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Re:LLMs Are Closer to Religion Than They Appear by dragontamer on Monday June 01, 2026 @10:54AM (#48357618)
I don't believe that a benevolent God would create bones in the ground to trick millions of scientists into falsely believing in the existence of dinosaurs.

Like seriously, every creationist who goes with this argument really compromises on the benevolence leg of our understanding of God. Like God is some kind of trickster being who leads atheists astray on purpose or something.

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Re:LLMs Are Closer to Religion Than They Appear by rickydroll on Monday June 01, 2026 @11:56AM (#48358589)
So Coyote fooled all of us by becoming God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit.
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Re:LLMs Are Closer to Religion Than They Appear by gowld on Monday June 01, 2026 @12:48PM (#48359322)
The benevolent God gave athiests something to entertain themselves with until they find faith.
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Re:LLMs Are Closer to Religion Than They Appear by RhysU on Monday June 01, 2026 @04:43PM (#48362385)
You might enjoy reading the concept of the demiurge [1]: A lesser creating-but-not-creator deity than the ultimate benevolent god, usually portrayed as something of a deceptive character. Great rabbit hole to go down.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demiurge

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Re:LLMs Are Closer to Religion Than They Appear by ted_bunny on Monday June 01, 2026 @05:15PM (#48362743)
I know it's pretty dubious if anything could be considered a true infohazard, but Gnosticism is up there in the running. I was warned, and it is indeed a hard mindset to shake regardless of low priors.
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Re:LLMs Are Closer to Religion Than They Appear by dragontamer on Monday June 01, 2026 @09:57PM (#48364999)
It's a fun rabbit hole indeed.

All in all, it IMO just sets up the importance of the Council of Nicaea as well as the development of the Nicene creed.

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