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I learned about this film listening to a podcast of This American Life, who produced this film. This American Life podcast of Heretics: the story of Bishop Carlton Pearson Your browser does not support the audio element. It tells the story of Bishop Carlton Pearson, a very successful preacher who began preaching that there is no Hell and the God loves everyone -- even if they are not "saved." I enjoyed both the podcast and the film.

Discussions about healthy living usually revolve around diet and exercise. Social interaction is often left out of the conversation, even though research shows that it's critical to our well-being.

Kanye West is reminiscent of a Black gambler in a horse racing stand with the only red ticket on the only horse he's allowed to bet on. Waiting his entire life for his horse to come in with enthusiasm, optimism, and vigor no matter who says what. DT is the only horse he has faith in. And we can't blame him for trying, is common among young Black men blinded but the glitter of it all. He's the classic example of the modern Black male 'consumerist.' In his Book "The Soul of Black Folk," W.E.B. Du Bois described how Black young men, after working 14-20 hours per-day, seven days per week, to earn $1.50 would spend 2/3rds of their pay to ride a horse and bugger from one end of town to the other, again and again just to be seen by people. West is like a little boy who took the "Art of the Deal" to literal and who sees his horse over any and all better judgement. Only he's an adult man who wants to be more than he is. We follow in any direction White folk shine the light, we want the same material goods as they have. PART OF OUR DOWN FALL.

I never heard this before, but it is a brilliant observation.

Heh, Heh , Heh

@richardmurray , interesting perspective and one that makes a lot of sense - especially with the history of humans seeking to control each other.

I see @Mel Hopkins yes, one member in the masses at a time:) Nice line Data analysts can collect all the information in the world; sift through it and concoct part of our stories but it will never be accurate. It will always lack intimacy. For me, artificial intelligence will never be truly intelligent. Merely an illusion alluding to intelligence that serve the vanity in humans to be masters to something.

Cohen too got away with a lot of shit for many years, plus he is not the POTUS. You just don't get rid of the President without due process. This means procecutors will proceed deliberately and carefully -- which means slowly.

@Pioneer1 wow - just wow. I was coming back to this board to commend you on your perspective about information really boils down to whom we trust. I had to look at my own behavior and preferences, and you're correct. If I don't know something from experience - I go to the source I trust the most. I realized this is especially true in our current political climate. Especially with 45* doing his best to undermine the information sources that most Americans trust... I was like wow - Pioneer showed me my blindspot... (applause) AND THEN you had to go and write something like this... SMH (shaking my head)... welp.

If you are looking for context Twitter is the wrong place.

@richardmurray & @Troy I hadn't thought about involuntary ways we share our stories. I was thinking more about how we share moments, and events with each other. For example, I can tell a part of your story, Troy, that took place at Brooklyn Tech because it was my journey too. Or Richard, I can share a little of your writing journey as I know it from AALBC because both of us look for ways to get our words to the masses. But your responses allow my little observation to become so much more than I'd realized. Data analysts can collect all the information in the world; sift through it and concoct part of our stories but it will never be accurate. It will always lack intimacy. Humans are too fluid. We possess innate ability to connect with another human in a way that allows us to feel what the other person is feeling in that moment. This is one reason, Artificial Intelligence will never become the standard. It can never be intimate - because it doesn't understand vulnerability. Such as the intimacy of community. In a community, we allow ourselves to see others and " be seen" by them. Looking through our data and trying to figure out the human experience is as hard as looking through our excrement and understanding WHY we eat the things we do. To know WHY we eat, takes sharing a meal and feeling the nuances of the story we tell. Speaking of meal and stories, -Amistad author Michael W. Twitty, won the James Beard Foundation Award for his book - The Cooking Gene. But I digress. I happened to stumble on this early tedtalk yesterday and while the speaker rambles on, he expands on this concept when he said "emotional empathy, feeling with the other person" His talk reminded me of why it is a lot easier to turn humans into robots than it will be for Artificial Intelligence to reach the level of humanity. Humans will always have shared stories; AI, not so much.

That would pretty much be anyone with a smart phone. Even tbe senior citizen with all those plastic rewards card attached to their keyring. It is hard not to freely share your information.

I amend:) especially today:) I do not have the numbers but how many people had their informatios shared from others, given freely from others in the internet age.