I do not consider physically abstaining from anything outside of food fasting (as well as the spiritual disciplines that accompany it.) And no, I wont take you up on your suggestion to abstain from AI for a month. I use it sometimes in my employment for the transcription of texts, etc. And outside of that, I really only use it for miscellaneous projects, and creating the code for those projects; in which, those projects are rare. I do not use it for any sort of research, etc. And don't use it most days outside of work tasks. Also, I still feel very much the same way about AI, and the arguments I provided. Especially given that Keil and Delitzsch Commentary notes that the word in that verse can be translated as "create" and, I think he said much like Rev. 3:14, (KJV, ESV) that it isn't so much erroneous in itself, as that is one of the meanings of the Hebrew word (and also the correlating word in the LXX), but that it can be a point of contention, and abused like it was in the Arian Controversy, and this is why Christians as opposed to Jews use different terminology for it when translating it. This is the inevitable result when you ask something to deal with literature, as literature, and not literature, as theology or with distinct theological biases. But, despite that, Charles was right, that this will mostly be used by Christians, and as such, it really isn't worth the risk of possibly leading someone astray on such a foundational doctrine, and I don't have the time presently to go over it. I still have it, and can personally use it, but that is on me. As far as publicly dispersing it, well I guess one could just as easily ask AI to produce a poem on any verse they desire apart from my effort; though they may not ask for the notes. Again, thank you for your comments, and feel free to argue with as many people on the Board as you wish. G.B.
