“Looks like a Human Blackout Day, after late night festivities in the town yesterday …. I see only machines executing their morning routine.”
“Programming works. These monstrosities don’t need to rest.”
“I wonder if that Super Programmer up there ever rests …. the fella never tires of creating conflict.”
“What is the conflict you see here?”
“Animals, plants, humans are all programmed in languages not easily decipherable by the other. And we continue with mutual destruction …..”
“Hmmm…. I hope someone’s listening.”
“It won’t help. Programming is effective when you know the desired output. In this case, nobody knows …..”
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How true! The Tower of Babel in hay bales.
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I like the terminology.
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Not knowing the desired output could cause a lot of problems! Great story, Reena!
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Thank you, Joy! I guess millenials set up good examples at times. They create startups, get funding and then sell off the stake. The old fashioned method was to make a company profitable.
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Yes, so true! LOL!
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Powerful dialogue! 🙂
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Thanks!
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This is a clever dialogue with a rather powerful underlying conceptual message. I really enjoyed reading.
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Thank you so much!
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I think most religious traditions believe they know what the programming means.
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Yeah…. all superstitions constitute programming to stop people from doing something, or thinking twice. It might have lost relevance over a period of time. But we submit so easily to programming that harms our own interest.
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The flip side is that, assuming a universal higher power who is benevolent, maybe what some call programming is really a beneficial lifestyle. Something to consider.
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It is. Danger erupts when it crosses over the border to fanaticism, or becomes intolerant of differing views, without understanding the logic behind it.
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Fanaticism is always a human fault, not God’s.
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That is quite profound. Also a great last line.
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Thank you so much!
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