This story by Stephanie McCrummen for The Atlantic is really good. Easy to file under ‘weird local story’: a Tennessee church waging spiritual warfare on a cafe. But it isn’t fringe. This apostle-and-prophet charismatic Christianity is among the fastest-growing in the US. Scary. theatlantic.com/magazine/2026/08/charismatic-christian-church-tennessee/687624/?gift=tOpZVTQdRkprvQpGjzvxH-kBY2VHxSNtx9WYHV0vhvc
Geoffrey Richard
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Hi there, I'm Geoffrey, welcome. You'll find a small about page, a feed with my posts on the web, and a few blog posts on privacy, encryption and the occasional rant on European tech policy.
Recent Writing
The Galileo Gambit: Scientific Liberty, Consensus, and the Cost of Persuasion
Why “they laughed at Galileo” is not evidence and why, in matters of health, the gap between persuasion and proof carries a measurable cost.
June 6, 2026 · epistemology
Owning My Corner of the Internet: Self-Hosting Decentralized Social Media
A few years ago I wrote a series about taking back your privacy, starting with the humble password manager. That series was about defense: stopping other people …
May 22, 2026 · tech
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Chiang’s strongest argument doesn’t need its headline. Forget consciousness, moral agency means bearing consequences: liability, blame, exclusion. Software can’t. So selling a chatbot as a moral agent lets its makers and users shed responsibility. theatlantic.com/philosophy/2026/06/no-artificial-intelligence-is-not-conscious/687378/
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