I have never been a fan of the Turing Test. Alan Turing (1912-1954) proposed a test for determining whether and artificial intelligence can think "like a human." The test suggests that if a person was communicating with an AI and was unable to distinguish whether or not he was talking to a computer or a …
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Judging Not?
I have been preaching through the Sermon on the Mount at church, and soon I will be getting to one of those veses that some people use as a weapon, and others act like it is not there. Some people seem to think that the verse supports a sort of radical "let it be" perspective. …
Christians and 21st Century Tribalism
"Tribalism" is a great word that has become bandied about in recent days. There are different definitions: a very strong feeling of loyalty to a political or social group, so that you support them whatever they do (Cambridge Dictionary) loyalties that people feel towards particular social groups and to the way these loyalties affect their …
Missiological Implications of “Judging Not”
“Do not judge, or you too will be judged. For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the same measure you use it will be measured to you.” (Matthew 7:1-2) People with little knowledge of the Bible, often know these verses... these words of Christ. Some take the statement …
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