What is humanity? Is it demonstrated with reason, compassion or with contempt? In this day of opposing camps, contempt is all that we see. I just listened to a logical speech from a US Senator that helped me understand why opposing camps draw their battle lines. It is not about reason, compassion or contempt. It is about control. Those who do not have control become the opposing side, period. What they are opposing and who they destroy is not in their algorithm. What is humanity? According to Quora, it is a term referring to the human species and sets of qualities which define human nature.
An algorithm is a process or set of equations based on certain parameters which can be built into a computer model to predict results. Did you know social media has advanced to the point where elections could be decided without the need for human voting input? Our brains have already been tapped into to predict our behaviors. If you do not believe me, just go anywhere and do anything where your hand held device is used or you are programmed into a computer. For example, when you go to a doctor, you may spend more time with the receptionist filling out insurance to prove you can pay than actually seeing the doc. Later that day, you are targeted for some other unsolicited medical advise. How about taking a cruise. You are suddenly on a database for other cruises. Even charities share your information so you are targeted for multiple charities you may have never heard. And so it goes…
I recently read a book by Yuval Harari called “Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow.” where data-ism is all about the convergent of biological and software algorithms. He says “As we become increasingly skilled at deploying artificial intelligence, big data and algorithms to do everything from easing traffic to diagnosing cancer, we’ll transform into a new breed of superhuman…” The book is his interpretation but seems on track to suggest data-ism is more than just a philosophy. Humans as we know ourselves will become extinct. We will be replaced and data-ism will totally control us thus becoming our higher power source. You buy that?
Hebrews 1:2 says that God did not put the world under the angel’s control. Someone declared “What is humanity that you think about them?… You put everything under their (Angels) control.” Now we see Jesus who was lower than the angels for a while, but now is crowned with glory. He suffered death to taste it for us all through God’s grace.
The dispute continues. Is there a living God and was Jesus sent to us to restore humanity with greater qualities than if left on our own? I say Yes!
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