Buy the Truth and Sell It Not

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Today’s post will be in relation to internet browsing and AIs.

It is important to understand how much Google controls what you do or do not see. And according to this article, “tech platforms lean into viral trends, instead of quality news.” (Axios)  It is good to read the whole article here.

[Let’s add to that statement about “viral trends,” who is creating the viral trends?  AIs?  Globalist inspired?  Atheists?  Those trends may be very much psychologically manipulated and based on fake news.]

So if you find a site that gives you good information, in any realm, in regards to your profession, your education, your church, anything, keep that url safe.  You might not be able to easily find it again.

Proverbs 23:23 Buy the truth, and sell it not; also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.

When it comes to searches on Google, the scripture below applies.  If you do a search for any topic, more of the same will appear.  If you click on an ad, more the same will appear.  You have probably noticed that if you are searching for something, whether shoes, tires or anything, the majority of the ads that appear relate to whatever you have been searching.  Google draws your searches into more of the same.

Revelation 22:11 that is unjust, let him be unjust still: and he which is filthy, let him be filthy still: and he that is righteous, let him be righteous still: and he that is holy, let him be holy still.

In addition, after having found a site with information,  that does not necessarily mean that the information is complete and / or correct.  You need to know your sites and who runs them.  AIs write a lot of what is on the internet.  Sometimes there is an editor that goes over it, but sometimes not.  And you can tell the really egregious AI errors.   You need to find human beings who know what they are talking about, whatever the subject.

I’ve had this example for quite a while.  If I link the site, the example might go away, but I have copied and pasted the original below. All I did was change out some nouns, verbs and made a few adjustments so the source article doesn’t go away.  The original was as nonsensical as this.  This was on a gardening site.  The first  paragraphs were decent.  Then the article went to this (adjusted, as explained).

The coyote, which had travelled from the South, was killed on a Rhode Island highway while on the go.  In the FAQs, the address 891). McIntosh apple, San Francisco orange, Taiwan pear, yellow lemon, green banana, purple banana,  kiwi, garlic, sprouts, super kale, game system, and candy peach were just a few of the foods and drinks I had in my ice box.  Other flowers are not shrubs; they produce fruit, but not from them. There isn’t much cold weather in northern Canada; in fact, it is not cold for very long. How a HVAC  is installed and used is very much related to house construction and climate. In lots of geographical locations, but maybe not, I wouldn’t want to be there if it couldn’t.  When gardening, don’t add soil beneath shrubs.

In addition to incomplete information or misinformation from AIs there is another AI issue.  AIs can be used to post likes or dislikes.  If you are placing your whole self worth on likes and dislikes, and AIs contribute to those dislikes, or even contribute to some of the comments, do you want to spend your life focused on what AIs say to you?   Why place your future on what an AI is telling you?

Here is another problem.  It may happen that AIs rewrite the Bible.

https://cmsedit.cbn.com/cbnnews/world/2023/june/world-economic-forum-contributor-says-a-i-could-rewrite-the-bible-create-correct-religions

What are the implications?  For one thing, buy an actual Bible.  Have a real one in your possession.  Don’t rely on the internet only.  I realize when you are out and about you might want an electronic version but don’t assume it will always be available.  What if the internet goes down?

Attend a live gospel preaching church.  If you only read articles, how do you know if those articles are correct unless they are matched against information that is confirmed by knowledgeable preachers, pastors, teachers, and apologists?  And again, if your the first “gospel” article you read is written by an AI, and then Google brings up more of the same (see the beginning part of the article) you can be sucked into a black hole of a false gospel.

II* Corinthians 11:14 And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light.

And while we are on this topic, let’s just get out in front of it and point that some kind of “raising up from a mortal wound” kind of event for political advantage could be possible if a realistic looking AI is used. Cyborgs and doubles are already being used in politics.  Between cyborgs and photoshop, it’s quite possible to make something realistic looking.   Again, deal in real life with real people.  Don’t be virtual only.   Virtual realities are controlled by those who create the virtual realities.  Do those who create virtual realities serve the Lord Jesus Christ?  What other things are going on in the background when you are immersed in those virtual realities?

Revelation 13:14 And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live.

* Older Bibles and research books use the Roman numeral numbering system. One of the ways to confuse the next generation is to dumb them down so they no longer understand what is being said and give up trying. Things are changed slightly over generations until one generation can no longer understand the information being passed on by another.  Here is more information on the Roman numeral numbering system.  You may have a Bible that uses the Roman numeral numbering system for I and II Corinthians, I Peter and II Peter, etc.
I = 1
II = 2