Word: insightfulness
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...faith; and that, in fact, the Resurrection may not have occurred at all." In my view, your readership is ill served by the inability to understand the difference between these statements. I find that most readers do grasp this distinction quite easily, and many appreciate and welcome the insight, believers and non-believers alike. (THE REV.) EDWARD F. BEUTNER Fellow, Jesus Seminar Livermore, California Via E-mail...
...just show that civil trials are easier to win than criminal trials--which bodes ominously for O.J. Simpson and his defense team. A more significant insight into America's criminal justice system is provided by the lawsuit filed against the Beverly Hills police department this week. The suit charges Beverly Hills cops with singling out the few black residents of the posh community for abusive treatment. Typically, many of the plaintiffs complain that they are frequently subjected to groundless, demeaning and sometimes violent traffic stops...
...machines can think? Not so fast. Many people would still say no. When they talk about what's inside a human being, they mean way inside--not just the neuronal data flow corresponding to our thoughts and feelings but the thoughts and feelings themselves. You know: the exhilaration of insight or the dull anxiety of doubt. When Kasparov lost Game 1, he was gloomy. Could Deep Blue ever feel deeply blue? Does a face-recognition program have the experience of recognizing a face? Can computers--even computers whose data flow precisely mimics human data flow--actually have subjective experience? This...
Some have questioned my insight into Southern history. Perhaps they need to become familiar with works such as Richard Wright's Black Boy or Martin Luther King's Why We Can't Wait. Or perhaps they should view documentaries of the civil rights movement such as "Eyes on the Prize." These visual records illustrate Dixie's depravity and demonstrate the rebel flag's racist connotations--in the turbulent '50s and '60s, no good segregationist was seen without the stars and bars, which was frequently emblazoned on a vest or embroidered on a Ku Klux Klan robe...
YANKEE DAWG YOU DIE" IS A TWO-MAN show about the relationship between a pair of Asian-American actors. The play explores the obstacles and moral dilemmas faced by Asian-Americans who want to succeed in mainstream movies and television. It has moments of intensity and insight, but overall it is cumbersome, suffering from too much down-time...