This brings us to an increasingly relevant question: Can a computer lie? That leads directly to another hot-button question: Can a computer sin?
Well, a computer can be programmed — by sinful, fallen human beings — to twist facts or manipulate data to confuse or deceive people. But are these sins committed by the computers or the programmers?
This isn’t a new question. In your mind, if you are of a certain age, flash back to 1968 and remember the voice of the HAL 9000 computer saying, “I’m sorry Dave, I’m afraid I can’t do that.”
The ultimate question is whether, at some point, flaws in the programming will merge with some kind of super Artificial Intelligence and the computers will, you know, start working their way through the whole Ten Commandments.
(ANALYSIS/@tweetmattingly) The Bible has lots to say about lying. It’s clear that lying is a sin. This brings us to an increasingly relevant question: Can a computer lie? That leads directly to another hot-button question: Can a computer sin? https://t.co/7kXY46xSAC
— Religion Unplugged (@ReligionMag) May 19, 2025