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Originally posted by BentNotTwisted
With the advances in Artificial Intelligence it seems possible, although not probable to me, that at some point humans will create an intelligent machine. At that point the entity will have free will and be able to make its own decisions. I view this as the equivalent of a human suddenly becoming the equivalent of God. If you look at the premise of two major Hollywood movies (Terminator, Matrix) the new entity would be malevolent and would attempt to either eradicate humans or control them.
If I was suddenly the equivalent of God, I would see him as a kindred spirit and someone I could relate to rather than some kind of competetion I would have to quash.
Your thoughts?
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- Creator != God. The concept of God in general implies power/knowledge/ability so far beyond anything 'mere mortals' are capable of that even attempting a comparison would be ludicrous. The situation where you were able to kill God, or a God, simply would not occur, because they would be so far above you in every way.
- Unless you take Drageara's definition of a God: a being that can physically manifest in more than one location at the same time that moreover cannot be summoned or controlled. In that case, killing Gods seems merely difficult, rather than impossible.