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A Corrupt Tree: An Encyclopaedia of Crimes committed by the Church of Rome against Humanity and the Human Spirit
‘A Corrupt Tree’ is a unique, extensively researched, four volume exposé of the dark side of the Church of Rome. It reveals that for nearly two thousand years the Church’s fundamental characteristic has been its self-serving abuse of religio-corporate power. A large proportion of this first volume provides a detailed catalogue of the multitude of unholy popes. Included, are those who were immature, capricious, corrupt, lascivious, fanatical, senile, truly mad, megalomanic, tyrannical, murderous, and wholesale killers. It confirms that for many, many centuries the popes were corrupt, cruel, inhumane, and despotic. In an age of savagery they were the leaders in barbarity; in the subsequent age of enlightenment they have persistently resisted the march of progress. Additionally, the popes were wholesale killers who ‘made the principle of assassination a law of the Christian Church.’ Accordingly, the Church ‘has shed more innocent blood than any other institution that has ever existed among mankind.’ Here also are presented the cupidity, corruption, and sexual misconducts of lesser ecclesiastics, including cardinals, bishops, priests, monks and nuns. Pope Honorius III, for example, described his priests as ‘worse than beasts wallowing in their dung.’ The Church’s ruthless stranglehold on knowledge and learning is catalogued in detail. Mathematics, philosophy and science were repressed. Selected, applied theology ruled the world. ‘Everything was explained, but nothing was understood.’ The chapters on censorship reveal that even works of considerable literary or philosophical merit did not escape. A large number of writings which eventually became classics of European culture were condemned and prohibited. The Church also exhibited a vitriolic hatred of those who translated the Bible into the vernacular. Many of these men were annihilated. Holy books were burned in large numbers ‒ particularly the Jewish Talmud. It is clearly demonstrated that the Church held back civilisation for over fifteen hundred years. ‘Century after century passed away, and left the peasantry but little better than the cattle in the fields.’ Finally, the unholy behaviours of the numerous popes, cardinals, and lesser ecclesiastics are shown to establish, unequivocally, that the Church of Rome is neither holy nor apostolic. The ultimate message of these volumes is that to become an exemplary institution, and to play a truly humane role in the world’s future, the Catholic Church must change.
Assisting Intelligence
Assisting Intelligence How to Build Authentic in the Age of AI A Golden Retriever, a 15th-Century Printer, and a Generative AI Model walk into a bar ... No, this isn't the setup of a joke or AI hallucination. It's the beginning of an extraordinary journey through time and technology. Dive into the age of AI to: Ignite Ideas: Learn how to craft prompts that spark innovation. Preserve Authenticity: Discover how to use AI to protect your unique voice and brand. Expand Knowledge: Explore the power of AI to enhance learning and understanding. A Guide to the AI Revolution Practical and complete, this playbook offers: A Primer on AI: Onboard with the basics, essential tips, and techniques. Master Prompts: Learn the art of crafting effective prompts. Preserve Your Voice: How to harness AI without compromising your individuality. Tell your stories and explore alternative perspectives on AI's capabilities. Iterate with AI: Adopt an Agile AI methodology for knowledge creation. Define Your AI: Tell your stories and explore alternative perspectives on AI's capabilities. Your AI Playbook: Equip yourself with AI expertise with guided practice. Embrace the Future, Informed by the Past, to Build Authentic Join us on this journey to unlock the full potential of AI. By understanding its capabilities and limitations, we can build a future where AI assists our intellectual pursuits. Discover how to build authentic knowledge by harnessing AI's Assisting Intelligence.
The Scandal of Adaptation
The essays in this volume seek to expose the scandals of adaptation. Some of them focus on specific adaptations that have been considered scandalous because they portray characters acting in ways that give scandal, because they are thought to betray the values enshrined in the texts they adapt, because their composition or reception raises scandalous possibilities those adapted texts had repressed, or because they challenge their audiences in ways those texts had never thought to do. Others consider more general questions arising from the proposition that all adaptation is a scandalous practice that confronts audiences with provocative questions about bowdlerizing, ethics, censorship, contagion, screenwriting, and history. The collection offers a challenge to the continued marginalization of adaptations and adaptation studies and an invitation to change their position by embracing rather than downplaying their ability to scandalize the institutions they affront.