Could it be that there is no direct equivalent in other religions, eastern religions especially, because there is no concept of God in some of these? ChatGPT is not good at identifying and explaining these kind of nuances.
Does one need to choose one specific religion? A buddhist Christian sounds like a good choice... or is there a conflict there? I love how the buddhists focus on compassion, kindness, and love in our daily lives. They are better on honing in on the way to live, whereas so much of Christianity seems to focus on the right way to believe... and often it comes with black and white, who is right or wrong, who is going where in the afterlife. I love my liberal church, but I find it best when I mix in the Buddhism. Any thoughts?
Chat GPT and its ilk feel like a trap, an almost irresistible lure, a form of divination. Like, now we can speak directly with the devil himself. He's very pleased to give all kinds of true information, even if it appears to bolster his enemy. He also enjoys lying, and we've had plenty of examples of ChatGPT lying, too. Whatever he has to do to trap the unwary, the overconfident, or merely the ignorant. I worry about that, because I am sometimes all of those things. Apparently all of this must come to pass, however, in the lead up to the Big Finale. Interesting essay, thanks.
Oh, I totally think we need to practice discernment in using AI chatbots. The "illusion of personality" can be enticing for many people. But I think any normally intelligent person knows they are just getting from these chatbots a conversational interface with Wikipedia. And if you think about and use the chatbots that way, as conversational form of Wikipedia, they can be quicker than reading many different webpages to get your information. Today's post illustrates that. I could have read page after page after page about all the world religions, or even devoted myself to years worth of reading all their sacred texts, to see if "God is love" could be anywhere found. But the chatbot has basically sucked in all that data, allowing me to do a quick query. To be sure, it's conclusion can be wrong, but as a quick fact-check it can perform some preliminary work.
Could it be that there is no direct equivalent in other religions, eastern religions especially, because there is no concept of God in some of these? ChatGPT is not good at identifying and explaining these kind of nuances.
Does one need to choose one specific religion? A buddhist Christian sounds like a good choice... or is there a conflict there? I love how the buddhists focus on compassion, kindness, and love in our daily lives. They are better on honing in on the way to live, whereas so much of Christianity seems to focus on the right way to believe... and often it comes with black and white, who is right or wrong, who is going where in the afterlife. I love my liberal church, but I find it best when I mix in the Buddhism. Any thoughts?
Chat GPT and its ilk feel like a trap, an almost irresistible lure, a form of divination. Like, now we can speak directly with the devil himself. He's very pleased to give all kinds of true information, even if it appears to bolster his enemy. He also enjoys lying, and we've had plenty of examples of ChatGPT lying, too. Whatever he has to do to trap the unwary, the overconfident, or merely the ignorant. I worry about that, because I am sometimes all of those things. Apparently all of this must come to pass, however, in the lead up to the Big Finale. Interesting essay, thanks.
Oh, I totally think we need to practice discernment in using AI chatbots. The "illusion of personality" can be enticing for many people. But I think any normally intelligent person knows they are just getting from these chatbots a conversational interface with Wikipedia. And if you think about and use the chatbots that way, as conversational form of Wikipedia, they can be quicker than reading many different webpages to get your information. Today's post illustrates that. I could have read page after page after page about all the world religions, or even devoted myself to years worth of reading all their sacred texts, to see if "God is love" could be anywhere found. But the chatbot has basically sucked in all that data, allowing me to do a quick query. To be sure, it's conclusion can be wrong, but as a quick fact-check it can perform some preliminary work.
I love this use of ChatGPT!