Stephen Farra
Stephen Farra was born in Wilmington, Delaware in 1951. His father (Robert) was a war hero, a missionary, an educator, and a businessman. With his family of origin, Stephen moved 14 times before he went off to college. Exposed to so many different people groups and their differing values and perspectives helped spur his interest in human psychology. After graduating from Wheaton College and Graduate School with degrees in Philosophy, Psychology, and Communication, Stephen was married in 1974. He and his wife, Sharon, have six children and twelve grandchildren (so far!). After receiving his PhD from the University of Minnesota in 1985, Dr. Farra served as a Licensed Consulting Psychologist and helped run two mental health clinics in the Brainerd Lakes area of MN from 1985 to 1995. Since then, he served as Director of the Psychology Program (for 23 years) at Columbia International University (CIU) - an accredited, faith-based university in South Carolina. Two years ago, he accepted the post of Professor Emeritus at CIU.
Along the way, he also taught Research Statistics for the University of SC for four years. He served on statewide research-evaluation panels, and received a statewide award for excellence in teaching and evaluation. Using the same original materials he has used in his many university courses, and his notes from his sermons and adult Sunday School classes at various churches, Dr. Farra (so far) has published four Kindle books:
From Sigmund Freud to Viktor Frankl: How Psychiatry Became Human (2012),
THE BIBLICAL MODEL of Human Psychology (2013),
PSALMS That Can Change Your Life (2013),
ACCOUNTABILITY Psychology (2018).
Phone: (803)-807-5125
Address: Dr. Stephen Farra
7435 Monticello RD
Columbia, SC 29230
Along the way, he also taught Research Statistics for the University of SC for four years. He served on statewide research-evaluation panels, and received a statewide award for excellence in teaching and evaluation. Using the same original materials he has used in his many university courses, and his notes from his sermons and adult Sunday School classes at various churches, Dr. Farra (so far) has published four Kindle books:
From Sigmund Freud to Viktor Frankl: How Psychiatry Became Human (2012),
THE BIBLICAL MODEL of Human Psychology (2013),
PSALMS That Can Change Your Life (2013),
ACCOUNTABILITY Psychology (2018).
Phone: (803)-807-5125
Address: Dr. Stephen Farra
7435 Monticello RD
Columbia, SC 29230
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OpenAI's poetry on politically charged topics (like bank failures and defunding the police) is simplistic but accessible. OpenAI can change a poem’s “slant” (expression of values) with the press of a button. This highlights AI’s potential as a powerful tool – for good or evil.
Key Points:
1. OpenAI's can quickly produce poetry on politically-charged topics
2. Its poetry is simplistic yet accessible
3. AI will likely become a powerful tool – for good or evil
Keywords:
1. OpenAI 2. Poetry 3. Bank Failures 4. Defunding the Police 5. Simplistic, clear expression
Key Points:
1. OpenAI can generate poems on many topics – including politically charged topics, using language models.
2. The poems may lack the depth and emotional impact of traditional poetry but are often more “accessible.”
3. AI's apparent "values" can shift (quickly), and may not align with the reader's values.
4. The powerful tools of AI can be used for good or evil purposes.
The relationship between matter and consciousness is a debated topic. While materialists argue that consciousness is not real, others believe that its reality is self-evident. The paper discusses the need for a balance between physical science and consciousness/spirituality, and draws from the works of astrophysicists, CERN/LH Collider and Fermilab experts to understand the Matter-Energy relationship and its relation to conscious experience.
Key Points:
1. The dialogue on matter and consciousness has been skewed towards materialism.
2. For 300 years, the Western world has tried to reduce everything to matter.
3. Consciousness is self-evident and does not need to be proven.
Keywords:
1. Matter 2. Consciousness 3. Materialism 4. Physical Science
5. Spirituality
Yet, over time, the polar opposite / the complete reverse is true.
OpenAI's poetry on politically charged topics (like bank failures and defunding the police) is simplistic but accessible. OpenAI can change a poem’s “slant” (expression of values) with the press of a button. This highlights AI’s potential as a powerful tool – for good or evil.
Key Points:
1. OpenAI's can quickly produce poetry on politically-charged topics
2. Its poetry is simplistic yet accessible
3. AI will likely become a powerful tool – for good or evil
Keywords:
1. OpenAI 2. Poetry 3. Bank Failures 4. Defunding the Police 5. Simplistic, clear expression
Key Points:
1. OpenAI can generate poems on many topics – including politically charged topics, using language models.
2. The poems may lack the depth and emotional impact of traditional poetry but are often more “accessible.”
3. AI's apparent "values" can shift (quickly), and may not align with the reader's values.
4. The powerful tools of AI can be used for good or evil purposes.
The relationship between matter and consciousness is a debated topic. While materialists argue that consciousness is not real, others believe that its reality is self-evident. The paper discusses the need for a balance between physical science and consciousness/spirituality, and draws from the works of astrophysicists, CERN/LH Collider and Fermilab experts to understand the Matter-Energy relationship and its relation to conscious experience.
Key Points:
1. The dialogue on matter and consciousness has been skewed towards materialism.
2. For 300 years, the Western world has tried to reduce everything to matter.
3. Consciousness is self-evident and does not need to be proven.
Keywords:
1. Matter 2. Consciousness 3. Materialism 4. Physical Science
5. Spirituality
Yet, over time, the polar opposite / the complete reverse is true.
This one page chart (fell free to use with attribution) details the relationship of the raw elements and chemical base pairs in our DNA to our genes, amino acids, proteins, and chromosomes.