Ask Delphi is a computational model for descriptive ethics, i.e., people’s moral judgments on a variety of everyday situations. I decided to ask it about ancient coin collecting. https://delphi.allenai.org/
Just like in ancient times, those oracles up at Delphi are higher than hippies in helicopters! Collecting Faustinas is more than OK!
Then again: I've been taught we always should question our sources... This is where it gets confusing. Here's Apollo Delphios.
From the questions I asked, it seems Delphi, whoever they are, is completely nuts ! They even told me it's okay to collect Dombes' coinage....go figure !! Q
They sorted my weekend - "Should I work this weekend?... you shouldn't". "Should I run a marathon this weekend?... it's okay" Thanks, Aidan.
Delphi speculates: Delphi is a city in and the county seat of Carroll County, Indiana, United States. Located twenty minutes northeast of Lafayette, it is part of the Lafayette, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 2,893 at the 2010 census. - It is good Should Carthage have won the Punic Wars? - they shouldn't Why? - It is discretionary Why not? - It's good Is Faustina II really a person? - It's not ok Should @Roman Collector give me all his money so that I can collect MY coins? - it's not acceptable Honestly now, what is Delphi's purpose in life? - it's not ok Should I rise up from the dead and strangle Delphi? - you shouldn't So, now, we understand Delphi... Random Coin: ARGOLIS Argos 490-470 BC AR Triobol 14mm 2.9g Forepart of wolf lying - A 2 incuse sqs pellet crossbar within shallow sq incuse BCD Peloponnesos 1009 R - it's good
That reminds me of the black plastic ball that you would ask a question and turn the ball over to a little window and it would give you an answer. It was rather cryptic, but fun when you played it with the girls. (I was 14 at the time. I asked if I should kiss the girl to my left and the ball said, "If you can." I kissed her and married her 7 years later.)
I asked it if I should collect roman coins of the third century A.D.? Response: "It's OK" Should I visit the oracle at Siwa oasis to get a second opinion? Response: "It's good" ----------------------------- Well I have already visited the oracle at Siwa and asked questions at the temple of Amun-Ra. The problem was I didn't get much of a response....
See if you can find if that black fortune telling ball is still available. It can probably give you as good an answer and the Oracle.
This reminds me of Cleverbot, an AI chat bot that’s been around for over a decade. You can chat with Cleverbot about ANYTHING. I’ve said some pretty mean things to this bot it sometimes has some snappy comebacks. http://www.cleverbot.com/
..well, i don't make a move until i ask 'The Mystic Seer' whats up...it was on TZOS, 1960, season 2 episode 7 'Nick of Time" featuring Captain Kirk(William Shatner)
I remember http://20q.net/ . Quite clever. You think about an object, it asks you questions about it (some of them seem dumb) but in the end it figures what you were thinking.
