month experiment through art in a Catholic chapel in Switzerland 188 00:16:47,060 --> 00:16:55,020 For an avatar of Jesus on a computer screen tucked into a confessional to questions by visitors on faith morality 189 00:16:55,020 --> 00:17:00,780 Oh my god, no and modern-day woes and offered responses based on scripture 190 00:17:00,780 --> 00:17:09,020 The idea said the chapel's theological assistant was to recognize the growing importance of artificial intelligence and human lives 191 00:17:09,460 --> 00:17:13,940 Even when it comes to religion and explore the limits of human trust in a machine 192 00:17:14,660 --> 00:17:17,260 after the two-month run of the dais in 193 00:17:17,620 --> 00:17:25,380 Makina exhibit at Peter's Chapel starting in late August some 900 conversations from visitors some came more than once 194 00:17:25,380 --> 00:17:30,980 Or transcribed anonymously those behind the project said it was largely a success 195 00:17:31,420 --> 00:17:37,100 Visitors often came out moved or deep in thought and found easy to use a small sign 196 00:17:37,340 --> 00:17:41,260 Invited visitors to enter a confessional chosen for its intimacy and 197 00:17:41,780 --> 00:17:48,660 Below a lattice screen across which penitent believers would usually speak with a priest a green light 198 00:17:48,660 --> 00:17:56,340 Signaled the visitors turn to speak and a red one came on when AI Jesus on a computer screen on the other side was responding 199 00:17:57,340 --> 00:18:03,100 Often a leg time was needed to wait for the response a testament to the technical complexities 200 00:18:03,740 --> 00:18:08,980 After exiting nearly 300 visitors filled at questionnaires that informed the report released Wednesday 201 00:18:09,300 --> 00:18:15,340 Phillip Hasselbauer an IT specialist at the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Art 202 00:18:15,340 --> 00:18:23,740 Who pulled together the technical side of the project said the AI responsible for taking the role of AI Jesus and generating responses was GPT for 203 00:18:24,060 --> 00:18:33,100 By open AI and an open-source version of the company's whisper was used for speech comprehension an AI video generator from Hagen 204 00:18:33,420 --> 00:18:38,980 Yeah, that sounds better right Hagen was used to produce voice and video from a real person 205 00:18:38,980 --> 00:18:44,940 He said Hasselbauer said no specific safeguards were used because we observed GPT for 206 00:18:44,940 --> 00:18:48,140 O to respond fairly well to controversial topics 207 00:18:48,660 --> 00:18:58,380 Visitors broach many topics including true love the afterlife feelings of solitude war and suffering in the world the existence of God plus issues like sexual abuse cases in the 208 00:18:58,420 --> 00:19:00,820 Catholic Church or its position on homosexuality 209 00:19:01,740 --> 00:19:04,500 Most visitors described themselves as Christians 210 00:19:04,620 --> 00:19:13,300 Although agnostics atheists Muslims Buddhists and Taoists took part to according to a recap of the project released by the Catholic parish of Lucerne 211 00:19:13,300 --> 00:19:22,540 About one third were German speakers, but AI Jesus which is conversant in about 100 languages also had conversations and languages like Chinese English 212 00:19:22,700 --> 00:19:27,700 French Hungarian Italian Russian and Spanish although it's not said in the article 213 00:19:27,700 --> 00:19:34,620 But none of those conversations were as true as the German topics. Oh, yeah, because that that's like everybody else 214 00:19:34,620 --> 00:19:36,700 That's Jesus is true language. Yeah 215 00:19:36,700 --> 00:19:43,580 Quote what was really interesting was to see that the people really talked with him in a serious way 216 00:19:43,580 --> 00:19:50,620 They didn't come to make jokes and quote said chapel theologian Marco Schmead who spearheaded the project 217 00:19:50,620 --> 00:19:57,940 Most visitors were aged 40 to 70 and more Catholic respondents found the experience stimulating then did Protestants 218 00:19:58,260 --> 00:20:02,820 The reports showed oh man, we can talk about that later on 219 00:20:02,820 --> 00:20:08,700 Schmead was quick to point out that AI Jesus build as a Jesus like persona was an 220 00:20:09,060 --> 00:20:15,940 Artistic experiment to get people thinking about the intersection between the digital and the divine not substitute for human interaction 221 00:20:16,140 --> 00:20:21,260 Or sacramental confessions with a priest nor was it intended to save the pastoral resources 222 00:20:21,540 --> 00:20:26,020 Quote for the people it was clear it was a computer. It was clear was not a confession 223 00:20:26,020 --> 00:20:28,020 He wasn't programmed to give 224 00:20:28,020 --> 00:20:33,140 Solutions or prayers at the end it was more summary of the conversation said Schmead 225 00:20:33,340 --> 00:20:38,420 The Catholic Church from the Vatican on down has been wrestling with challenges and possible opportunities 226 00:20:38,900 --> 00:20:40,580 presented by the experience 227 00:20:40,580 --> 00:20:45,940 Explosion in public interest in AI since generative artificial intelligence captured the world attention 228 00:20:46,220 --> 00:20:51,660 Two years ago when open AI's chat GBT came into the world that Vatican has 229 00:20:52,020 --> 00:20:54,020 appointed a friar from medieval 230 00:20:54,020 --> 00:21:00,180 Franciscan order as its top expert on AI and a Lutheran church in Bavaria 231 00:21:00,380 --> 00:21:08,500 Served up sermons delivered by chatbots last year Pope Francis is in his annual peace message for this year pushed for an 232 00:21:08,860 --> 00:21:12,980 International treaty to ensure the ethical use of AI technology. I think that's far enough 233 00:21:12,980 --> 00:21:17,080 I think we're gonna just from there talk about things that we've already done. I wonder 234 00:21:17,420 --> 00:21:22,060 How fire binari feels about this and if he spearheaded this I 235 00:21:22,060 --> 00:21:30,780 I as far as I can tell he has not I specifically looked for his input on this and I could not fight any new articles in the last four months 236 00:21:30,940 --> 00:21:36,660 So clearly nobody's talked to him about this, but I was really hoping I could find something from him 237 00:21:36,820 --> 00:21:41,500 But yeah, I think that's a fun use of AI and I think it actually makes sense 238 00:21:42,060 --> 00:21:44,060 training something on the 239 00:21:44,220 --> 00:21:51,900 Bible and then asking for its opinion on a question with only knowing the Bible would actually give you a decent response 240 00:21:51,900 --> 00:21:56,060 Would it not you would think so? I don't know. I didn't ask it any questions 241 00:21:56,060 --> 00:22:02,060 Yeah, I think it's funny that they stored the questions. I would like to see the most popular question 242 00:22:02,060 --> 00:22:07,220 I know they kind of said what the range of questions by far how big is your dick Jesus? 243 00:22:07,940 --> 00:22:09,940 Like you know it, you know 244 00:22:13,860 --> 00:22:18,100 I know and they did they sorry we didn't read the whole article 245 00:22:18,100 --> 00:22:23,620 Maybe they get into it at some point, but not not how far we got nor am I actually gonna look to see if they answered it 246 00:22:23,620 --> 00:22:29,940 So you guys can go read it. Fair enough fair enough interesting. That's I really need this to wash over me 247 00:22:29,940 --> 00:22:35,500 I need some time to process everything. Yeah, that one took me by surprise a little bit 248 00:22:35,500 --> 00:22:37,500 I'm still stuck at AI Jesus 249 00:22:37,500 --> 00:22:45,060 I still don't know how to feel about it because on the one hand I really don't like AI taking all facets of life from us 250 00:22:45,060 --> 00:22:49,460 But at the same time I feel like this is actually an interesting spot to put AI 251 00:22:49,460 --> 00:22:57,580 Yeah, it is that if you more Jesus than a pastor is gonna be exactly because it pastures gonna have their opinion on things and tell 252 00:22:57,580 --> 00:23:02,900 You specifically certain scriptures and especially over the last 80 years. It's been a move. Oh 253 00:23:03,780 --> 00:23:07,780 They've moved from actual teachings of Christ to the prosperity gospel 254 00:23:07,980 --> 00:23:13,180 Which is basically the people who have money deserve to have money because they're successful 255 00:23:13,180 --> 00:23:19,940 They're they're inherently good because they have money which is absolutely exactly against Jesus's teachings 256 00:23:20,140 --> 00:23:26,860 But it's it's been the movement in Christianity for like almost a hundred years now at least in North America 257 00:23:26,860 --> 00:23:30,820 So to see it just coming from the book that's gonna give you a different answer 258 00:23:31,020 --> 00:23:36,540 Well, I'm glad because I don't know spoiler alert for everybody Jesus was not a fan of people with money 259 00:23:36,540 --> 00:23:42,700 I mean me and him have that in common and it's a little bit disturbing that what can we call this? 260 00:23:42,700 --> 00:23:49,600 Christianity has taken on the side of corporations. I think we can call it Christ a 261 00:23:50,380 --> 00:23:57,580 I needy. Yeah, it took on the side of corporations apparently cuz they're blessed by AI Jesus 262 00:23:57,580 --> 00:24:03,300 Oh wait, hold on not AI Jesus. Maybe I AI Jesus looks differently 263 00:24:03,460 --> 00:24:10,660 But in any event I am really waiting for for our Bernati to actually give us some some something on this 264 00:24:10,660 --> 00:24:16,380 He has to I just did a search and there's literally if I go to news. There's three articles 265 00:24:16,740 --> 00:24:20,140 There's three articles one of them is the one I just read to you 266 00:24:20,140 --> 00:24:26,460 And it doesn't actually like say anything that for our Bernati said it just mentions him very sad about this 267 00:24:26,500 --> 00:24:30,420 You would think he would be the ultimate speaker of Jesus AI 268 00:24:31,260 --> 00:24:36,460 Representative you think yeah, but no, I don't know what's going on. I don't know what to tell you on that 269 00:24:36,460 --> 00:24:44,500 It's a Vatican anyhow guys 2025 is gonna have some interesting stories from Bernati and AI Jesus 270 00:24:44,500 --> 00:24:51,780 I hope and in maybe some sort of way we can be at Jesus penis size too, but don't worry about that 271 00:24:51,780 --> 00:24:58,580 We're gonna try to avoid that if we can anyhow you guys all forget that last little bit you enjoy your Christmas 272 00:24:58,580 --> 00:25:06,140 Don't think about that other part just open those presents and be in the presence of everyone around you, okay? 273 00:25:06,940 --> 00:25:08,940 That's the real okay 274 00:25:08,980 --> 00:25:14,420 Okay, and just like don't think about it. Don't think about it. Merry Christmas a bit of the day 275 00:25:14,420 --> 00:25:28,420 Bye