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Article 5822 of comp.ai.philosophy:
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>From: weemba@sagi.wistar.upenn.edu (Matthew P Wiener)
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Subject: Re: AI failures
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Date: 21 May 92 18:46:18 GMT
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In-reply-to: pindor@gpu.utcs.utoronto.ca (Andrzej Pindor)

In article <1992May19.182146.12247@gpu.utcs.utoronto.ca>, pindor@gpu (Andrzej Pindor) writes:
>Are you suggesting that humans could pass a judgment on God? I am not sure
>many believers would accept this!

Passing judgment on God--literally, in terms of a formal trial--is an
ancient part of Jewish tradition.  See, for example, Elie Wiesel THE
TRIAL OF GOD, for some modern examples.
-- 
-Matthew P Wiener (weemba@sagi.wistar.upenn.edu)


