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Re:Note on the Relationship Between Artificial Intelligence ... by carlosjobim on Thursday January 30, 2025 @11:11AM (#42879116)
> it is often a substitute for actually improving one's situation or fighting for a better world.

You just defined idolatry and why it is harmful. Idolatry is the worship of man-made things or other things that do not deserve worship. Including worshipping the government, which is the religion of most people. It is a false path.

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Re:Note on the Relationship Between Artificial Intelligence ... by thrance on Thursday January 30, 2025 @11:18AM (#42879214)
Idolatry, as used by christians, naturally excludes their God from its definition. To me who doesn't believe in their God, there isn't much difference in finding solace in the christian God or in the coming of AGI. This is why I don't think Singularitarianism is bad because it is christian idolatry, but because it is a religious belief.
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Re:Note on the Relationship Between Artificial Intelligence ... by carlosjobim on Thursday January 30, 2025 @11:27AM (#42879331)
Can you read the mind of other people and know that the idea of God that they worship is the same as the idea of God that you're rejecting?
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Re:Note on the Relationship Between Artificial Intelligence ... by cratermoon on Saturday February 01, 2025 @12:36PM (#42900180)
Idolizing the Free Market™ and private enterprise is also a false path.
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Re:Note on the Relationship Between Artificial Intelligence ... by carlosjobim on Sunday February 02, 2025 @11:14AM (#42909526)
That's called Mammon and is well known idolatry.
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