apologetics – The Preachers' Blog https://archive.richardlittledale.co.uk Reflections on preaching, communication and story Tue, 30 Aug 2011 12:10:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.1 So you think you can apologise? https://archive.richardlittledale.co.uk/2011/08/30/so-you-think-you-can-apologise/ https://archive.richardlittledale.co.uk/2011/08/30/so-you-think-you-can-apologise/#respond Tue, 30 Aug 2011 12:10:25 +0000 http://richardlittledale.wordpress.com/?p=3333 Continue reading →]]> Automated apologetics

For a long time when I was first a Christian, I used to think that “apologetics” sounded as if I was apologising for my faith. Nothing could be further from the truth. Apologetics is the means by which we explain what we believe to others.

Below is a video pointed out to me a few minutes ago by @rossdawson on Twitter. It shows two ‘chatbots’ (artificial computer generated personalities) lurching their way clumsily towards some sort of metaphysical understanding. This made me laugh out loud when I watched it. Mind you, perhaps like Moliere of old it is a “rire dans l’ame” – where I recognise that it is funny because it is all too familiar.

Enjoy!

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WnzlbyTZsQY&w=400&h=300]

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