new thing to be mad about: people irresponsibly suggesting theological possibilities that they well know are already solved problems but which people without that education and training might take seriously and so be led astray
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I've read a lot of religious texts and listened to a moderate amount of people talking about them, I just don't think I know anything about theology because there's nothing there to know. If you want to present a "perspective" please do so concretely.
and that's not what I mean by adversarial example. I mean brain hacks. Just like AI recognizes upside down trashcans as gibbons or whatever, humans see God everywhere.
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the distinction between legitimate knowledge and brain hackery is a theological one. what exactly is the difference between hearing words and being hit on the head with a hammer? Don't they both simply modify the configuration of the central nervous system?
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While I agree that some words do things outside of corresponding directly to material reality in a Tarskian manner, I don't believe in rightful authority. The proof is whether the fruits of your speech are good or not. Anyone trying to monopolize spirituality is evil.
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