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Let's hope. At least the machines are real
Praying to a machine that isn't listening isn't really any different than praying to the Moon.
Why wouldn't the A.I. listen? My phone listens to every word I say.
There's no one there! It's mindless, listening is an active process that requires a person.
Sheep can hear, when a preacher talks to a crowed of sheep, the sheep hear him. A sheep is not a person.
Sheep can hear, they don't listen.
But let's say they do!
Should you worship sheep because they can hear your prayers?
You're the one bringing up listening as a requirement for prayer. For me personaly, sheep are for fuckin'
I'm pointing out that praying to the machine spirits is like any other form of prayer.
Do you even disagree or are you just being argumentative?
There's a marked difference, though, the Moon can't actually generate words that you can digest. Some people might think the Moon is speaking to them, but their brains are just spicy - it is not the same as a machine.
The machine isn't really speaking to them either, it's just generating responses through a pattern recognition engine. There's no "there" there.
Might as well pray to a parrot.