015: Technology and Warfare, PT 2
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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. ----more---- 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   Facebook: fb.me/SGSTPodcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/SGSTPodcast   Intro and outro music: Cosmic Pluck from Vycroft. ( https://freesound.org/people/vykroft/ ) “For the Church Segment” transition music: Marketing from Skibka Music. ( https://freesound.org/people/SkibkaMusic/ )
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