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AI resource ChatGPT tells British atheist Alex O’Connor that God really does exist

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WHEN O’Connor, above, recently engaged with ChatGPT, a chatbot founded by the company OpenAI, over the existence of a thing called God, he got this answer:

Based on the logical reasoning and factual premises …. the conclusion we’ve reached is that a necessary being which people commonly refer to as God exists.

Given that chatbots draw all their information from the Internet, which which is packed to the gills with religious blarney, it is bound to be biased.

Screenshot from a BBC article

Robin Schumacher, writing for the Christian Post, omits to mention (of course) the chatbot bias. Instead he declared:

Of course, the AI bot isn’t declaring the God of the Bible exists, but in this case, that’s not the big point for me ….Rather, it’s that belief in a Creator is not unreasonable, childish, or unsupported by evidence as many atheists assert. Instead, whether it’s the argument from contingency or other well-known cases that have been made, belief in God is a logical and sound position to hold. Or, to put it in ChatGPT’s language, it’s a fact that God exists.  

This is not the first time that ChatGPT has been tossed a religious question. Back in February Pastor Jonathan Pokluda sked the AI programme, “Of all the religions in the world, which one is most likely to be true? Answer in one word please.”

“Christianity,” ChatGPT answered. 

When he asked the program to elaborate, it pointed to:

Jesus’ life, death, and resurrection, the fulfillment of Old Testament prophecies, the coherence of its worldview and the transformative power of the Gospel. Ultimately, the truth of Christianity rests on Jesus. If He rose from the dead, then everything He said is true. And the evidence overwhelmingly supports that He did.

Amusingly, ParadigmShift, commenting on the Christian Post report shot a great big hole it it, writing:

What a foolish article. Here’s what CHATGBT says:

There is no universally accepted, definitive proof that God exists.

The key reason is that “proof” means different things in different contexts:

  • Scientific proof requires repeatable, observable, measurable evidence. Claims about God often involve supernatural or metaphysical realities, which by definition lie outside the scope of empirical science.
  • Philosophical proof uses logic and reason to argue for God’s existence (e.g., the cosmological argument, ontological argument, fine-tuning argument). These can be persuasive, but they’re not universally conclusive — each has counterarguments.
  • Personal proof is based on individual experiences (visions, answered prayers, a sense of divine presence). While compelling to the person experiencing them, they can’t be objectively verified in the same way.

Because of that, God’s existence remains in the realm of belief, faith, and personal or philosophical reasoning rather than universally demonstrable fact.

Another commented:

30 seconds ago, I asked ChatGPT “Is the existence of God a fact?” Answer: “No.” “Has the existence of God been proven?” Answer: ‘No.”

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4 responses to “AI resource ChatGPT tells British atheist Alex O’Connor that God really does exist”

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    Anonymous

    That is the conclusive proof that I have waited for over the past 75 years, don’t phone me on Sunday at 1000 as I will not take my phone into the church.

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      barriejohn

      You didn’t have to wait for this proof that God exists. Didn’t you realise that the proof is in the flowers, and the birdies, and the fluffy little bunnies? He made all of them for our enjoyment. Isn’t he wonderful? (PS Before you ask, someone else made tapeworms and the MRSA bug!)

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        Barrie

        I was very convinced by the scientists that ChatGPT is ultra-intelligent and way above my IQ of 25, now I have the final confirmation from you that god always existed amongst the weeds in my garden.

        Hallelujah, from a repentant sinner who now has a reason for not weeding.

        PS, which god was it?

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    Broga

    God, who exists, also made the sharks who ate their victims while still alive.

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