The Engines of Wealth: From Conquest to Code

Civilizations rise and fall not because human nature changes.

Head hunters tamp spears in protest.

AI is great at looking back, not forward.

It lacks true intelligence which requires “imagination, creativity.”

There is a connection between creativity and true intelligence which all this AI stuff lacks.

I will respond to this in detail later, but I disagree with your formulation. There are forces and levers that shape human action that are much more fundamental. ‘Pod

He might as well post WEF propaganda. It’s the same thing.

Dismal science trying to square the circle.

Great thread. Ignore the trolls.

Agree.

Interesting in its applications. From a theological viewpoint, it has constantly shown from the beginning of the Biblical narrative, that it has always been the desire of Elohim to give and extend physical and spiritual life when/wherever He can.

But the tool of establishing irresistible dominance has always been the power of sin and deathm exercised by another spriritual entity "Satan."

Hrebrews 2:9-17 (AV; bolding added fot emphasis):

⁹". . . we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honour; that he by the grace of God should taste death for every man. ¹⁰For it became him, for whom are all things, and by whom are all things, in bringing many sons unto glory, to make the captain of their salvation perfect through sufferings. ¹¹For both he that sanctifieth and they who are sanctified are all of one: for which cause he is not ashamed to call them brethren, ¹²Saying,
'I will declare thy name unto my brethren, in the midst of the church will I sing praise unto thee.'
¹³And again,
'I will put my trust in him.'
And again,
'Behold I and the children which God hath given me.'
¹⁴Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise took part of the same; that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil; ¹⁵And deliver them who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage. ¹⁶For verily he took not on him the nature of angels; but he took on him the seed of Abraham.
¹⁷Wherefore in all things it behoved him to be made like unto his brethren, that he might be a merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining to God, to make reconciliation^propitiate for the sins of the people."

There are at least two unbiblical religious cults that have gained global power by the power of threats of physical death to advance their overwhelming control of governments and their people..

One of them in particular has affirmed and prolonged the feudal state far beyond where Biblical principles would have soon ended it long ago. But the vestiges of feudalism still remain, though mpy in the United States of America had not the Founder's desires and intent for us, though both cults are now undermining our foundations and which destruction has been progressing much more so with the exponential growth of avenues of communication for evil purposes, that was invented to magnify the good,.

I'd been hoping that good will overcome, not by AI, but by discernment that AI can never find on its own. However, it may be that only Divine intervention os the only cure that will succed.

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