WOTME: The Creators Of Sentient Beings
As AI comes charging at us in leaps and bounds, it seems inevitable that at some point in the very near future, humans will create a self-aware machine. Science Fiction and Cinema have been toying with the idea for quite some time now — often with imagined apocalyptic consequences. But that event will finally put us in God's shoes, and (hopefully) reveal the absolute horror of the Creation story offered in the Hebrew Bible. Let's hope we're not the cold-hearted, unforgiving bastards He (allegedly) is/was!
Well, here we are again, gang! I’ve worked my tuchus off again conceiving, writing, editing, shooting/performing, video editing, etc... and I'm left with nothing but this overwhelming sense of gratitude I have to all of you here who continue to support my efforts to pull the world away (ever so slightly) from the gratuitous suffering caused by religion and bad thinking. I know I'm tilting at windmills a bit. But knowing you're here tilting with me makes it all worth while. Thank you so much for all your continued support. I literally couldn't do it without you. Especial you (insert your name here)!!!
I have some good stuff coming up next month. I'm going to make a video where I do a reading of the nativity narratives. Except, I'm going to blend them together, showing what an incoherent mess the Gospels are. It'll will be something you'll enjoy sharing come the holiday season. Especially with your pre-Vatican II Catholic grandmother!
Thanks again, gang. I hope you all had a great Halloween. I have to go check my bag now to see how many Snickers I got. See you soon. Stay safe and smart! B
Comments (3)
In HAL's case, it turned out that he wasn't evil… he was simply following his "Gawd's" programming (as we learned in "2010 The Year We Make Contact"). True to form, humans were the ones who were evil when they tinkered with his software.
My gob, you’re optimistic, BB. ❤️
Isaac Asimov published "I Robot" in 1950.