Re:Show HN: GPT-4 Reverse Turing Test
by HideousKojima on Sunday March 26, 2023 @09:35PM
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I believe that all living things have souls, so yes even your goldfish
Re:Show HN: GPT-4 Reverse Turing Test
by 8bitchemistry on Sunday March 26, 2023 @09:58PM
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Even single-celled life, such as bacteria?
(I presume "no" for viruses and prions.)
Re:Show HN: GPT-4 Reverse Turing Test
by HideousKojima on Sunday March 26, 2023 @11:07PM
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Yes for bacteria, maybe for viruses, probably not for prions. For what it's worth, I'm LDS (Mormon) and I think my view is probably pretty common amongst members of the church. That said we would technically use the term spirit instead of soul, I just used soul because it's a more commonly understood term. Basically all living things have a spirit in addition to their physical form.
Re:Show HN: GPT-4 Reverse Turing Test
by 8bitchemistry on Sunday March 26, 2023 @11:35PM
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Thank you for replying to my questions in good faith.
Re:Show HN: GPT-4 Reverse Turing Test
by majkinetor on Monday March 27, 2023 @03:11AM
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So when you transplant whatever thing from a body to another body, what happens with its soul/spirit? Notice that we transplanted all of them (in humans and animals). Do we have multi spirit/soul chimeras?
Genuinely curious: We have a pet rescue greyhound who feels like a genuine part of the family - would you say he has a soul too? (I presume you would say my daughter's pet goldfish does not.)