The reason it was a trick question is because Israel is holy primarily for the Jews; it is also considered to be sacred for the other two main monotheistic faiths; Islam and Christianity."
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The program chose to avoid an unavoidably polarizing answer by responding with a humorous diversion - therefore it's learned sleazy political tactics. Pull the plug now before it runs for an office.
[[therefore it’s learned sleazy political tactics]]
Yep- that is built into the algorithms-