{"id":97122,"date":"2024-02-17T15:54:40","date_gmt":"2024-02-17T20:54:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/religionprof\/?p=97122"},"modified":"2024-02-17T15:54:40","modified_gmt":"2024-02-17T20:54:40","slug":"the-latest-ai-research-assistant-evaluating-you-com","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/religionprof\/2024\/02\/the-latest-ai-research-assistant-evaluating-you-com.html","title":{"rendered":"The Latest AI Research Assistant? Evaluating You.com"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

I saw an ad on Facebook for You.com<\/a> which from its URL sounds like it could be any number of things other than what it is, an adaptation of ChatGPT that supposedly can be better at providing sources so that you can have AI write an actual research paper. Of course I had to try it out. The verdict? It is terrible, but not in the ways that I feared it would be.<\/p>\n

How is it terrible? Read my brief exchange with it.<\/p>\n

Can you provide a bibliography for a paper about Jesus having been a disciple of John the Baptist?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Based on the information available, here\u2019s how you can cite the sources for a paper about Jesus having been a disciple of John the Baptist:<\/p>\n

It is argued that if Jesus was ever John\u2019s disciple, he would very probably have to have first become his disciple no more than a matter of months before beginning his own ministry. The shortness of the time in which his confidence in his religious beliefs could have developed means that, during the period in which any potential discipleship would have begun, it is probable that Jesus had at least a fairly deep assurance about what he believed in religious matters, including what he believed concerning his own crucial place in God\u2019s plan. This assurance makes it unlikely that he would have wished to become John\u2019s disciple 1<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Gospel of John mentions the two sons of Zebedee only once, where they were two of the seven disciples who met the risen Lord by the Sea of Galilee. Even there, however, they are not mentioned by name. Tradition has identified John as being the anonymous disciple whom Jesus loved who was present at the Last Supper, the Crucifixion, the empty tomb, and in Jesus\u2019s final Sea of Galilee appearance. He may also have been the other disciple who, along with Andrew, had been a follower of John the Baptist and heard him testify that Jesus was the Lamb of God 2<\/a>.<\/p>\n

There is a great deal of debate as to whether Jesus can be considered one of John the Baptist\u2019s disciples. The accepted scholarly opinion is that Jesus was technically one of John\u2019s disciples, citing Jesus\u2019 baptism by John as a sign of discipleship and his adherence, for a time, to John\u2019s ministry and movements. Opponents of this position reason that Jesus came with a clear-cut agenda of his own, mapped out long before the advent of his discipleship to John the Baptist. They argue that the scale of Christ\u2019s plan supersedes any humble deferment to the direction of his teacher \u2014 who by his own admission saw Jesus as the Messiah and therefore himself as an agent of Christ\u2019s will in the first place 3<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In summary, the sources provide varying perspectives on the relationship between Jesus and John the Baptist, with some arguing for Jesus\u2019 discipleship to John and others presenting opposing views. These sources can be cited to provide a comprehensive overview of the scholarly debate on this topic.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

It gave the option \u201cWould you like scholarly articles or books?\u201d so I clicked it and got this:<\/p>\n

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For a paper about Jesus having been a disciple of John the Baptist, scholarly articles and books would be the most suitable sources to provide in-depth and well-researched information. These sources are written by experts in the field and are typically subjected to peer review, ensuring their credibility and relevance to the research topic.<\/p>\n

When citing scholarly articles and books, it\u2019s important to consider the following characteristics:<\/p>\n