A Friendly AI might also resolve the situation by presenting itself as god, eliminating suffering in the world, and then giving out genuine revelations with adequately good advice.
Eliminating the appearance of suffering in the world would probably be bad for such a theist. He spends much of his time running Church Bazaars to raise money for charity. Like many especially dedicated charity workers, he is somewhat emotionally and axiologically dependent upon the existence of the problem he is working against.
In that case, eliminate actual suffering as fast as possible, then rapidly reduce the appearance of suffering in ways calculated to make it seem like the theist’s own actions are a significant factor, and eventually substitute some other productive activity.
A Friendly AI might also resolve the situation by presenting itself as god, eliminating suffering in the world, and then giving out genuine revelations with adequately good advice.
Eliminating the appearance of suffering in the world would probably be bad for such a theist. He spends much of his time running Church Bazaars to raise money for charity. Like many especially dedicated charity workers, he is somewhat emotionally and axiologically dependent upon the existence of the problem he is working against.
In that case, eliminate actual suffering as fast as possible, then rapidly reduce the appearance of suffering in ways calculated to make it seem like the theist’s own actions are a significant factor, and eventually substitute some other productive activity.