GPT-3 was asked, does God exist?   You can click on that to get the answer.  Very closely reflects my views.  GPT-3 is the third generation Generative Pre-trained Transformer developed by OpenAI. Okay, but before I delve further into this subject, what do some human thinkers think about the existence of God and an afterlife? Here is  Michio Kaku 14 years ago on God .  Close to my thoughts. Today, he says he believes in the  God of Einstein . So what is the  God of Einstein ? Einstein was an agnostic, but not an atheist. He also did not believe in an afterlife. But he believed in Spinoza's God. So what is  Spinoza's God ?  Good luck attempting to comprehend this form of metaphysics. What about the richest person in world, Elon Musk?   We have similar conceptualizations. What about  ChatGPT , which is a chatbot developed by OpenAI ( Sam Altman's company ) and has over 100 million users.  Here is where it gets somewhat abstruse: ChatGPT is a chatbot. GPT-3 is the advanced vers

Did COP28 accomplish anything?  According to Time magazine: COP28 Ends With Historic Deal to ‘Transition Away’ From Planet-Warming Fossil Fuels This global warming annual meeting this year was held in Dubai and chaired by Sultan Al Jaber of the United Arab Emirates.  He is, of course, a fossil fuel baron.   This UAE Consensus ended the summit to applause and cheers by the delegates. While it falls short of any kind of details to actually phase out, no previous COP text ever mentioned moving away from oil and gas. Considering who was in charge and where this gathering occurred, it was better than nothing. I brought with me on my 5-week Japan trip the October 2023 issue of  Scientific American .  There were several noteworthy articles that over the next few weeks could well become blog postings. What happens during a supernova? Metals that self-heal. Talking with animals.  How AI is changing the potential for intelligent communication. A fourth article,  Why We'll Never Live in Space