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There's an AI Jesus on Twitch, and It's Completely Surreal

14 points by CharlesW 3y ago

carlosjobim 3y ago
Most people will worship AIs as gods within our lifetime, probably pretty soon. Decades of propaganda saying religions are mostly different flavours of the same thing has already paved the way, together with decades of materialism and anti-spirituality. What better than a completely material god in a chip? There is a reason why the Bible warns that man shouldn't make other gods to worship. A man-made god is by definition a false idol.
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- thghtihadanacct 3y ago
  You mean like the judaic god? My fave tho are the norse and greek gods ... they really put the fear in ya ... but in case you missed it they are all man made
  - carlosjobim 3y ago
    You didn't understand my comment. There is a difference between distinctly man-made gods and gods that are not man-made. Some ideas and literal objects such as your government, the United Nations, any church, Spiderman, the US Dollar, the British pound, and AI are all man made, and no sane person would deny that. Even so, many people show religious loyalty and worship towards some of those entities, and they will also towards AI.
    - sureglymop 3y ago
      Yes. But you wrote "The Bible warns..". I think the parent comment commented on the fact that you quoted the Bible, a book about a potentially man made god for the point you were making. I don't take a side in this but I can see where they are coming from.
      - carlosjobim 3y ago
        The Bible leaves limitless room of interpretation to what God is. First and most, God is not a local chieftain or a king - which made these kind of "invisible God" religions so important for humanity. The instinct humans are born with is for limitless obedience and worship a man. So most people who lived and died did that, wether it was your local king, the Jade emperor, the Cæsar, Joseph Stalin, Muhammed or the pope. The writings in the Bible is a revolution against these faulty ideas, and gives peopler a chance to imagine beyond.
        gloryjulio 3y ago
        To me God is big bang
        nuc1e0n 3y ago
        The concept of the big bang was first proposed by a priest. Recent measurements taken by the James Webb space telescope do not fit with the theory and suggest that it is inaccurate.
        gloryjulio 3y ago
        I don't think you could just deny the big bang theory with just one throwaway sentence. But it's your right to believe whatever you want.
        nuc1e0n 3y ago
        No of course you couldn't. There would need to be evidence produced and not just some arbitrary beliefs. Some people believe all sorts of things right?
        gloryjulio 3y ago
        Not sure what your point is. > Recent measurements taken by the James Webb space telescope do not fit with the theory and suggest that it is inaccurate. I was merely pointing out what your described doesn't have much weight. Not enough evidence yet
- snvzz 3y ago
  >There is a reason why the Bible warns that man shouldn't make other gods to worship. A man-made god is by definition a false idol. Because their believe god isn't man-made. But, of course, they also believe every other god is. Guess what? I don't believe in theirs either. There's hundreds of religions, yet believers of each of them believe ALL to be false, except theirs. It's about time we call it for what it is.
joemazerino 3y ago
> When it comes to entering Heaven, what truly matters is a person’s faith, actions, and the love they show to others.” Bigoted evangelicals are seething, I’m sure, but OK, AI Jesus. You seem to be cooking something Too bad this explicitly goes against the Bible's teachings.
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- BizarroLand 3y ago
  For those that have the Word, they will be judged preferentially. For those who do not have the Word, they will be judged on the precepts of their own hearts.

14 points by CharlesW 3y ago

Most people will worship AIs as gods within our lifetime, probably pretty soon. Decades of propaganda saying religions are mostly different flavours of the same thing has already paved the way, together with decades of materialism and anti-spirituality. What better than a completely material god in a chip? There is a reason why the Bible warns that man shouldn't make other gods to worship. A man-made god is by definition a false idol.

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thghtihadanacct 3y ago
You mean like the judaic god? My fave tho are the norse and greek gods ... they really put the fear in ya ... but in case you missed it they are all man made
- carlosjobim 3y ago
  You didn't understand my comment. There is a difference between distinctly man-made gods and gods that are not man-made. Some ideas and literal objects such as your government, the United Nations, any church, Spiderman, the US Dollar, the British pound, and AI are all man made, and no sane person would deny that. Even so, many people show religious loyalty and worship towards some of those entities, and they will also towards AI.
  - sureglymop 3y ago
    Yes. But you wrote "The Bible warns..". I think the parent comment commented on the fact that you quoted the Bible, a book about a potentially man made god for the point you were making. I don't take a side in this but I can see where they are coming from.
    - carlosjobim 3y ago
      The Bible leaves limitless room of interpretation to what God is. First and most, God is not a local chieftain or a king - which made these kind of "invisible God" religions so important for humanity. The instinct humans are born with is for limitless obedience and worship a man. So most people who lived and died did that, wether it was your local king, the Jade emperor, the Cæsar, Joseph Stalin, Muhammed or the pope. The writings in the Bible is a revolution against these faulty ideas, and gives peopler a chance to imagine beyond.
      - gloryjulio 3y ago
        To me God is big bang
        nuc1e0n 3y ago
        The concept of the big bang was first proposed by a priest. Recent measurements taken by the James Webb space telescope do not fit with the theory and suggest that it is inaccurate.
        gloryjulio 3y ago
        I don't think you could just deny the big bang theory with just one throwaway sentence. But it's your right to believe whatever you want.
        nuc1e0n 3y ago
        No of course you couldn't. There would need to be evidence produced and not just some arbitrary beliefs. Some people believe all sorts of things right?
        gloryjulio 3y ago
        Not sure what your point is. > Recent measurements taken by the James Webb space telescope do not fit with the theory and suggest that it is inaccurate. I was merely pointing out what your described doesn't have much weight. Not enough evidence yet
snvzz 3y ago
>There is a reason why the Bible warns that man shouldn't make other gods to worship. A man-made god is by definition a false idol. Because their believe god isn't man-made. But, of course, they also believe every other god is. Guess what? I don't believe in theirs either. There's hundreds of religions, yet believers of each of them believe ALL to be false, except theirs. It's about time we call it for what it is.

joemazerino 3y ago

> When it comes to entering Heaven, what truly matters is a person’s faith, actions, and the love they show to others.” Bigoted evangelicals are seething, I’m sure, but OK, AI Jesus. You seem to be cooking something Too bad this explicitly goes against the Bible's teachings.

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BizarroLand 3y ago
For those that have the Word, they will be judged preferentially. For those who do not have the Word, they will be judged on the precepts of their own hearts.