Karthik Bala

1 followers · 3 following · 300 views

on the atlas — 32

highlights — 15

Understanding that the truth is a gift to be shared, not a possession to be monopolized, frees the Church from the temptation of seeking forms of presence based on power. In order to rediscover the evangelical approach of a gentle proclamation of truth that is not imposed, Saint John Paul II invited us to examine honestly the times when acquiescence was given to “intolerance and even the use of violence in the service of truth.” [16] In this same vein, I too have reaffirmed that the Church “does not claim to possess a monopoly on truth,” [17] because truth is not a territory to be defended, bu…
Encyclical Letter of His Holiness Leo XIV Magnifica Humanitas (15 May 2026)
Following this perspective, Pope Francis emphasized that when dealing with many specific questions, the Church does not claim to offer “a definitive opinion,” [14] but recognizes the importance of listening to scientific research and of encouraging a serious and honest debate among experts while welcoming a diversity of opinions.
Encyclical Letter of His Holiness Leo XIV Magnifica Humanitas (15 May 2026)
Saint John Paul II recalled that the Church welcomes the contributions of the social sciences in order “to draw from them concrete insights that help her carry out her magisterial office.” [13] A dialogue with such kinds of knowledge does not diminish the power of the Gospel.
Encyclical Letter of His Holiness Leo XIV Magnifica Humanitas (15 May 2026)
The Church’s vocation and duty to accompany humanity in the specifics of history leads her to recognize that earthly realities possess their own proper character and order. The Second Vatican Council expressed this principle with particular precision in the Pastoral Constitution Gaudium et Spes, whose sixtieth anniversary we remembered and celebrated with gratitude on 7 December 2025: “If by the autonomy of earthly affairs is meant that created things and societies themselves enjoy their own laws and values… then the demand for autonomy is perfectly in order.” [10] This affirmation shows that …
Encyclical Letter of His Holiness Leo XIV Magnifica Humanitas (15 May 2026)
True progress always stems from a heart open to others, an intelligence willing to listen and a will that seeks what unites rather than what separates.
Encyclical Letter of His Holiness Leo XIV Magnifica Humanitas (15 May 2026)
No one can single-handedly bear the weight of the challenges the world is facing, just as no one is so weak that they cannot play their part, for “power is made perfect in weakness” (2 Cor 12:9). All are given their own section of the wall: scientists and researchers, entrepreneurs and workers, educators and legislators, civil society, popular movements and faith communities. This is the logic of subsidiarity, which values the cooperation between generations, peoples, disciplines and cultures as the best way for fostering stability, prosperity and peace. We should not be intimidated by tension…
Encyclical Letter of His Holiness Leo XIV Magnifica Humanitas (15 May 2026)
12. Secondly, building for the common good means accepting the limits and weakness of humanity without considering them an error to be corrected. Today, the human desire for fullness of life is at risk of being misled by deceitful goals, such as the prospect of a technology that promises to free us from all weakness, and models of wellbeing that leave behind entire populations. All too often, we place our hope in unlimited “upgrades,” in forms of progress that exacerbate inequalities, and in immediate solutions incapable of healing people’s wounds. As a result, while some pursue the illusion o…
Encyclical Letter of His Holiness Leo XIV Magnifica Humanitas (15 May 2026)
God has inscribed in our hearts a desire for happiness that embraces all the dimensions of life
Encyclical Letter of His Holiness Leo XIV Magnifica Humanitas (15 May 2026)
In practice, however, technology is never neutral, because it takes on the characteristics of those who devise, finance, regulate and use it. Therefore, the primary choice is not between a “yes” or “no” to technology, but rather between constructing Babel or rebuilding Jerusalem
Encyclical Letter of His Holiness Leo XIV Magnifica Humanitas (15 May 2026)
He did not impose solutions from above. He convened the families, assigned each of them a section of the wall to rebuild, listened to their concerns, coordinated their efforts and addressed any opposition. The narrative shows how the city is reborn, not through the initiative of one man, but through the shared responsibility of all: men, women, priests, artisans, heads of households and young people all play a part.
Encyclical Letter of His Holiness Leo XIV Magnifica Humanitas (15 May 2026)
He wants, like any Bad Kid, raised eyebrows, protests, screeches, hectoring, a stern talking to. He is, however, a complete middle-of-the-road character, and in fact none of what he says is particularly jarring or shocking. His racism, misogyny, and sexual transgressions have become the ambient circulating temperature of the Internet— we have all seen and heard worse from everywhere and anyplace else. You will find infinitely more sordid tales on any college campus in the United States, from the most muttonheaded of fraternity brothers, the lowliest of divebar dishwashers, the friend of your f…
REVIEW: Worst Boyfriend Ever - donald boat
Also like the Bully, they have the capacity to be mean, hurtful, ignorant, but in most cases, not cruel. They may hurt us on accident but usually never on purpose, off-hand, collateral. Their intentions are good-natured and come from a rambling, warmhearted place, someone caught in the headlong rush of life and living. They are irreversibly tangled up in the fleet and fancy of words and behavior, the joy of language; they understand the rules and how to break them. Most importantly, they are obsessed with style—they understand that it is less important to break the rules than it is to do it wi…
REVIEW: Worst Boyfriend Ever - donald boat
Damodaran uses two primary assumptions that drive the core of his analysis. The first is TAM, and the second is Uber’s market share within that market. For the market size, he states, “For my base case valuation, I’m going to assume that the primary market Uber is targeting is the global taxi and car-service market.” He then goes on to calculate a global estimate for the historical taxi and limousine market. The number he uses for this TAM estimate is $100 billion. He then guesses at a market share limit for Uber – basically a maximum in terms of market share the company could potentially achi…
Robotaxis and Suburbia – Stratechery by Ben Thompson
The funny thing about “hard numbers” is that they can give a false sense of security. Young math students are warned about the critical difference between precision and accuracy. Financial models, especially valuation models, are interesting in that they can be particularly precise. A discounted cash flow model can lead to a result with two numbers right of the decimal for price-per-share. But what is the true accuracy of most of these financial models? While it may seem like a tough question to answer, I would argue that most practitioners of valuation analysis would state “not very high.” It…
Robotaxis and Suburbia – Stratechery by Ben Thompson
Starting [at a young age] he’s read everything that he could find about business.
Curius / Onboarding