Tag: authority
2 articles
Culture
By What Authority? Rome's Framework for the Age of AI
By Practical Apologetics | June 6, 2026
Pope Leo XIV's Magnifica Humanitas opens not with artificial intelligence, but with an argument for why the Catholic Church has the right to speak on it. Before engaging Rome's analysis of AI, Christians must examine the epistemological and ecclesiological framework the encyclical builds — and ask whether it can bear the weight placed upon it.
Philosophy
Is Religion Just a Tool for Control? Examining Zeitgeist's Psychological Manipulation Claim
By Practical Apologetics | November 2, 2013
Zeitgeist argues that religion detaches humans from nature, demands blind submission, and eliminates moral responsibility. But what does the actual teaching of Jesus reveal about authority, ethics, and human accountability?