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AI Art Is Art - Aesthetics for Birds
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| | If readymades and photography are art, then so is art made by DALL-E, Midjourney, and the rest.
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Storming the Ivory Tower: Art Beyond AI
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The Totalitarian Artist: Politics vs Beauty
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| | After Duchamp, the art world came to view the pursuit of beauty as naïve and gravitated toward political art in their search for meaning. But this is a Faustian bargain: you can have meaning, but you do not get to make it for yourself.
| | religionatthemargins.com
The Torturous Death of Richard Carrier's Dying Messiah
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| [AI summary] The user is engaging in a detailed discussion about the interpretation of the Qumran text 11Q13, particularly focusing on the figure of Melchizedek and its connections to the concept of atonement. The discussion involves multiple scholars and includes debates over whether Melchizedek is a human or a celestial being, and whether the text alludes to a 'lottery' or sacrificial system akin to the Yom Kippur ritual. Key points include the identification of Melchizedek as a heavenly power, the absence of human sacrifice in the text, and the role of the 'lot' in the context of atonement. The user is exploring the nuances of these interpretations and the implications for understanding the text's theological and historical context.