by Dr Roland Chia | Feb 5, 2024 | Pulse
Pulse 5 February 2024 For several decades, numerous scholars have devoted much time and energy to studying and analysing the phenomenon of secularism in modern society and culture. In the 1960s, sociologists such as Peter Berger forwarded what has been described as...
by Dr Roland Chia | Jan 15, 2024 | Pulse
Pulse 15 January 2024 On July 6, 2023, the Channel News Asia website published an article by Reuters entitled ‘AI robots could play future role as companions in care homes.’ The article featured Nadine, an A.I. powered social robot invented by Nadia Magnenat Thalmann,...
by Dr Roland Chia | Jan 1, 2024 | Pulse
Pulse 1 January 2024 On 30 November 2022, the San Francisco based OpenAI and creator of DALL.E2 and Whisper AI launched ChatGPT, a form of generative AI that has the ability to produce new or original content. Drawing from a large data network comprising various...
by Dr Roland Chia | Dec 21, 2023 | Pulse
Pulse 21 December 2023 On 18 December 2023, the Vatican’s Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith published a Declaration entitled Fiducia Supplicans (‘Supplicating Trust’), and subtitled ‘On the Pastoral Meaning of Blessings.’ The document was signed by Cardinal...
by Dr Roland Chia | Dec 18, 2023 | Pulse
Pulse 4 December 2023 One of the most interesting debates in the history of Christian theology has to do with the significance of the wounds of Christ. At the Crucifixion, Jesus sustained five wounds – on his hands, his feet and at his side. As John 20:24-28 makes...
by Dr Roland Chia | Dec 4, 2023 | Pulse
Pulse 4 December 2023 In November 2018, media across the world is abuzz with the news of the birth of two girls whose genes have been modified to make them immune from HIV. He Jiankui, a scientist from China, and his team, managed to disable the CCR5 gene that...
