...while it's probably a wonderful story, it serves no purpose when it's fake.
There are so many gullible morons who'll believe ANYTHING, that crap videos like this will probably still serve their intended purpose. Read the comments below the video at YouTube. So many suckers... swallowed hook, line and sinker.
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There are so many gullible morons who'll believe ANYTHING, that crap videos like this will probably still serve their intended purpose. Read the comments below the video at YouTube. So many suckers... swallowed hook, line and sinker.
Well look... when you watch a video on YouTube, and it doesn't make it abundantly clear that it's fiction, people assume (doesn't really make them suckers). People are trusting, and that is not necessarily a bad trait. A person who's untrusting and cautious all the time means they've experienced a lot of deceit in their lives... which isn't good either.
My question would be... In this work of total AI created fiction, what does Donald Trump have to do with any sort of "religious message"?
The following AI image probably hits much closer to the actuality of Trump's relationship with the Bible and any stories within it.
If you take religion out of both images... they're both actually really cool, and pretty amazing what AI has increasingly been able to do.
On the top of Trump... I'm curious why you think Trump is somehow closer to making a deal with the devil, than being interested in being a good person?
I'm not sure I want to get you started, or that I want to do a back and forth... but I'm sure you don't actually think Trump is like that. I mean, that's a bit silly.
If you take religion out of both images... they're both actually really cool, and pretty amazing what AI has increasingly been able to do.
I agree it's pretty cool what AI can create, but as with any tool, it depends on what it's being used for. I didn't care for AI/ChatGPT being used to glorify Trump in the video that cliffw posted, so I countered with an AI creation of my own, using a program I described/demonstrated Here.
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Originally posted by 82-T/A [At Work]:
I'm sure you don't actually think Trump is like that. I mean, that's a bit silly.
Which is more "silly" to believe... Trump doing deals with the Devil, or Trump telling some innocent little girl about God? My money's on the latter.
You better re-read what you just agreed to. As with Open Loop/Closed Loop, I think you got your beliefs backwards.
I knew what you were trying to say... but I'm not sure you're right.
If you say something first, I'm pretty sure that's the former ... and then when you say something later that's the latter.
Here's what you said:
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Originally posted by Patrick: Which is more "silly" to believe... Trump doing deals with the Devil, or Trump telling some innocent little girl about God? My money's on the latter.
Trump doing deals with the Devil = Former Trump telling an innocent girl about God = Latter
I minored in English, but that doesn't mean I'm an expert in it. Unless this is some British English (which you use) vs American English thing...
EDIT: Here is what Grammarly says about it:
What are the definitions of former and latter?
Former means “the first of the two.” It comes from the Old English word “forma,” meaning “first or “earliest in time or order,” according to the Online Etymology Dictionary. The original definition goes back to the mid–12th century and changed around the late 1500s to its current meaning. Former can also mean “previous” or be used to refer to a past state.
Latter has a similar history and comes from the Old English word lætra, or “late.” Its definition would also change at the latter half of the 1500s to “second of the two.” Latter can also mean “situated or occurring nearer to the end of something than to the beginning,” according to the Oxford English Dictionary.
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Trump doing deals with the Devil = Former Trump telling an innocent girl about God = Latter
I minored in English, but that doesn't mean I'm an expert in it. Unless this is some British English (which you use) vs American English thing...
EDIT: Here is what Grammarly says about it:
What are the definitions of former and latter?
Former means “the first of the two.” It comes from the Old English word “forma,” meaning “first or “earliest in time or order,” according to the Online Etymology Dictionary. The original definition goes back to the mid–12th century and changed around the late 1500s to its current meaning. Former can also mean “previous” or be used to refer to a past state.
Latter has a similar history and comes from the Old English word lætra, or “late.” Its definition would also change at the latter half of the 1500s to “second of the two.” Latter can also mean “situated or occurring nearer to the end of something than to the beginning,” according to the Oxford English Dictionary.
He's saying "My money's on the fact that it's more silly to believe the latter" (innocent girl).
Originally posted by Patrick: My question would be... In this work of total AI created fiction, what does Donald Trump have to do with any sort of "religious message"?
Okay, okay, I gotch you.
I will ask them to next time entitle it "a little girl asks Patrick about God".
Patrick, what does any politician have to do with with a religious message ? They all claim to have religion.
Patrick, are you trying to convey a religious message ?
Originally posted by ray b: btw catlicker's are child molesters so are many many other cults but the church of rome has been at it far longer then any others
Ok, I've got to ask... what is a catlicker? I've never heard this term before... and I too live in Miami.
Patrick, what does any politician have to do with with a religious message ?
As far as I'm concerned, absolutely nothing.
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Originally posted by cliffw:
They all claim to have religion.
It seems that so many politicians and athletes believe (or at least publicly pretend) that God is in their corner. Why would a Supreme Being choose one side (of believers) over another? And how does it work if both competitors are equally backed by The Big Guy? (Please, no sermons. Those are rhetorical questions.)
IMHO, it's just so much malarkey. I have no problem with anyone quietly following their own beliefs... as long as it doesn't impinge on others.
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It seems that so many politicians and athletes believe (or at least publicly pretend) that God is in their corner.
Sometimes He is, sometimes He isn't... why does that bother you?
I rarely ask for anything, but I routinely ask for things for other people. I'm not pretending anything. I think that if something doesn't go the way I'd hoped, it wasn't meant to be, or... I just didn't try hard enough.
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Originally posted by ray b:no you do NOT want to see
religions are and do evil religion will make a good person do evil but you do NOT want to understand that fact.
There was a time in my life where I would have thought that... if there's literally nothing I should be concerned about after I die... then why not bang every chick that gives me the time of day, or cheat and steal any time I think I can get away with it?
Religion... and my parents upbringing, which is religiously based, has taught me specifically that I should care, and I should want others to be happy to. I don't do bad things because I fear retribution in an afterlife... I don't do bad things because religion really has made me realize there's a reason why we need to help each other. I can't speak for other religions, but as a Catholic... my "quest" is to try to work as hard as possible to be a saint (as in, do as the saints have done). It doesn't mean I can't enjoy my life... but that's a goal I should seek to achieve.
I fail... constantly... you guys see it on here, I get annoyed, and say nasty things. It's a constant struggle to try to be a better person. That's religion...
It seems that so many politicians and athletes believe (or at least publicly pretend) that God is in their corner. Why would a Supreme Being choose one side (of believers) over another? And how does it work if both competitors are equally backed by The Big Guy? (Please, no sermons. Those are rhetorical questions.)
IMHO, it's just so much malarkey. I have no problem with anyone quietly following their own beliefs... as long as it doesn't impinge on others.
Sometimes He is, sometimes He isn't... why does that bother you?
Crazy talk makes me feel uneasy.
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Originally posted by 82-T/A [At Work]:
I don't do bad things because I fear retribution in an afterlife...
Although they've been dead and long gone for years, I don't do bad things out of respect to my parents. I wouldn't wish to disappoint them. Perhaps this is where some individuals go off the rails. They might've never had a positive guiding parental force in their lives while growing up.
jdv, what is the point of copying my post and then stating nothing? If you haven't got anything worthwhile to add to the discussion, maybe you should wait for some inspiration.
Originally posted by 82-T/A [At Work]: Come on Ray, don't be so bitter. The next four years will go by fast... and you might even have more money in your pocket.
sure SS went up 25.00 wooohoo but medicare went up 30 so net loss that is the rump gains
What a pain in the neck that is. Never getting that jig back.
Since this thread has already included a totally AI generated work of fiction, I feel it's acceptable to add some more examples of Artificial Intelligence utilization. In my AI image program, I used my quote above, "swallowed hook, line and sinker" as the text-to-image prompt, with basically the only additional major prompt being to create surrealist art. I was amazed by the bizarreness of the images!
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