“In the optimistic vision of many people, artificial intelligence will make us like gods,” opined A. G. Elrod in a Christianity Today article entitled “The Silicon Calf.’
Elrod’s analogy in the title is reminiscent of Israel’s restlessness and uncertainty during Moses’s absence on Mount Sinai, when it received the 10 commandments. Their impatience led them to plead with Aaron to fashion a god they could see. Incredibly, they said, “Come, make us a good man who will go before us. As a result, the golden calf was made and was being worshiped as Moses descended from the Mountain. Continue reading
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