I’ve seen videos about people venerating AI LLMs as divine messengers and even programming them to speak like gods; here’s one. Programming an LLM to speak like a god and then worshiping it seems like an open-and-shut case of idolatry.
But I’m curious about how far Jewish theologians carry this prohibition (I know, there’s no such thing as a single opinion in Judaism, but roughly speaking). Does this extend to more established religious traditions? To list a few examples:
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Polytheism (Hinduism is an obvious example. But Mormons also interpret the Trinity in an explicitly tritheistic way)
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Venerating saints (obviously Catholicism, but also Shi’a Islam)
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Venerating icons (Eastern Orthodox Christianity)
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Animism (extremely common in folk religions, still part of Shinto)
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Ancestor-worship (Haitian Vodou, and Chinese folk-religion where it still exists)
None of these religions today is creating virtual deities, and hopefully that’ll never grow past a very online fringe. But what are some of the opinions on where the line lies between “practicing a religion other than Judaism” and “worshiping idols”?
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