Leah Libresco's Blog, page 30

What question about the world do you want answered? [2015 ITT]

This is part of the 2015 Ideological Turing Test series, where Christians and non-Christians test how well they understand one another.   In this second round, non-Christians (mostly atheists) answer the prompts honestly, and Christians try to answer them as they expect atheists to.  Your job is to see if you can spot the difference. [Read More...]

Talking to The Catholic Weekly about Anger, Beauty, and Confession

I did an interview with The Catholic Weekly while I was in Sydney, and talked a little about my conversion, my book, and my approach to arguments and anger.  I’ve excerpted it below, and you can read the full story here. Q: Obviously you are in demand as a public speaker. What is it that people [Read More...]

What role does ritual have in your life? [2015 ITT]

This is part of the 2015 Ideological Turing Test series, where Christians and non-Christians test how well they understand one another.   In this second round, non-Christians (mostly atheists) answer the prompts honestly, and Christians try to answer them as they expect atheists to.  Your job is to see if you can spot the difference. [Read More...]

What Book Shaped Your Moral Sensibilities? [2015 ITT]

This is part of the 2015 Ideological Turing Test series, where Christians and non-Christians test how well they understand one another.   In this second round, non-Christians (mostly atheists) answer the prompts honestly, and Christians try to answer them as they expect atheists to.  Your job is to see if you can spot the difference. [Read More...]

What’s Underappreciated About Your Tradition? [2015 ITT]

This is part of the 2015 Ideological Turing Test series, where Christians and non-Christians test how well they understand one another.   In this first round, Christians answer the prompts honestly, and atheists try to answer them as they expect the Christians to.  Your job is to see if you can spot the difference.  You [Read More...]

Why Should Your Tradition Be Trusted? [2015 ITT]

This is part of the 2015 Ideological Turing Test series, where Christians and non-Christians test how well they understand one another.  In this first round, Christians answer the prompts honestly, and atheists try to answer them as they expect the Christians to.  Your job is to see if you can spot the difference.  You can [Read More...]

What Sin is at the Root of All Sins? [2015 ITT]

This is part of the 2015 Ideological Turing Test series, where Christians and non-Christians test how well they understand one another.  In this first round, Christians answer the prompts honestly, and atheists try to answer them as they expect the Christians to.  Your job is to see if you can spot the difference.  You can [Read More...]

2015 Ideological Turing Test [Index Post]

A conventional Turing Test checks whether a computer program can convincingly counterfeit human conversation.  An Ideological Turing Test checks whether someone can convincingly imitate the beliefs and reasoning of someone they disagree with.  It’s a way to see how well you understand the ideas you would like to debunk. This year, I looked through your suggested [Read More...]

Running the numbers on autism, welfare reform, and exonerations

While you’re reading this, I will quasi-not exist.  (I’m on a plane to New Zealand, and, as a consequence of the International Date Line, I won’t have a Thursday this week). I’m off to speak at the Eucharistic Convention in Auckland and do a Theology on Tap in Sydney. Next week. I’ll be running this [Read More...]

Anselm Lived at the *Wrong* Scale [Saints Bookclub]

In 2015, I’m reading and blogging through Ronald Knox’s collection of sermons on Christian exemplars, Captive Flames: On Selected Saints and Christian Heroes.  Every Monday, I’ll be writing about the next portrait in the book, so you’re welcome to peruse them all and/or read along. Reading Ronald Knox’s sermon on St Anselm, I was reminded of my own [Read More...]