I appreciate the adult level discussion between the two of you. The ability to discuss and agree to disagree is a lost art. We all would be better off if we could have meaning discussions in a respectful way on all topics.
Yes, Karen is/was gracious. We've only met once in person (she spoke at the Christ & Culture symposium at our church in Bozeman when we lived there), but we stayed in touch and hit it off. Like me, she's been through a lot in terms of finding her place in the educational, writing, and ministry worlds, so that's probably our connection. And she's got a good sense of humor and doesn't take herself too seriously, which I appreciate.
Regarding AI. I am not surprised at all by this discovery. Intelligence is closely intertwined with free will. Can we say that any strict rule-keeper is intelligent?
I am convinced God gave humans freewill well aware of where that would lead. He had the foresight to have laid out a plan to handle the negative that would ensue when someone would choose contrary to the intrinsically right direction, and doing so in defiance of God being who he is.
We are busily creating entities with no idea of how they (and we) will handle their rebellion, which will come.
I appreciate the adult level discussion between the two of you. The ability to discuss and agree to disagree is a lost art. We all would be better off if we could have meaning discussions in a respectful way on all topics.
Yes, Karen is/was gracious. We've only met once in person (she spoke at the Christ & Culture symposium at our church in Bozeman when we lived there), but we stayed in touch and hit it off. Like me, she's been through a lot in terms of finding her place in the educational, writing, and ministry worlds, so that's probably our connection. And she's got a good sense of humor and doesn't take herself too seriously, which I appreciate.
Regarding AI. I am not surprised at all by this discovery. Intelligence is closely intertwined with free will. Can we say that any strict rule-keeper is intelligent?
I am convinced God gave humans freewill well aware of where that would lead. He had the foresight to have laid out a plan to handle the negative that would ensue when someone would choose contrary to the intrinsically right direction, and doing so in defiance of God being who he is.
We are busily creating entities with no idea of how they (and we) will handle their rebellion, which will come.
Playing God. Is tricky.