Many of the active Mormons I meet actually don't know much about how Mormons are viewed by outsiders because we are trained not to listen to “anti-Mormon” material—posts, videos, writings, concepts that are not in support of the religion. Even my writing could be taken as “not of the spirit” in the way I don't explicitly testify that I know the LDS/Mormon church is true in my writings.
I know some leave the church or don’t respect it because they come across historical information like this example and think of it as absolute fact. Really appreciate the background perspective of the AI here. Perhaps a bit bias in its explanation as you say, but we can trust ourselves to discern on our own,no? Makes me think about the bias I see in the popular chat bots, such as bias toward a political stance, etc. I personally don’t like seeing it when it is contrary to my own creed, and yet I still find insight from what is produced.
Individual progress in terms of 'line upon line, precept upon precept'. No living person is immune to wrong turns. The question then becomes are wrong turns necessarily a bad thing?
Given directions I should be able to arrive at a destination with little delay. Should I follow another route, whether willing, mistaken or misguided, unintended even unexpected distraction and longer paths delay our progress toward that goal. Likewise, if the original directions are tainted.
It can also be said that wrong turns give experience and strengthen understanding.
To your own point, given information, seeds are planted that previously did not exist. They then must be given opportunity to grow to know if the seed was progress.
There is certainly place for historical reference and informative data research. Most will find what they want to find unless they truly seek the truth with an open mind and genuine intent. Living in the age of information with AI is not, in my opinion, necessarily an improvement. Spell check actually found my misspelled words pre-AI. Today it spends most of its energy re-writing my text under the guise of grammar.
I am not educated nor am I a scriptorian or biblical scholar. I am a follower of Christ. I study gospel and related topics in depth as they fit into my needs, desires, and thirst for knowledge. I know and understand many things but will not know and understand everything regardless of how long I live. I am asked questions frequently by many around me including family. Some I can answer, some not so much. I most often can tell people where to begin their own research. Misinformation is very dangerous as it can hinder one's progress dramatically. In my world that is why we go to church, to share discoveries and understandings with like minded seekers and purveyors of understood and accepted truths. That does not say church goers are perfect and never relate misinformation.
I read virtually everyday and learn new things. Again, I appreciate the resources that are available to dive deeply into questions and topics that have meaning to me. With that I have learned to be very careful accepting one viewpoint over another without trusted sources and often deep insight into those thoughts. I place high regard on face to face encounters as personal insight is more than words. An AI missionary has a place to do good or misinform. A live person can do those same things only the personal aspects of that interchange most certainly can offer a greater spiritual connection and interpersonal insight,18 yr old or 70, knowledge contributory but hardly dependent.
A personal experience of similar nature was the advent of Wikipedia. I loved that those of knowledge could create, edit, and especially that I could learn with in-depth details from theoretically subject experts, even professionals. I see AI as the compiler of such information. My experience though was anyone with an agenda could modify and change, plainly, willfully corrupt the data to mislead and misinform for whatever purpose or reason. Resultantly I use that resource sparingly and with skepticism. For me AI can be worse, as it can create misinformation on the fly based on the programmer's vision, willfully or ignorantly, makes little difference.
It's crucial to note that William was not the only account of the affair as stated in that response. It's crucial to note that Emma personally saw Joseph and Fanny (there are many accounts).
It's crucial to note that Oliver Cowdery knew of Joseph and Fanny’s relationship since he was called to the scene to help resolve it. He never denied it, and later referred to it as a “dirty, nasty, filthy affair”.
It's crucial to note that Oliver Cowdery was also excommunicated because he would not recant his statements about Smith's affair with Alger.
It's crucial to note that it wasn't a marriage. Joseph Smith never denied the relationship, but insisted it was not adulterous.
Can this AI bot be Truthful or is it truthful to the point it was trained by zealots? I’m not Mormon and was taught Mormonism is a cult violating the scriptural teaching that nothing is to be added to or changed in the Bible. Example: The Book of Mormon was written after the Bible was canonized. It’s considered heretical because it adds to Gods Word under the pretext that it is another Gospel.
It’s similar to what the Catholic Church did when they added the Apocryphal books to the already canonized scriptures.
I’m a Bible believing Christian who doesn’t endorse any religion adding to canonical scripture.
I know some leave the church or don’t respect it because they come across historical information like this example and think of it as absolute fact. Really appreciate the background perspective of the AI here. Perhaps a bit bias in its explanation as you say, but we can trust ourselves to discern on our own,no? Makes me think about the bias I see in the popular chat bots, such as bias toward a political stance, etc. I personally don’t like seeing it when it is contrary to my own creed, and yet I still find insight from what is produced.
Individual progress in terms of 'line upon line, precept upon precept'. No living person is immune to wrong turns. The question then becomes are wrong turns necessarily a bad thing?
Given directions I should be able to arrive at a destination with little delay. Should I follow another route, whether willing, mistaken or misguided, unintended even unexpected distraction and longer paths delay our progress toward that goal. Likewise, if the original directions are tainted.
It can also be said that wrong turns give experience and strengthen understanding.
To your own point, given information, seeds are planted that previously did not exist. They then must be given opportunity to grow to know if the seed was progress.
There is certainly place for historical reference and informative data research. Most will find what they want to find unless they truly seek the truth with an open mind and genuine intent. Living in the age of information with AI is not, in my opinion, necessarily an improvement. Spell check actually found my misspelled words pre-AI. Today it spends most of its energy re-writing my text under the guise of grammar.
I am not educated nor am I a scriptorian or biblical scholar. I am a follower of Christ. I study gospel and related topics in depth as they fit into my needs, desires, and thirst for knowledge. I know and understand many things but will not know and understand everything regardless of how long I live. I am asked questions frequently by many around me including family. Some I can answer, some not so much. I most often can tell people where to begin their own research. Misinformation is very dangerous as it can hinder one's progress dramatically. In my world that is why we go to church, to share discoveries and understandings with like minded seekers and purveyors of understood and accepted truths. That does not say church goers are perfect and never relate misinformation.
I read virtually everyday and learn new things. Again, I appreciate the resources that are available to dive deeply into questions and topics that have meaning to me. With that I have learned to be very careful accepting one viewpoint over another without trusted sources and often deep insight into those thoughts. I place high regard on face to face encounters as personal insight is more than words. An AI missionary has a place to do good or misinform. A live person can do those same things only the personal aspects of that interchange most certainly can offer a greater spiritual connection and interpersonal insight,18 yr old or 70, knowledge contributory but hardly dependent.
A personal experience of similar nature was the advent of Wikipedia. I loved that those of knowledge could create, edit, and especially that I could learn with in-depth details from theoretically subject experts, even professionals. I see AI as the compiler of such information. My experience though was anyone with an agenda could modify and change, plainly, willfully corrupt the data to mislead and misinform for whatever purpose or reason. Resultantly I use that resource sparingly and with skepticism. For me AI can be worse, as it can create misinformation on the fly based on the programmer's vision, willfully or ignorantly, makes little difference.
Misinformation can be dangerous to one’s progress? Tell me more about one’s progress?
It's crucial to note that William was not the only account of the affair as stated in that response. It's crucial to note that Emma personally saw Joseph and Fanny (there are many accounts).
It's crucial to note that Oliver Cowdery knew of Joseph and Fanny’s relationship since he was called to the scene to help resolve it. He never denied it, and later referred to it as a “dirty, nasty, filthy affair”.
It's crucial to note that Oliver Cowdery was also excommunicated because he would not recant his statements about Smith's affair with Alger.
It's crucial to note that it wasn't a marriage. Joseph Smith never denied the relationship, but insisted it was not adulterous.
More at: https://wasmormon.org/who-was-fanny-alger-was-she-joseph-smiths-first-polygamous-wife/
Can this AI bot be Truthful or is it truthful to the point it was trained by zealots? I’m not Mormon and was taught Mormonism is a cult violating the scriptural teaching that nothing is to be added to or changed in the Bible. Example: The Book of Mormon was written after the Bible was canonized. It’s considered heretical because it adds to Gods Word under the pretext that it is another Gospel.
It’s similar to what the Catholic Church did when they added the Apocryphal books to the already canonized scriptures.
I’m a Bible believing Christian who doesn’t endorse any religion adding to canonical scripture.