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Jason Szkwarek with respect, this is a pretty noisy take. Here's why, people who don't think they have a world view, very often do, they just don't know they do. The encyclical is inviting people into a wealth of knowledge about things they rarely look at through any other lens besides the one they use the most, and, hat tip back to OP, the most important teaching is this one: What is "truth"? Because without the foundation os asking how that works fist, we rely on other lenses. To be fair I found the encyclical sorely failing to make any solid points and I'm writing a response as we speak, but it is fascinating to watch people fumble around the concept of meaning and where it comes from.

Clara Hawking be great to discuss after we've both read it.

I’m Jewish and I’d still love to meet Pope Leo.

Governance is not a checklist -- YES. It's like breathing. It is the process of a healthy society processing, talking about, playing with, sometimes restraining, sometimes unleashing, the countless wonderful things we people do, so we can all flourish together. The rigidity to the rules simply helps us sometimes enforce them or discuss them better. It is a means to an end, not an end in itself.

Adam Ritchin I am not Catholic either but I too would love to have a sit down chat with Pope Leo. I have so many questions.

Okay, you just convinced me to add this to my summer reading list. What a future where we could reinvent the purpose and value of our schools system in this way.

I look forward to reading your deeper analysis, from your personal combination of knowledges.

One aspect that stood out to me was the distinction between governance as a checklist and governance as a process of discernment. Too often, conversations about AI focus on rules, compliance, and control. But the deeper challenge is cultivating the wisdom, responsibility, and human judgment needed to apply those frameworks well. I also appreciated the emphasis on education. If AI is reshaping society, then schools aren’t simply preparing students for jobs—they’re helping prepare citizens to navigate a world increasingly influenced by intelligent systems. Thoughtful reflection like this is exactly what the AI conversation needs more of. Matt Davis Founder/CEO CivicTruth Media Group Founder & CEO The Patriot Party Movement Founding Partner & Civic Educator American Institute for Civic Leadership

Binyamin Klempner Thank you for your clarification. I apologize for my misunderstanding. "Shared discernment" when it comes to drafting a papal encyclical necessarily refers to the process of gathering information and drafting. In this case, the Pople likely consulted with a wide variety of secular and religious experts to gain an understanding of the subject matter and the issues raised by AI's ascendance. It the end, though, the encyclical speaks with his voice because it's his name on the encyclical. His voice then contributes the Church's perspective to the larger global effort of "shared discernment" as it struggles to answer the questions raised by AI in a sensible way.

Exactly! Well put! To my understanding the process of composing the encyclical is a collaborative process employing a variety of experts in the given field in which both the subject matter at hand is examined as well as how that subject matter fits, or doesn't fit, into a theological framework. The main examination being how the subject at hand adds to, or detracts from, theology, which, essentially is the study of man's relationship with the Divine. At least that's my understanding.