“Technically, it proves his belief about science is false.”
True, though in the same way, Eliezer’s success in producing an AI, even according to the dodgy specifications of his dinner companion, would only prove his belief about God wrong, not his belief IN God wrong.
The AI data point would contradict Mr Dinner’s model of God’s nature only at a single point, His allegedly unique intelligence-producing quality.
Sure. But religion is supposed divinely inspired and thus completely correct on every point. If one piece of the bundle is disproven, the whole bundle takes a hit.
Even if religion is divinely inspired, a person’s understanding of one aspect of religion can be wrong without invalidating all of that person’s other religious beliefs.
“Technically, it proves his belief about science is false.”
True, though in the same way, Eliezer’s success in producing an AI, even according to the dodgy specifications of his dinner companion, would only prove his belief about God wrong, not his belief IN God wrong.
The AI data point would contradict Mr Dinner’s model of God’s nature only at a single point, His allegedly unique intelligence-producing quality.
Sure. But religion is supposed divinely inspired and thus completely correct on every point. If one piece of the bundle is disproven, the whole bundle takes a hit.
Even if religion is divinely inspired, a person’s understanding of one aspect of religion can be wrong without invalidating all of that person’s other religious beliefs.
Yep.
The is no evidence for gods, and so any belief he has in them is already wrong. Don’t believe without evidence.
Did you mean: Hold sensible priors