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Us? a Semiotic View of Mixed Iron-Clay Feet from Daniel 2 in the Age of Artificial Intelligent Echnologyt Digital Commons @ George Fox University Doctor of Ministry Theses and Dissertations 2-2020 Are "These" Us? A Semiotic View of Mixed Iron-Clay Feet From Daniel 2 in the Age of Artificial Intelligent echnologyT Hoa Huu Nguyen Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.georgefox.edu/dmin Part of the Christianity Commons GEORGE FOX UNIVERSITY ARE “THESE” US? A SEMIOTIC VIEW OF MIXED IRON-CLAY FEET FROM DANIEL 2 IN THE AGE OF ARTIFICAL INTELLIGENT TECHNOLOGY A DISSERTATION SUBMITTED TO THE FACULTY OF PORTLAND SEMINARY IN CANDIDACY FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF MINISTRY BY HOA HUU NGUYEN PORTLAND, OREGON FEBRUARY 2020 Portland Seminary George Fox University Portland, Oregon CERTIFICATE OF APPROVAL ________________________________ DMin Dissertation ________________________________ This is to certify that the DMin Dissertation of Hoa Huu Nguyen has been approved by the Dissertation Committee on February 21, 2020 for the degree of Doctor of Ministry in Semiotics and Future Studies Dissertation Committee: Primary Advisor: Ron Clark, DMin Secondary Advisor: Karen Claassen, DMin Lead Mentor: Leonard I. Sweet, PhD Copyright © 2020 by Hoa Huu Nguyen All rights reserved ii DEDICATION TO THE LORD, THE CREATOR OF MY LIFE, MY HEAVENLY FATHER. TO MY WIFE, THE LOVER OF MY LIFE, MY EARTHLY PARTNER. iii ACKNOWLEDGMENTS I would like to express my gratitude to the Lord, who has given me the strength and thoughtful knowledge to finish my Christian educational journey. I would not have been able to finish this dissertation and my Doctor of Ministry without my wife, Thanh-Hoa Nguyen, who is not only my beloved wife but also my best friend and my earthly faithful praying partner. I will always be grateful for your love and your friendship. Furthermore, I would like to thank my academic advisor Ron Clark, who has not only encouraged me to move on with this thesis but also led me all the way to the finish line with his intelligent mind and kind heart. It would have been impossible for me to have achieved the new perspectives I did in interpreting this Biblical metaphor without the inspired mentorship of Dr. Leonard Sweet. I hope this dissertation shows how much I appreciate and treasure the remarkable insights he has taught me during my coursework in the Semiotics and Future Studies program these last few years. I will always be thankful to you Dr. Sweet. I would like to thank Dr. Lori Wagner, my insightful and skilled editor, who has given my thesis a more fluent written style during her extremely tight schedule. I also thank George Fox Academy Writing Center for their help in proofreading several of my term papers, George Fox Daily Bruin for help conducting my Human-AI Culture Survey online to gather valuable survey responses, and George Fox Library for providing me hundreds of good books and online resources. Without the contributions of these departments, this research paper would never have been completed successfully. iv I could not forget my George Fox DMin Staff and Prayer Network, who encouraged me and prayed for me throughout this whole process. It made me feel safe to have them with me on my path of education in a foreign culture. Finally, I thank my family members and the many friends from my Christian church community, who have supported me and prayed for me during my full-time job and full-time study. My educational, physical, and spiritual journey would never be as blessed without all of you. You are my community of faith. v Table of Contents DEDICATION .............................................................................................................. III ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ............................................................................................. IV PREFACE .................................................................................................................. VIII ABSTRACT ................................................................................................................... X CHAPTER 1: AN ANALYSIS OF NEBUCHANEZZAR’S DREAM IN DANIEL 2 ..... 1 God Head .................................................................................................................. 7 Silver Chest and Arms ............................................................................................. 10 Bronze Belly and Thigh ........................................................................................... 13 Iron Legs ................................................................................................................. 16 Mixed Iron-Clay Metaphor ...................................................................................... 17 A Stone from Heaven .............................................................................................. 18 CONCLUSION ............................................................................................................. 19 CHAPTER 2: THE MIXED IRON-CLAY FEET DISCUSSED THEOLOGICALLY AND SEMIOTICALLY ................................................................................................ 22 Artificial Intelligence in Our Age............................................................................. 25 THE MIXED IRON-CLAY FEET DISCUSSED THEOLOGICALLY.................... 28 THE MIXED IRON-CLAY FEET DISCUSSED SEMIOTICALLY ....................... 34 Clay Metaphor ......................................................................................................... 35 Iron Metaphor .......................................................................................................... 38 Mixed Iron-Clay Feet—A Potentially Mixed Human-AI Culture ............................. 40 CONCLUSION ............................................................................................................. 42 CHAPTER 3: CHRISTIAN THOUGHT ON HUMAN-AI CULTURE ........................ 44 CREATION AND THE RISE OF HUMANOID AI BEINGS ................................. 48 THE STORY OF THE GARDEN OF EDEN........................................................... 51 The Creation of Human Beings ................................................................................ 52 THE STORY OF THE COMPUTER LABORATORY ........................................... 56 The Rise of Artificial Intelligence ............................................................................ 57 Controversial Discussion on Artificial Intelligence .................................................. 61 WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE FULLY HUMAN? .............................................. 62 The Image of God .................................................................................................... 62 The Matter of Flesh ................................................................................................. 65 The Matter of the Soul ............................................................................................. 68 CONCLUSION ....................................................................................................... 70 CHAPTER 4: CHRISTIAN RETHINKING HUMAN-AI CULTURE .......................... 73 THE FULL HUMANESS OF HUMANITY .................................................................. 75 The Image of God .................................................................................................... 75 The Matter of The Flesh .......................................................................................... 82 The Matter of The Soul ............................................................................................ 89 vi CHRISTIAN RETHINKING OF HUMAN-AI CULTURE ........................................... 93 Christian Ethical Rethinking .................................................................................... 94 Christian Redemptive Rethinking ............................................................................ 96 Christian Theological Rethinking............................................................................. 98 CONCLUSION ............................................................................................................. 99 CHAPTER 5: COMMUNICATING DYNAMIC CHRISTIAN FAITH IN HUMAN-AI CULTURE .................................................................................................................. 101 COMMUNICATING CHRISTIAN FAITH IN HUMAN-AI CULTURE .................... 102 Communicate Christian Faith with Openness and Loving Kindness ....................... 103 God’s Salvation in Human-AI Culture ................................................................... 104 Human-AI Marriage .............................................................................................. 107 Human-AI Sensation ............................................................................................. 113 THE ALPHA AND OMEGA GOD ............................................................................... 116 God Is Our Creator ................................................................................................ 116 God’s Timing ........................................................................................................ 120 God Is Always in Control ...................................................................................... 125 First Technology of Light ...................................................................................... 128 The Growing of Humanoid-AI Robots ................................................................... 129 CONCLUSION ..........................................................................................................
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