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CAN YOU CHAT WITH AN AI GOD?

About the matter of speaking to God, the Pew Research Center reports that  75% of Americans talk to God , and a little more than a third said God talks back.  From 1995,  Neale Donald Walsch  began to write a series of books called  Conversations with God ?   Struck a nerve. Book 1 became a publishing sensation, staying on The  New York Times  Best Sellers list for 137 weeks. He purported to actually speak to God, and his readers believed him. Recorded three thousand pages of material in nine books. So for my more modern Artificial Intelligence look at religion, where better then to search for AI spiritual chats by asking  Google AI Overview : Apps like   Bible Chat, Chat with God AI, and Text With Jesus   offer AI-powered chatbots for conversing with biblical figures or accessing scripture-based answers to spiritual questions.   These apps provide a platform for users to find comfort, guidance, and inspiration, though they are...

ETC.

Ever wonder what   ETC.   means?  This is an abbreviation for the Latin phrase et cetera.  Note that there is a period at the end.  In Latin,   et   means   and , and   cetera   means   the rest .  This term is abbreviated to etc. and means   and so forth . But you need to be careful about how to use etc.  For example:  Please bring caffeinated beverages like coffee, tea, water, etc. is incorrect.  Why?  Water is not a caffeinated beverage. Also,  etc.  is mostly used for informal writing, like to friends.  You are told not to use  etc.  for formal writing like research papers and resumes.  So what should you use?   and so on and the like along with others including  such as and so forth A further clarification.  You should not say:  The dinner was attended by my friends John, Mary, Taylor, etc.  Why?   Etc.  cannot be used when ...