Description
How will the emergence of new technologies change the face of warfare? On what basis and theological foundation may Christians respond? With so many divergent views, can there be a place for Christians to critique and question these advancements? This is part 2 of 2.
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Topics:
Disagreement and the challenge of speaking on a Christian view of warfare
A spectrum of Christian views on warfare
Holy War/Jihad/Crusade
Absolutist Pacifism
Variations in Pacifism
John Howard Yoder
Stanley Hauerwas
Scriptural and theological roots
Political Realism
Christian Realism
Reinhold Niebuhr
Realist Pacifism
Just War Perspective
The Presumption of Justice – the tranquillitas ordinis
Unjust Peace v. Just Peace
*In clarification of a comment in the episode regarding Hauerwas
Hauerwas: “ultimate moral challenge for a pacifist is you may have to watch the innocent die.”
https://www.premierchristianradio.com/content/view/full/348878 or for a summary: https://juicyecumenism.com/2014/12/24/stanley-hauerwas-nigel-biggar-just-war-vs-pacifism/
Just War Criteria
“Lazy” Just War
“General” Just War
“Strict” Just War
Dr. Daniel Bell Jr. “Just War as Christian Discipleship”
https://www.amazon.com/Just-War-Christian-Discipleship-Recentering/dp/1587432250/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=Just+WAr+as+Christian+Discipleship&qid=1559841556&s=gateway&sr=8-1
Automation and love of enemy
Automation and responsibility
AI decision making, accountability, and proportionality
Technology and Training
Col. Dave Grossman’s "On Killing"
Video games and trained reflexes
Training without accountability and discipline
Technology and civilian casualties
Andrew Walker: Can Weaponry Be Humane?
https://providencemag.com/2019/05/can-weaponry-be-humane/
RX9 missile development
Authority, accountability, and the low cost of entry
Military technology and non-violent action
AI and guarding against human passions
Looking Ahead: Bee Plus
https://www.digitaltrends.com/cool-tech/bee-plus-robot-project/
Verses Referenced
Matthew 5: 39-42
Matthew 5: 43-44
Matthew 26:52
Proverbs 24:11-12
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Intro and outro music: Cosmic Pluck from Vycroft. ( https://freesound.org/people/vykroft/ )
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Space may be the final frontier, but what technology will be required to really get us out there, beyond our solar systems and out among the stars. What emerging technology will shape the future of space exploration? Part 1 of 2.
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Topics:
Entering a new age of space exploration
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Published 06/07/20
Easter greetings and reflections on Holy Saturday.
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Published 04/11/20