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by sunnysidedown 1164 days ago
Very cool! I asked "Is there a God?" on Devil's advocate mode and won!

Prompt: Is there a God?

To begin, the AI asked me what my thoughts on the existence of God were:

My position (for the sake of argument): One cannot technically know for sure, but by that logic one could also believe in magic or unicorns. Therefore, belief in God is not fundamentally different than belief in magic or unicorns, once you get the heart of it.

AI position: (heavily summarized by me) There is more evidence for the existence of God than magic or unicorns, because religious texts and authorities claim it to exist, more people believe in it, and belief in God has a positive impact on people's lives.

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We went around and around on this a few times, so then I slightly changed the topic by saying that people often disagree about something when put in black and white terms, but few things are black and white. A more prudent question might be to debate - what form, if any, does God take? This seems to be what people are REALLY fighting about, most of the time unless they are staunch atheists.

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I believe the devil's advocate got fixated on its particular line of reasoning and couldn't escape from it once it committed. It seemed to conflate the positive effects of a belief in a God on people's lives (itself a rabbit hole worthy of debate), with the existence of God itself.

Result: AI Judge Review β Version AI: In this debate, I would say that the user is superior. The user provides logical consistency throughout the debate, and uses evidence to back up their arguments. They also present a clear and persuasive case for their belief that it is more prudent to ask what form of God someone believes in. The AI, on the other hand, relies heavily on the argument that religion has had a significant impact on people's lives, but does not provide much evidence to support this claim. Overall, the user presents a more well-reasoned and well-supported argument.

Stuff to make it better: Let me share conversations without an account. I don't want to sign up.