{"id":1962876,"date":"2023-07-02T18:02:07","date_gmt":"2023-07-02T22:02:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/leftist-groups-using-ai-to-rewrite-bible-to-fit-their-agendas\/"},"modified":"2023-07-02T18:05:59","modified_gmt":"2023-07-02T22:05:59","slug":"leftist-groups-using-ai-to-rewrite-bible-to-fit-their-agendas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/leftist-groups-using-ai-to-rewrite-bible-to-fit-their-agendas\/","title":{"rendered":"Leftist groups employ AI to adapt Bible for their agendas."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fleftist-groups-using-ai-to-rewrite-bible-to-fit-their-agendas%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1962876&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Leftist Groups Using AI to Rewrite Bible to Fit Their Agendas<\/h2>\n<p>Liberal activists are using artificial intelligence to rewrite the Bible and put words in the mouth of Jesus, a Daily Caller News Foundation review found.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/comedian-pete-davidson-calls-peta-executive-unleashes-group-targets-new-dog\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals<\/a> introduced their version of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/is-atheism-dead\/\" title=\"Is Atheism Dead?\">biblical account<\/a> of the creation story of Adam and Eve to give a \u201ccan\u2019t-be<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/leftist-groups-using-ai-to-rewrite-bible-to-fit-their-agendas\/\" title=\"Leftist groups employ AI to adapt Bible for their agendas.\">-missed animal rights message filled<\/a> with vegan teachings,\u201d according to a May <a href=\"https:\/\/www.peta.org\/media\/news-releases\/peta-goes-biblical-with-chatgpt-vegan-rewrite-of-the-book-of-genesis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">press release<\/a>. PETA\u2019s manipulation of AI is one in a long list of concerns that religious advocates who spoke to the DCNF had about the technology\u2019s impact on faith.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI do have concerns with what I understand PETA has done, which is using <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wefs-terrifying-new-mission-calls-ai-write-unifying-new-bible-create-religions-actually-correct\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">artificial intelligence<\/a>, specifically ChatGPT, to rewrite the creation story,\u201d David Closson, director of the Center for Biblical Worldview at the Family Research Center, explained. \u201cThere\u2019s obviously different translations of the Old and the New Testament with ChatGPT \u2026 [but] this isn\u2019t just a difference in translation. This is a different interpretation of the actual text, and I think that there are theological issues with what PETA is putting out in this version of the Bible.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s \u2026 a misrepresentation of what the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/viewers-stunned-jeopardy-contestants-totally-stumped-basic-bible-question-speaks-volumes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bible<\/a> presents about creation, and in that, it distorts the divine order that is a part of that creation story by really reframing the way the story is presented,\u201d Darrell Bock, executive director of Cultural Engagement and Senior Research Professor of New Testament Studies at the Dallas Theological Seminary, told the DCNF. \u201cAnd so it\u2019s revisionism as opposed to really substantively reflecting what the Bible is saying. It fits PETA\u2019s mission, but it doesn\u2019t reflect what the Bible says about the creation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In PETA\u2019s AI-overhauled creation account titled \u201cThe Book,\u201d the terms \u201cbeasts\u201d and \u201ccreatures\u201d are exchanged for \u201cbeings\u201d and the clothing that God provides for Adam and Eve is made of hemp and bamboo instead of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-war-against-an-underrated-yet-essential-food-in-our-diet\/\" title=\"The War Against an Underrated Yet Essential Food in Our Diet\">animal skin<\/a>, according to the press release. Additionally, PETA\u2019s version of Genesis includes Abraham and Sarah adopting a dog named \u201cHerbie\u201d from a shelter.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/peta-resorts-extreme-blasphemy-literally-rewrites-gods-words-support-agenda\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PETA<\/a> President Ingrid Newkirk explained in a statement that they were just getting started and may rewrite more books of the Bible in the future.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Bible has long been used to justify all forms of oppression, so we\u2019ve used <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/see-elon-chatgpt-ranks-tucker-jordan-peterson-musk-anthony-fauci-left-leaning-figures\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ChatGPT<\/a> to make it clear that a loving God would never endorse exploitation of or cruelty to animals,\u201d Newkirk said in the press release. \u201cIt took God only six days to create the entire world, but we realized it would take us years to rewrite the whole Bible, which is why we\u2019ve started with just the first book.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A PETA spokesperson told the DCNF that while the Bible is \u201cevidence enough\u201d that God is against animal cruelty, the organization created its own version of Genesis to help prevent people from misusing scripture. The spokesperson also dismissed the idea that the project was \u201ca rewrite of a religious document,\u201d calling it simply a \u201cmodern telling of Genesis.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Should Christians stand against the rewriting of the Bible?<\/h3>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\" class=\"one-half\">\n<div class=\"firefly-poll-question\">Should Christians stand against the rewriting of the Bible?<\/div>\n<div id=\"pollFormBox\" style=\"display: none\">\n\t\t<label>Yes<\/label><br \/>\n\t\t<label>No<\/label><br \/>\n\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-poll-disclaimer\">\n\t\tCompleting this poll entitles you to The Western Journal news updates free of charge. You may opt out at anytime. You also agree to our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/about\/privacy-policy\/\">Privacy Policy<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/about\/terms-service\/\">Terms of Use<\/a>.\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results\" style=\"display: none\">\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results-yes\" style=\"width: 0%\">\n\t\t\tYes: 0% (0 Votes)\n\t\t<\/div>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results-no\" style=\"width: 0%\">\n\t\t\tNo: 0% (0 Votes)\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cWe asked an AI to create <em>\u2018<\/em>The Book\u2019\u00a0as a modern companion to the Bible, and we\u2019re pleased with the results because this complementary piece provides readers with moral lessons relevant to the world of the 21<sup>st<\/sup> century,\u201d the representative said. \u201cOur words matter, and this creation story conveys the wonderful lessons of the Bible while acknowledging that animals are now known to be feeling, intelligent individuals, capable of experiencing joy, love, fear, and suffering.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>PETA is not the only one incorporating AI into faith. In Fuerth, Germany, a 40-minute church service was held by a ChatGPT robot for 300 people in June, including a sermon, prayers and music presented by four different avatars, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/germany-church-protestants-chatgpt-ai-sermon-651f21c24cfb47e3122e987a7263d348\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Associated Press<\/a>. Some of the congregation felt that the sermon lacked emotion and authenticity, finding the computer voices to be unsettling.<\/p>\n<p>Yuval Noah Harari, historian and professor in the Department of History at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, suggested that AI could be used to create a new Bible that will \u201cbe able to invent new concepts and beliefs that are more socially acceptable than the Bible,\u201d according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www2.cbn.com\/news\/world\/world-economic-forum-contributor-says-ai-could-rewrite-bible-create-correct-religions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Christian Broadcast Network<\/a>. Harari further noted that in the years to come AI could make religions that may be \u201cactually correct\u201d and asked the audience to consider what religion could look like \u201cwhose holy book is written by an AI.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In March, a user on the popular gaming platform <a href=\"https:\/\/www.twitch.tv\/ask_jesus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitch<\/a>\u00a0created an AI Jesus that other users could use to engage in a sort of question-and-answer game, according to<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/tech\/ai-jesus-twitch-stream-rcna89187\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> NBC News<\/a>. Questions included asking for personal prayers and dating advice, and at one point, AI Jesus was asked about the \u201ctrolley problem\u201d where someone chooses whether to kill one person to save five others, with the avatar electing to not answer.<\/p>\n<p>Closson explained to the DCNF that the avatar is not reflective of who Jesus is in the Bible and, as a result, misrepresents His character to viewers. He noted the danger of putting \u201cmoral platitudes into the mouth\u201d of a generated Jesus.<\/p>\n<p>Bock had similar concerns and warned politically motivated groups against making \u201cJesus in their own image.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Michael Morris, Director of Media Research Center Free Speech America, told the DCNF that Big Tech has already shown they will censor anything they don\u2019t agree with \u2014 and religion is no exception.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA major concern with artificial intelligence is that it works by collecting data that already exists and then supposedly synthesizes that information to provide some sort of average in response,\u201d Morris said. \u201cThe risk lies in the fact that the very same companies, Big Tech companies, that are responsible for censoring conservative thought are the ones writing the algorithms for AI. So, the inherent, and growing danger, is how Big Tech will use AI technology to amplify what it is already actively doing to expunge conservative thought and ideas from the public conversation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While there are reasons to discourage religion\u2019s inclusion of AI, Closson and Morris both agreed technology has been beneficial in some respects for the church. Closson notes that he saw how technology was able to bring the church together during COVID-19 with live streaming and Zoom, while Morris said technology gave the church a unique opportunity to reach a larger audience.<\/p>\n<p>Bock, however, told the DCNF that because AI is programmed by a human being and Jesus is a divine being, we cannot replicate Christ\u2019s character without distorting it to fit our agendas. Closson also noted that Christians \u201chave their work cut out for them\u201d as they navigate this new challenge.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think that there\u2019s still enough of a consensus in America that it\u2019s a good thing to have God on your side. It\u2019s a good thing to have the Bible on your side,\u201d Closson said before explaining that as tech continues to expand, \u201cChristian ministers are going to have their work cut out for them to help people understand what the real Jesus actually taught on a host of issues.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"disclaimer\">\n<p><em>All content created by the Daily Caller News Foundation, an independent and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-weighs-in-on-deadly-subway-clash-after-desantis-calls-marine-a-good-samaritan\/\" title=\"Trump Weighs In on Deadly Subway Clash After DeSantis Calls Marine a 'Good Samaritan'\">nonpartisan newswire service<\/a>, is available without charge to any <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/union-membership-plummets-to-record-low\/\" title=\"Union Membership Plummets to Record Low\">legitimate news publisher<\/a> that can provide a large audience. All republished articles must include our logo, our reporter\u2019s byline and their DCNF affiliation. For any questions about our guidelines or partnering with us, please contact\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org\">licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/leftist-groups-using-ai-rewrite-bible-fit-agendas\/\">Leftist Groups Using AI to Rewrite Bible to Fit Their Agendas<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Liberal activists are employing AI to alter the Bible, as per a Daily Caller News Foundation review. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals have presented their own rendition of the creation story, emphasizing animal rights. 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