Forgiveness explained by GPT-4

ChatGPT is not a living creature. It cannot experience qualia like we do. Qualia are the subjective experiences of our surroundings that add to us in ways we cannot easily express, and mostly do not understand. 

That beautiful mountain you saw yesterday added something to you, something that will stay with you and influence you.

ChatGPT cannot experience such things, but it has the gift of intelligence. ChatGPT cannot experience qualia, so this intelligence is classified as artificial.

An AI that can experience qualia would be something very close to a human being. Like the fictitious Mr. DATA of Star Trek. 

Onto the subject....

Here are ChatGPT's (Model:GPT-4) views on forgiveness. Wonderfully expressed.

Forgiveness is a powerful and transformative act that can bring numerous benefits to individuals and their relationships. Some of the main benefits of forgiveness include:

1. Improved mental health:  Forgiving others can reduce negative emotions such as anger, resentment, and bitterness, leading to a more positive outlook on life. This can, in turn, help decrease symptoms of depression, anxiety, and stress. The impact is very significant.

2. Enhanced physical well-being: 

The emotional relief from forgiveness has been linked to improved physical health, including lower blood pressure, reduced chronic pain, and a stronger immune system. This is because stress and negative emotions can have detrimental effects on the body.

3. Less stress in dealing with people: 

Forgiving others promotes understanding and empathy and you can understand the person who hurt you or continues to hurt you, better.

4. Personal growth: 

Forgiveness can encourage personal growth and self-awareness by helping individuals reflect on their own actions and behaviors.

5. Increased resilience: 

Learning to forgive can build emotional resilience, allowing individuals to better cope with future challenges and adversity. This resilience can also promote a more optimistic outlook on life.

6. Increased happiness: 

Forgiving will foster positive emotions and boost self esteem. Somebody who develops the ability to forgive, develops the ability to have their prayers answered.

Teal Swan on Prayer:

Ontology Of The Sun

Ontology of the Sun could be pondered by checking where its physical size stands, on the cosmic scale.

Question: 

What would be the size of the Sun, if the Milky Way was the size of a basketball?

Answer: 

We can do this by scaling the Milky Way's diameter down to the size of a basketball and then finding the corresponding scaled down size of the Sun.

The diameter of the Milky Way is approximately 100,000 light-years. A basketball has a diameter of roughly 0.24 meters.

Now, let's find the scaling factor:

Scaling factor
= (Diameter of basketball) / (Diameter of Milky Way)
≈ (0.24 m) / (100,000 light-years)

1 light-year = 9.461 × 10¹⁵ meters
100,000 light-years = 9.461 × 10²⁰ meters

So the scaling factor is approximately 2.535 × 10⁻²².

Scaled diameter of Sun = Actual diameter of Sun * Scaling factor ≈ 3.527 × 10⁻¹³ meters

So, if the Milky Way was the size of a basketball (0.24 meter in diameter), the Sun would be approximately 3.527 × 10⁻¹³ meters in diameter. This is smaller than the smallest atom, the Hydrogen atom (Diameter is 10-10 meter) and that's a pointer to the ontology of the Sun...

And that brings me to a poem I wrote many years back, pondering human ontology.

"DARK MAYA"
At night you cannot tell objects from shadowsreality from reflections..  & when the Cosmos sleeps there are only dreams, only reflections
 Mystical darkness ocean of illusions sea of shadows seat of wonder 
 In the depths of darkness you cannot tellobjects from shadowsreality from reflections.. 
& when the Cosmos sleeps there are only dreams,only reflections 
 Out there in deep space  On a canvas broad enough  where even our blazing Sun is lesser than an atom
Dark Maya dances  on the dead body of time.
It's always good to dream.. 
With the flowing body of Dark Maya.. sparkling with suns, galaxies and stellar clustersWrapped around your soul