There are no goalposts. No one is trying to score points except you.

I think I'm coming across as confrontational, which is genuinely not my intention - sorry about that. Not trying to score points or anything, just encourage people to introspect a bit :)

I think your viewpoint is totally valid, and I'm not trying to argue against it.

Not confrontational, but proselytizing.

Is there truly nothing an AI system could do (no matter how outlandish it seems today) that would give you pause?

Yes, just like that. What would it take for you to accept Our Lord into your heart?

The bar is high, but there's probably some combination of events (combined with a high confidence in my own lucidity over an extended period of time) that would convince me.

Same same.

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