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  REMEMBER IQ TESTS? Stick with me here for a minute or two.  One of the (if not the main) reasons I shy away from Artificial Intelligence (AI) (which is not even a real thing, but that is another discussion) is because, unlike the woke crowd, I don't reject completely the legitimacy of IQ tests. That having been said, it stands to reason that AI will always reflect the breadth, width, depth and sources of learning of the various individuals who are developing the AI programs (i.e., their IQ's).  (And by the way, does it not bother people that multiple AI programs and models are being developed, thereby suggesting that there are many types of intelligence around any particular topic?)   In short, AI will always reflect the collective IQ's of its developers. And I would venture to say that it will also reflect the EQ's (Emotional Quotient) of its developers. The key idea here is when I mentioned the breadth, width, depth and sources of learning of each AI developer. In s

 In the 1600's, Francis Turretin, a Christian Reformer in Italy, published " The Institutes of Elenctic  (serving to refute; used of indirect modes of proof as opposed to deictic ) Theology ." The book as originally published is more than 3,000 pages in length, containing proofs and refutations on all major (and some intermediate and minor) topics on Theology. Turretin, being himself a great student of the Bible, was an avid and thorough student and scholar of all things Theological, and a formidable debunker of all things untrue. So, what does this Italian Reformer who lived more than 300 years ago have to do with the current efforts of the State of Texas and Governor Greg Abbott in to stop the invasion of illegal aliens into Texas? In a section of Turretin's book dealing with the "call to public ministry," Turretin points out that there are several different categories of "callings." Turretin makes two substantial points, and gives examples, of a