Creation authority

[z3ro]

So here's an interesting thought topic, based on many arguments for god's mercy/justice. I've seen alot of christians, when questioned about the autrocities of god, claim that, "well, god created me, he can kill me, too. The created has no right to tell the creator what to do." This sparks an interesting thought process, which has two different examples.

The first example is of parent and child. This is less usefull, however, as the theist will claim god made the child, the parents did not. But the point stands, in my mind. Two people create a child; by the above logic, they should have total control over the child's life. Yes or no?

The second example is much more relevant, and everyone can answer honestly. Suppose sometime in the future, someone is able to create AI, machines that think like humans. There is no god here, but there are machines that are self aware. Do we have total authority over them? After all, we created them, so can we destroy them? If we can destroy the machines, but not our children, why?

 

[Danhalen]

I think that the Christian response is obvious (and valid, if true). You are correct in assuming that the child is from God, but it goes further than that. Not only did the child come from God, but the biological form of the child houses the God given soul. It is not within the scope of human rights to destroy that which God uses to His own ends. If we define the biological construct as a vessel for God to use for the purposes of salvation (of the soul), then it becomes quite easy to understand that we would also have the right to destroy any artificial intelligence that we may create. Since we can not create the soul, there is actually nothing being destroyed that can not be recreated by us.