Father Stephen Gadberry
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It's all disordered, you know. It's all disordered, yeah. Most simply put. And God created the universe and everything in it in a proper, ordered way. Logic is like... People don't argue with numbers. Two plus two is four. There's some objective truths. It's a simple thing for that. But like... Evil comes in, and Satan, he can't make stuff. He doesn't create things.
He just distorts what's already there. So he'll manipulate the truth. He'll manipulate what is real. So he'll manipulate the way that we see identity or gender. Say, you know, this is what... All of humanity, it's male and female. But now it's like, no, it can be whatever you want it to be. It's like, no, you're turning something that's good into something that's bad. You're distorting it.
He just distorts what's already there. So he'll manipulate the truth. He'll manipulate what is real. So he'll manipulate the way that we see identity or gender. Say, you know, this is what... All of humanity, it's male and female. But now it's like, no, it can be whatever you want it to be. It's like, no, you're turning something that's good into something that's bad. You're distorting it.
He just distorts what's already there. So he'll manipulate the truth. He'll manipulate what is real. So he'll manipulate the way that we see identity or gender. Say, you know, this is what... All of humanity, it's male and female. But now it's like, no, it can be whatever you want it to be. It's like, no, you're turning something that's good into something that's bad. You're distorting it.
It's a lie. He just flips all this stuff on its head. So one of the words that you use, like just these perversions, that's a good word for it. It's just perverting the truth. It's twisting it around and saying two plus two is five. It's all over.
It's a lie. He just flips all this stuff on its head. So one of the words that you use, like just these perversions, that's a good word for it. It's just perverting the truth. It's twisting it around and saying two plus two is five. It's all over.
It's a lie. He just flips all this stuff on its head. So one of the words that you use, like just these perversions, that's a good word for it. It's just perverting the truth. It's twisting it around and saying two plus two is five. It's all over.
Good question. It's a lot, I would bet. It seems like there's a lot around it. Man, I just keep going back to freedom. Freedom, like that's... All this stuff is bad in as much as it takes our freedom away. God wants us to be free. To be a saint is to be in the presence of God, and that's perfect freedom. That's the fullness of life.
Good question. It's a lot, I would bet. It seems like there's a lot around it. Man, I just keep going back to freedom. Freedom, like that's... All this stuff is bad in as much as it takes our freedom away. God wants us to be free. To be a saint is to be in the presence of God, and that's perfect freedom. That's the fullness of life.
Good question. It's a lot, I would bet. It seems like there's a lot around it. Man, I just keep going back to freedom. Freedom, like that's... All this stuff is bad in as much as it takes our freedom away. God wants us to be free. To be a saint is to be in the presence of God, and that's perfect freedom. That's the fullness of life.
Anything that takes away our freedom, our free will, our consciousness, it gets us away from that. But freedom, that's ultimately what... When God made Adam and Eve, He made them perfectly free. Until they started doubting and questioning and then kind of not thinking that they were free enough. So they tried to make their own freedoms, the forbidden fruit.
Anything that takes away our freedom, our free will, our consciousness, it gets us away from that. But freedom, that's ultimately what... When God made Adam and Eve, He made them perfectly free. Until they started doubting and questioning and then kind of not thinking that they were free enough. So they tried to make their own freedoms, the forbidden fruit.
Anything that takes away our freedom, our free will, our consciousness, it gets us away from that. But freedom, that's ultimately what... When God made Adam and Eve, He made them perfectly free. Until they started doubting and questioning and then kind of not thinking that they were free enough. So they tried to make their own freedoms, the forbidden fruit.
Like the scripture will tell us that just the image of the forbidden fruit. But it's about freedom. All these other things are bad in as much as they take our free will away from us. So AI is a good thing, man. It's here. You know, it's not going to go away. So how do we move forward with it ethically and morally? Right.
Like the scripture will tell us that just the image of the forbidden fruit. But it's about freedom. All these other things are bad in as much as they take our free will away from us. So AI is a good thing, man. It's here. You know, it's not going to go away. So how do we move forward with it ethically and morally? Right.
Like the scripture will tell us that just the image of the forbidden fruit. But it's about freedom. All these other things are bad in as much as they take our free will away from us. So AI is a good thing, man. It's here. You know, it's not going to go away. So how do we move forward with it ethically and morally? Right.
And as much as it helps us with productivity and to be more free, that's great. But if it takes away our freedom, what I mean is like if we rely on it so much that we're not creatively thinking and making decisions on our own, then it's bad. Because ultimately that's what it's all about. Like God wants us to be free. And what's the ultimate freedom? Like this radical creativity.
And as much as it helps us with productivity and to be more free, that's great. But if it takes away our freedom, what I mean is like if we rely on it so much that we're not creatively thinking and making decisions on our own, then it's bad. Because ultimately that's what it's all about. Like God wants us to be free. And what's the ultimate freedom? Like this radical creativity.
And as much as it helps us with productivity and to be more free, that's great. But if it takes away our freedom, what I mean is like if we rely on it so much that we're not creatively thinking and making decisions on our own, then it's bad. Because ultimately that's what it's all about. Like God wants us to be free. And what's the ultimate freedom? Like this radical creativity.
So going back to the work conversation, work โ that's done freely and properly ordered is a creative act. That's what work is. You're creating stuff. You're cooperating in the creation of the world. So there's a lot of dignity in work. But yeah, just freedom. So in any way that all this stuff around us takes away our freedom, it's not from God. What is the freedom?