The 2020s have seen unprecedented acceleration in the sophistication of artificial intelligence‚ thanks to the rise of large language model technology. These machines can perform a wide range of tasks once thought to be only solvable by humans: write stories‚ create art from text descriptions‚ and solve complex tasks and problems they were not trained to handle.We posed two questions to six AI experts: James Poulos‚ roon‚ Max Anton Brewer‚ Robin Hanson‚ Niklas Blanchard‚ and Anton Troynikov. —Eds.1. What year do you predict‚ with 50% confidence‚ that a machine will have artificial general intelligence – that is‚ when will it match or exceed most humans in every learning‚ reasoning‚ or intellectual domain?2. What changes to society will this effect within five years of occurring?James PoulosIt is very easy to imagine or reason about the absolute triumph of computational machines and networks over human capabilities and actions in the realm of so-called “general” intelligence — so easy that even humans restricted in their thought process to reasoning and imagination should be quick to question why it is so easy to do so.If the hallmark of imagination is novelty and the hallmark of reason probity‚ there should be among our theorists of AI a robust and active interest in the field of more novel scenarios that require more intellectual effort than the “default” of machine supremacy‚ whether pegged to arrive in 300 years or 30 or three or at a point now already past.After all‚ the simplest or even most tautological logic in favor of predicting the imminent and inevitable surpassing of the human faculties of reason and imagination by artificial “general” intelligence is that the momentous event became imminent and inevitable once enough of us‚ on the research and production side as well as the consumption side‚ became “convinced‚” consciously or otherwise‚ that indeed it was more or less imminent and inevitable. At what point might that have happened‚ and for what reason? And to that question we can add: What constituted then‚ and now constitutes today‚ or tomorrow‚ “enough”? And how do we‚ or would we‚ know or sense — well enough to venture a prediction worth making and considering — that what strikes “us” as being or having been enough really is‚ in the world‚ “enough”?Because it is clear even now‚ in fact more so each day‚ that most of us humans in the world‚ despite (or let’s dare to suggest because of) the massive strides in technological sophistication enclosing human and all life on Earth‚ do not consider the obsolescence of human beings in the realm of intellect and the activities it fosters to be imminent and inevitable.Secular supremacyBesides technologists‚ who are as instinctively inclined to agree that technology will take over the world as financiers are to feel that finance‚ if it has not already‚ will do so; and besides the absolute least reflective of ordinary people who are nonetheless reflective enough to enthuse over the self-serving predictions of technologists so unsatisfied with mere technology that they take on a second calling as “futurists‚” who among us really believes that nothing will stand in the way‚ not just of the attainment of AGI but‚ as is routinely claimed‚ of AGI’s then-instantaneous triumph over the world and everyone in it‚ from the molecular to the planetary level and beyond? The common person whose work‚ identity‚ purpose‚ and life these events would obliterate? The anxious and scheming upper-middle-class person whose access to influence and income would remorselessly be taken away? The elite “technocrat” whose slow defeat at the hands of actual technologists would become a sudden rout?What motive would compel skeptical Christians‚ American and otherwise‚ or monotheists worldwide‚ to swallow such an amazing and final judgment‚ one so comprehensively at odds with the bedrock of their faith?Why‚ to press on‚ would Chinese‚ Indian‚ Indonesian‚ or Pakistani people‚ who together make up over 40% of the world’s population‚ take an attitude toward the destiny of technology and the human race overwhelmingly fostered‚ developed‚ and pursued headlong by not just “Westerners” but secular white Westerners adhering to long-standing esoteric beliefs commonly recognized for millennia as specifically Christian heresies? Why would Russians‚ among whom even those dubious that Moscow is the last protector of the true Christian faith increasingly see the technologized West as an enemy hostile to their civilization‚ submit with a whimper to the forecasts of that enemy’s technologists that those same technologists cannot and will not be stopped from creating the machines that exceed the capacities and significance of men‚ women‚ and children?It could only be that such disbelievers in the fate laid out for them had been utterly demoralized by the state of technology and technologists that we already have today. Such a result could only be obtained if technologists and researchers skeptical that AGI could ever possibly exist — such as‚ most recently‚ Andrea Roli‚ Johannes Jaeger‚ and Stuart A. Kauffman‚ as they establish in their paper “How Organisms Come to Know the World: Fundamental Limits on Artificial General Intelligence” (Front. Ecol. Evol.‚ 28 January 2022) — had already been thoroughly marginalized and discredited; if the ability of ordinary disbelievers to maintain ongoing communication among one another sufficient to keep their understanding alive had already been thoroughly disrupted and destroyed; and if ordinary disbelievers had been stripped of their very memory and intuition about the primal distinction between organism and machine and between human and non-human organism.Mountains of evidence exist that the marginalization of dissident researchers‚ the disruption of free association and discourse‚ and the alienation of peoples from their own fundamental experience and recollection of reality have been growing more severe for decades. There is little denying this process has not accelerated dramatically in the past few years.The prospect of an onrushing future in which we feel ourselves becoming entities more akin to gods without souls than to humans with them is already visible enough today to foster a vast and profound reorientation of experience‚ memory‚ and intuition against the pursuit of AGI and whatever may come after.But the process is nowhere near completion‚ and even its projected advancement still farther does not take away the myriad different paths by which the achievement and absolute triumph of AGI would not happen‚ a non-exhaustive list of which would include: (a) failure of the research program for imaginable reasons such as technological or environmental limits or limits imposed by AIs themselves; (b) failure of the research program for hard-to-imagine reasons such as unforeseeable internal contradictions or inexplicable failures; (c) failure of the research program for unimaginable reasons that manifest only after the apparent consummation of the program; (d) conflict or agreement leading to the limitation or shutdown of the research program in some‚ most‚ or all parts of the world; conflict or agreement leading indirectly to the arrest or freeze of the research program in sufficient part to postpone the attainment of AGI indefinitely; or‚ to help indicate the basis for a radically different forecast than AGI supremacy; (e) abandonment of the research program due to hostility or mere loss of interest on the part of would-be consumers and even producers.In this last scenario‚ it must be recognized already that the acceleration and intensification of hype and fate-mongering in the realm of encouraging acceptance of the inevitability of the ever-more-thorough technologization of life is running up against the decelerating and disenchanting effects of aspects of human nature familiar and unchanged throughout our history. The mounting human experience that the greater technologization of life now brings greater harm and‚ still more radically‚ greater disinterest‚ offers a glimpse of a future where humans astonishingly more augmented with technology than at present nonetheless still abandon the pursuit of AGI or prevent machines from pursuing it‚ because the boredom and disenchantedness experienced by the demigod-like cyborgs we have become is simply too much to bear‚ pointless to bear‚ or not worth bearing by any standard.The prospect of an onrushing future in which we feel ourselves becoming entities more akin to gods without souls than to humans with them is already visible enough today to foster a vast and profound reorientation of experience‚ memory‚ and intuition against the pursuit of AGI and whatever may come after. To believe‚ to predict‚ that this reorientation will be simply plowed under‚ shoved aside‚ or routed around is to deny that human nature — the same human nature that perennially eggs us on to reach for fantasies we can never make real — any longer operates or exists.Human foreverMost revealing for our purposes is how so many AGI supremacists seem capable of bearing the weight of their prophecies only because they are exactly that‚ prophecies‚ and not at all mere scientific forecasts or predictions. That the religious foundation of this vision is so plain to see yet is almost never expressed in forthrightly religious terms signals strongly to us that the future actually favors not only “religious belief” and devotion in general but in particular the ancient Christian faith — which transcends and surpasses the primal “religious” distinction between sacred and profane that produced in the West a schematic of knowledge where the mechanics of the godless world are invested with meaning by incantation.The schematic’s result has been a consuming desire to organize all life by sacralizing mechanical causes — results — with spiritual causes — reasons‚ and in the end to reduce all life to this process. The vision of AGI supremacy is that automation‚ and only automation‚ can bring this process‚ the only true process‚ to completion. In such a world God’s absence from reason and the increasing disenchantment and exhaustion of imagined incantations throws us back on the same resources that even now we are returned to by the indifferent colossus of our automated simulation and prediction machines: not the sterile ideas that issue from reason and imagination alone‚ but the fertile experience that arises from recollection and intuition.The return of that experience‚ through a uniquely human silence and stillness no machine can augment‚ improve‚ or replace‚ points to a re-sacralization of body as well as soul‚ one that no machine or machinist will be welcomed to transgress. What we intuit and recall amidst our shared participation in the sacred given life of the world can furnish more reasons than reason can calculate to stop the chain of causation that culminates in our uncreation and can envision more images than imagination can summon of what will be lost if we do not. But still more‚ it can move us beyond the realm of argument by reason and dream‚ to a place where our obsession with building creations to destroy us may heal and disappear.James Poulos is the founder and editorial director of Return.

MrBeast is one of the most popular social media personalities — but that hasn’t stopped the left from turning on him for reasons that make zero sense. The YouTuber‚ whose real name is Jimmy Donaldson‚ has been attacked for rebuilding homes for tornado survivors in Kentucky‚ helping cure blindness‚ raising funds to rebuild a children’s home in South Africa‚ and sending humanitarian aid to Ukraine. His latest offense is constructing 100 wells to provide clean drinking water and help 300‚000 to 500‚000 people in Cameroon‚ Kenya‚ Somalia‚ Uganda‚ and Zimbabwe. The left is calling it “performative altruism.” Saran Kaba Jones‚ founder and CEO of FACE Africa‚ is one of his critics. “Overnight‚ this person comes along‚ who happens to be a white male figure with a huge platform‚ and all of a sudden‚ he gets all of the attention. It’s kind of frustrating‚ but it’s also understanding the nature of how the world is‚” Jones told CNN. Leftist comedian Bill Maher is one of few who used his platform to come to MrBeast's defense‚ specifically calling out Jones on his show. “You know what else is frustrating? Dying of thirst‚” Maher said. He then went on to call Donaldson’s critics “f***ing idiots‚” noting that his detractors are the result of an overly sensitive society. Pat Gray is pleased with Maher’s defense. “I’m really glad he’s noticing this‚” Gray comments. “This isn’t a new phenomenon. They’ve always been this way on the left.” Want more from Pat Gray?To enjoy more of Pat's biting analysis and signature wit as he restores common sense to a senseless world‚ subscribe to BlazeTV — the largest multi-platform network of voices who love America‚ defend the Constitution‚ and live the American dream.

Armed home intruders on Staten Island pistol-whipped a 5-year-old girl in the face early Monday morning — and took off from the premises with a cell phone.What are the details?Four suspects‚ three armed with guns‚ kicked in the front door of the home near Livingston Avenue and Queen Street around 12:45 a.m.‚ WPIX-TV reported‚ citing New York City Police.A 5-year-old girl‚ a 4-year-old boy‚ a 33-year-old woman‚ and a 54-year-old resident were inside the home at the time of the break-in‚ the station said‚ citing police.The NYPD released a video from surveillance cameras showing the robbers — wearing hoodies and masks — entering the home and searching the residence with a flashlight‚ the New York Daily News reported. — (@) The robbers demanded money and jewelry‚ police said‚ according to the Daily News‚ and they pistol-whipped the girl and the woman. The victims suffered facial cuts and bleeding‚ WPIX said‚ and were taken to a hospital for treatment. The boy and the 54-year-old resident were not hurt‚ the paper added.The suspects stole a cell phone before fleeing the home‚ police told the station‚ and there have been no arrests.Police are asking the public for help identifying the suspects and tracking them down‚ the Daily News said‚ adding that anyone with information can confidentially call Crime Stoppers at 800-577-TIPS. How have folks been reacting?Commenters under the New York Post's story about the incident are not happy:"Wonder how many times these winners/grad students have been caught and released with no bail‚" one commenter said. "The child in the home did not deserve this. ...""Where was the social service worker to talk them out of this now that nothing is a crime and responsibility is a past tense?" another commenter asked."Liberal states would rather have dead innocents than armed informed citizens‚ only one of them is a threat to their tyranny‚" another commenter said."Isn't gun control great!!" another commenter exclaimed. "You take the guns away from the law abiding citizens and give them to the criminals."Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors‚ sign up for our newsletters‚ and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

Tennessee filed a lawsuit Monday against the world's largest asset manager‚ BlackRock‚ alleging it violated consumer protection laws by making "misleading" claims about its so-called environmental‚ social‚ and governance strategy.A press release from Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti's office stated that the "first-of-its-kind" lawsuit seeks to protect consumers from the firm's alleged "false or misleading representations … about the extent to which Environmental‚ Social‚ and Governance (ESG) considerations affect BlackRock's investment strategies."In a recent statement‚ Skrmetti said‚ "We allege that BlackRock's inconsistent statements about its investment strategies deprived consumers of the ability to make an informed choice.""Some public statements show a company that focuses exclusively on return on investment‚ others show a company that gives special consideration to environmental factors. Ultimately‚ I want to make certain that corporations‚ no matter their size‚ treat Tennessee consumers fairly and honestly‚" he added.According to the lawsuit‚ the asset manager has made two opposing claims about its investment strategies‚ stating that it prioritizes return on investments and also claiming it prioritizes investments in firms that align with its "net zero" goals. "Thus‚ BlackRock has articulated two inconsistent positions: one focusing solely on money and the other focusing on environmental impact. Tennessee consumers deserve to know which of firm's statements are a true account of the company's decision-making. This enforcement action seeks injunctive relief‚ civil penalties‚ and recoupment of the State's costs‚" the attorney general's office stated.The complaint argued that prioritizing investments in companies based on their carbon output goals may lead to worse financial outcomes for the asset manager's clients."It is thus only fair that consumers know if the hard-earned funds they invest will be leveraged to BlackRock's ESG ends‚ rather than to maximizing financial returns‚" the lawsuit contended. "Yet for years‚ BlackRock has misled consumers about the scope and effects of its widespread ESG activity."It noted that BlackRock currently manages roughly $9 trillion in investments. The asset manager's massive holdings allow it to pressure companies to align with its preferred agendas‚ including radical climate initiatives."Its holdings are more than the gross domestic product of nearly every country in the world except for the United States and China‚" the lawsuit read.A spokesperson for BlackRock told Fox Business‚ "We reject the Attorney General's claims and will vigorously contest any accusations that BlackRock violated Tennessee's consumer protection laws.""Contrary to the Attorney General's claims‚ BlackRock fully and accurately discloses our investment practices and our approach to proxy voting‚" the spokesperson continued. "On behalf of our clients‚ BlackRock has invested approximately $40 billion in Tennessee‚ and we are helping more than 600‚000 hard-working Tennesseans retire with dignity. We are proud of our contribution and committed to the future in Tennessee."Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors‚ sign up for our newsletters‚ and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

The government of Canada will mandate that all new cars be zero-emission by 2035‚ with a government official claiming the move is to allow quicker access to electric vehicles‚ according to an anonymous official.The new legislation‚ named the Electric Vehicle Availability Standard‚ will allegedly shorten alleged wait times for EVs.A senior government official spoke to the Toronto Star‚ but the outlet agreed not to name the official due to the policy not being made public yet."This is helping to solve one of the greatest barriers to EVs uptake: that wait times are too long‚" the official claimed. "We are making sure that supply is going toward Canadian markets‚ because one of the issues with EVs is that we're competing against other markets where the actual EVs are being shipped to‚" the official added.The law will require that 20% of car sales be electric cars in 2026‚ 60% in 2030‚ and of course 100% by 2035. Companies can also reportedly receive credits toward their zero-emission vehicle sales before the regulations are put into effect in 2026.They can also do this by building fast chargers for electric vehicles. The government official claimed that federal authorities will also build 84‚500 fast chargers by 2029."By doing this nationally‚ we will make sure supply is available and that consumers in all provinces are going to get quicker access to the vehicles‚" the government agent went on.However‚ president and CEO of the Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers' Association Brian Kingston said that the mandate "forces a ratio of EV sales that is completely unrealistic given the current affordability challenges facing Canadians and the charging infrastructure gap.""That's not feasible‚" he added.Rather than force the technology‚ Kingston prefers a process of stringent regulations to get manufacturers to align with the government's environmental agenda."Rather than dictate which technologies have to be used‚ we should use the existing emissions regulations which Canada has aligned with the United States and make them increasingly stringent. And then you leave it up to the market and automakers to innovate‚ to reach those emissions reductions objectives‚" Kingston asserted. "That's the best approach."Despite the government official and the Canadian outlet's claims that there has been a significant consumer demand that has been dampened by a lack of EV availability‚ manufacturers worldwide have been cutting production steadily.Specifically‚ Ford will cut production in half. Automotive News reported that the Rouge Electric Vehicle Center in Dearborn‚ Michigan‚ has been producing about 3‚200 F-150 Lightning trucks per week but will drop to 1‚600 weekly.Honda has ditched plans to co-develop electric vehicles with GM. The goal was to produce a brand that could be sold for under $30‚000‚ but Honda CEO Toshihiro Mibe said the market was too unpredictable‚ so the plans were canceled.General Motors also recently announced it would be slowing electric vehicle production after losing nearly $1 billion from the autoworkers' strike.Currently‚ one in eight vehicles sold in Canada are electric or plug-in hybrid‚ according to the Toronto star.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors‚ sign up for our newsletters‚ and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

An actor who was once described as "one of Hollywood's fastest rising stars" has been convicted in connection with a domestic violence case‚ leaving Marvel Studios and its parent company‚ Disney‚ scrambling to rethink plans about the future direction of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.On Monday‚ a jury in New York City convicted Jonathan Majors‚ 34‚ of assault in the third degree and harassment in the second degree‚ both misdemeanors‚ for his behavior during an allegedly violent argument with 30-year-old ex-girlfriend Grace Jabbari. Majors was acquitted of the two most serious charges against him: intentional assault in the third degree and aggravated harassment in the second degree.The crimes relate to an incident last spring. On March 25‚ the couple got into an argument while riding down the streets of NYC in a chauffeured vehicle. While in the car‚ Jabbari‚ a British dancer who met Majors on the set of Marvel's "Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania‚" reportedly grabbed Majors' phone because she spotted a text message from another woman. To get his phone back‚ Majors hit Jabbari in the head with an open hand‚ twisted her arm behind her back‚ and pulled on her finger until it fractured‚ prosecutors claimed.At one point‚ Jabbari attempted to exit the vehicle‚ but Majors picked her up and forced her back inside‚ footage from area surveillance cameras showed. Majors then took off running down the street‚ and Jabbari followed in pursuit. The two then went their separate ways for a bit. Some hours later‚ Majors returned to his apartment and called 911‚ claiming that he had found Jabbari unconscious. He also expressed concern that she had attempted suicide.Prosecutors shared with the court text messages the couple had exchanged during the course of their tumultuous‚ 19-month relationship. In one of them‚ Majors threatened suicide and wrote‚ "I'm a monster. A horrible man. Not capable of love." On another occasion‚ Majors warned Jabbari not to seek medical treatment at a hospital because "it could lead to an investigation even if you do lie and they suspect something." In his defense‚ Majors' lawyer‚ Priya Chaudhry‚ told the jury that Jabbari was the aggressor in the incident and even suggested that the charges against Majors were motivated by racism. "He called 911 out of concern for her‚ and his fear of what happens when a black man in America came true‚" Chaudhry said‚ implying that police presumed Majors was guilty because he is black and Jabbari is white.During the trial‚ Jabbari took the stand to give her version of events. Majors did not.After the verdict‚ Majors exited the court holding hands with his current girlfriend‚ actress Meagan Good. He did not issue a comment directly‚ but Chaudhry made a statement on his behalf‚ claiming he is "disappointed" about the convictions but "grateful" for the acquittals. Majors "still has faith in the process and looks forward to fully clearing his name‚" the statement added.He is scheduled to be sentenced in February. He faces up to a year in jail but could be given a non-jail sentence‚ such as probation‚ instead.In the meantime‚ Disney and Marvel have both already fired Majors. While removing Majors from the Marvel name spares the companies some bad press in the short term‚ doing so creates significant complications for Marvel going forward since Majors had already received high praise for his work in the "Ant-Man" sequel. One review called Majors' performance as villain Kang the Conqueror the "baffling‚ illogical" film's "saving grace." Another was even more generous: "You're on edge every moment he's onscreen.""There's a lot more Majors to come in future Marvel films and he's really the only thing here that makes a continued story look even vaguely enticing‚" said yet a third.Because of the hype around Majors and his potential‚ Marvel had already slated him to appear in two upcoming "Avengers" films‚ including one that was originally titled "Avengers: The Kang Dynasty" after Majors' character. The Hollywood Reporter recently reported that the film "is now being referred to as Avengers 5‚ according to sources."With Majors‚ um‚ out of the picture‚ Marvel has two choices: Recast the character or create a new villain‚ and both options come with considerable drawbacks. Recasting is difficult because‚ as THR noted‚ "it is not clear how many actors would be attracted to a role from which one actor was so publicly fired." However‚ developing a new villain out of whole cloth and then pitching him or her to audiences is risky too. Not to mention‚ that process also takes "a lot of time‚" said Alvin Addo-Quaye‚ a popular TikTok film critic.At this time‚ it is unclear which direction Marvel and Disney intend to go‚ but they will have to decide sometime in the near future. The two "Avengers" films that will no longer star Majors are scheduled for release in 2026 and 2027.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors‚ sign up for our newsletters‚ and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

“Can’t you see you’re not making Christianity better? You’re just making rock and roll worse!” Hank Hill’s trenchant observation easily applies to most Christian films as well. While the massive success of 2004’s “The Passion of the Christ” showed how huge the market could be‚ subsequent attempts to bring the good news to the big screen have largely failed to break out of the “faith-based” niche. With all due respect to the filmmakers‚ it’s not hard to see why. The attempt to counter Hollywood’s rampant secularism may be in earnest‚ but the skills and star power are lacking. Lately‚ however‚ that’s starting to change. This summer‚ Angel Studios grossed some $250 million on a $14.5 million budget with “Sound of Freedom‚” an anti-sex-trafficking thriller that makes no attempt to hide its religious subtext. The same production company is behind the blockbuster streaming series “The Chosen‚” which has made lead Jonathan Roumie the most famous Jesus since “Sound of Freedom” star Jim Caveizel. And then there’s “Nefarious‚” a twist on the possession movie that evangelizes via its depiction of demonic evil. To their ranks we can now add first-time director Paul Roland’s “Exemplum‚” which winningly applies '70s-style grittiness to a Christopher Nolan-esque psychological thriller – all on a budget of just under $10‚000. “Exemplum” takes its name from the medieval genre of short‚ morally edifying tales used to educate the laity. It is also the name of the YouTube series that has turned its creator‚ young Catholic priest Colin Jacobi (convincingly played by Roland)‚ into a bona fide influencer. But Fr. Jacobi owes his success to a grave transgression: The stories his viewers find so compelling come straight from the confessions he hears. In a misguided attempt to protect himself from any false accusations of sexual harassment‚ Jacobi began secretly recording these confessions‚ an illicit but technically victimless act. It is when he yields to the temptation to exploit those recordings for entertainment that he risks excommunication‚ to say nothing of damnation‚ for violating the seal of confession. As the pursuit of fame consumes Fr. Jacobi‚ his priestly duties go unattended‚ causing his archbishop to relocate him and force him to cancel the show. Fr. Jacobi’s growing resentment of his colleagues and his God leads him to denounce his faith and embark upon a destructive campaign of blackmail with the help of an anonymous hacker called the Night Owl. It is this collaboration that threatens to bring about his total undoing. “Exemplum” forsakes Hollywood’s usual concern with the Church’s shameful record of enabling and covering for the pedophiles and sexual predators among its clergy. Instead it focuses on one more-or-less “good” priest’s inner struggle with his demanding vocation. Fr. Jacobi's crisis of conscience is fueled by his unwillingness to accept the unfortunate reality that each of us carries the capacity for evil within his heart. Instead of accepting that reality and soldiering on‚ Fr. Jacobi resorts to self-righteousness‚ seeing himself as morally superior to his fellow priests and even to God. This is the rare movie that takes Catholicism seriously‚ examining guilt‚ frustration‚ and temptation from the perspective of someone for whom the Church is the foundation of reality itself. The stakes‚ in other words‚ couldn’t be higher. And so “Exemplum” – with the help of Roland’s sharply written script and a talented cast that includes Francis Cronin‚ Joseph Griffin‚ Brittany Lewis‚ and Jennifer Ann Massey – pulls us in‚ succeeding where so many more lurid and sensationalistic depictions of evil have failed. This success is a reminder that winning the culture war requires culture and that the artists willing to defend the good‚ the true‚ and the beautiful deserve our support as much as any politician.

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World of Warcraft recently made waves with its big reveal of World of Warcraft's three-part expansion‚ the Worldsoul Saga. Following the big sneak peek at Blizzard's upcoming storyline‚ we've been wondering when the first piece of its first chapter will launch. Various preorders and story speculations later‚ we now know that the behemoth developer plans to release the beginning part of the Worldsoul Saga much sooner than you may think. Continue reading WoW The War Within release coming soon‚ but first there’s pirates