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David Rinas's avatar

What also captures my imagination is the SF concept of a human being somehow downloading all of their memory into a computer and then "living" on into the future. Would the soul of the person also be transferred to the machine? I think not. However I am reading a book by Marva Dawn and Eugene Peterson, "The Unnecessary Pastor," and the words that they wrote are still influencing me today, even thought they have both died. It feels like their souls are touching my soul.

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James Hazelwood's avatar

Dave, Interesting thought. If the ideas of a person carry souplike qualities because they are uniquely expressed by the writer. Hope you are well. Jim

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Marco Romano's avatar

It is a machine that people are talking to. The ghost in the machine is a projection of what we are looking for within. AI has received lots of attention. I believe that it fills a vacuum within people.

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James Hazelwood's avatar

Marco. Yes clearly projection is a dominant piece in all of this. I think someone like Meagan O'Gieblyn would agree as she states in her most recent book. But I can't help but wonder the more and more I read about AI. There is some concern about AI becoming its own entity. Does that include soul, unlikely, but as these machines grow in their capacity, I wonder if the line between simply a machine and something more will blur. Thanks for responding. Jim

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