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Ever-accelerating AI capabilities raise the question of what it means to be human.  What exactly are human beings? Are we advanced apes? Are we machines? Are we souls confined to a body?

In this plenary session, Sharon Dirckx helped us to consider questions of core human identity from the perspectives of philosophy, theology, and neuroscience.
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In the second talk of CMF National Conference 2026, main speaker Piyush Jani takes us through Philippians 2:1-18 and the patterns of joyful serving.
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In the first talk of CMF National Conference 2026, main speaker Piyush Jani takes us through John 15:1-17. We learn that Jesus is the True Vine, and when we abide in him, we will bear much fruit, and experience the source of joy.
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CMF Head of Public Policy Susan Marriott is joined by guests Michael Trimble and Abbie Englund.
Michael Trimble is a clinical academic based in Belfast.

Abbie is a third-year medical student based in Edinburgh.

The three sat down to discuss the widely taught and used ‘four-principles’ approach to medical ethics. Read Michael's CMF File - Ethics: a matter of principle below:

Ethics: a matter of principle
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In this episode, Head of CMF Communications Steve Fouch sits down with the main speaker from this year's CMF Student Conference: Dr John Greenall. They discuss what identity means and why it has become a huge issue over the past couple of decades.
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