Even as someone who’s second full time job out of high school was working as an attendant in a mortuary, this set of toys left me speechless.
What do you think of “what it teaches”?
Caring for our dead is important but not to three year olds. What does it teach? I’d guess that you are confusing an AI generated image for something real.
We could have a discussion about the over-insulation of our children and even adults in today’s society. For example, if some adults saw where our nice looking meat in those neat cellophane packages come from they might eat less of it. Or if they had to hunt, kill and clean their own meat I suspect a lot of this generation would be absolutely mortified and nauseated. The same could be said of the dead bodies of our loved ones I suppose.
Vinnie
1 Like
Fair point as G.G. confirms. Guess my own experience working as an attendant living in a mortuary gave me early exposure to the in-house details.
1 Like
“Pisher Frice”? Tongue in cheek? Likely not real? I’m curious where this showed up. 
Thanks.
3 Likes
- LOL! Good eye! The initial shock of seeing it clearly blinded me to the obvious.
- I chanced upon it on some random Pinterest page while searching for something completely unrelated.
2 Likes
It’s really pretty clever and humorous actually. Thanks.
1 Like
There are a lot of them it seems.
2 Likes
I don’t know about the video but the image that Terry originally posted seems to show how well AI is getting. If you look closely enough you can seem small details that look “odd” (like the tissues and glove boxes look strange). However, it’s beginning to seem like you need to have serious contextual knowledge to spot AI. Other than “Pisher Frice” being an obvious give away (though I didn’t catch on because I haven’t seen a Fisher Price toy in eons), I think looking at the tissue box and glove box (other than their strange work) wouldn’t really work in a kid’s toy; I would expect something more simple (like a plastic box with a cloth sticking out to be a “tissue” box), not a miniature box.
1 Like
The story of Artificial Intelligence is will it Deceive us like Satan. In the Movie 2001 HAL the Computer became a Killer and Dave had to stop HAL. Another point is Intelligence Our Ultimate Goal like a PHD Degree from an Ivy League College or is Our Goal to be let into Heaven like Jesus.
-
Your interpretation of the movie is missing a crucial theme: 2001: A Space Odyssey is not a warning against technology itself, but rather a story about human evolution. Technology is merely the tool that facilitates each stage of that transformation.
-
The role of technology as an extension of Humanity
- The Monolith as a Catalyst: The alien Monolith acts as a teaching tool, prompting early hominids to discover tools (the bone weapon) to survive.
- The Bone-to-Satellite Jump: The famous match-cut from the bone to the nuclear satellite symbolizes that human tools inevitably evolve into advanced spacecraft.
- HAL as a Mirror: HAL 9000 is the ultimate extension of human tool-making. His breakdown reflects flawed human programming—specifically the burden of being ordered to lie—rather than inherent machine malice.
-
Evolution Beyond the Machine
- Outgrowing Tools: To reach the next stage of evolution, the protagonist Dave Bowman must disconnect HAL and leave his technology behind.
- The Star Child: The film ends with Dave transforming into a higher being, the Star Child, who no longer needs spacecraft or tools to traverse the universe.
-
Rather than a prophetic warning about an evil AI, Kubrick and Clarke designed the film to show that artificial intelligence is just a stepping stone on humanity’s journey toward an entirely new state of existence.
-
As for your final question: i.e. whether Intelligence is our ultimate goal or is our ultimate goal to get into Heaven and be like Jesus.
- Your dichotomy has flaws:
- In many mainstream religious traditions—including the perspective hosted on platforms like The BioLogos Forum—the human mind and the capacity for advanced scientific or academic inquiry are viewed as God-given tools. Developing them is seen as a way to fulfill a spiritual calling, not reject it.Historical Precedent: Many of history’s foundational academics and scientists (such as Isaac Newton, Gregor Mendel, and Georges Lemaître) pursued rigorous intellectual work explicitly because of their desire to understand creation, viewing their studies as an act of worship.
- You frame the choice as an “either/or” scenario: either you pursue elite earthly credentials, or you pursue the kingdom of heaven. In reality, a person can seek high academic achievement while maintaining deep spiritual humility and devotion.
- Where your dichotomy has some weight even though it flawed:
- it touches on a classic philosophical critique of intellectual hubris: If the ultimate goal of an Ivy League PhD is merely “worldly prestige,” validation, or a sense of superiority over others, it conflicts directly with the humility modeled by Jesus.
- No amount of human intelligence or academic achievement can solve existential or spiritual salvation. In that specific sense, making intellect the ultimate goal of human existence can become a form of idolatry.
- Ultimately, your contrast is overly simplistic. Academic excellence and spiritual devotion are not mutually exclusive; rather, the true conflict lies in the motivation behind the pursuit—whether it is done for self-glorification or in service to truth and humanity.
- Your dichotomy has flaws:
1 Like
@Terry_Sampson already commented this. I continue with another question: what is our goal? Is it just to be let into Heaven or could it be something more?
The word ‘Heaven’ may be confusing because it reflects an ancient three-tiered worldview with the heavens above the firmament, the earth in the middle and the underworld below. A more understandable expression might be the Kingdom of God, where the kingdom means the reality where the will of the King happens way better than it happens elsewhere. Wherever this Kingdom of God is, it does not need to be in some distant realm. Many support the interpretation that a visible Kingdom of God will come on Earth when Jesus returns.
If we replace the word ‘Heaven’ with the ‘Kingdom of God’, our goal may become to reflect the life in the Kingdom to this world, tell about the Kingdom to others, guide the interested to meet King Jesus, serve the King and continue this kind of life until we experience our death and resurrection to the new life.
There are probably better ways to express the goal but it could include such aspects as I listed above.
2 Likes
In “Our Father’s House, I have a place prepared for You”
Well of course Jesus has a “place prepared for us.” But there’s a danger in quoting single verses, rather than working to understand the whole flow of the Bible story. What about this life? The Bible consistently challenges us on the quality of our life in this world, as well as holding out hope for the next. And that quality includes the intellectual: Love the Lord your God with all your mind…
1 Like
I was only trying to indicate where in the Bible that Jesus indicated what Heaven will be.
Yes, but as you add posts we get a fuller picture of what you mean by “heaven”. Your picture seems to be of a place “somewhere up there” in contrast with the life we live here and now. But for me it’s all one thing. I am already “in Christ”, so heaven, though partial, is a real experience now.
2 Likes
Yes I behave like I’m already there, but some of what’s going on in this planet, will not exist there. Some sing in Heaven there ain’t no Beer, that’s why We drink it here. I drank beer on an empty stomach and fell asleep at the Wheel, Father told me don’t drink any more and I Don’t. Alcholic Anonymous, drink No more or no more blatant SINS, if I can help it.
1 Like
LOL, representation at its finest. Everyone has dreams.
“Our Father’s House” is not a physical structure, it is a family relationship; cf. “the House of David”.
1 Like
This topic was automatically closed 6 days after the last reply. New replies are no longer allowed.