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where are the ethical boundaries when machines make decisions about people?

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Deuteronomy 10:18-19

He executes justice for the fatherless and widow, and loves the foreigner, in giving him food and clothing. Therefore love the foreigner, for you were foreigners in the land of Egypt.

This passage is part of Moses' final discourse to the Israelites before they enter the promised land. It reminds them of God's character and reiterates the laws and covenant responsibilities, emphasizing compassion and justice, especially towards vulnerable people in society.

How does remembering past vulnerability shape our responsibility toward others?

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  • Leviticus 19:33-34

    Commanding the Israelites to treat foreigners among them as native-born, remembering their own experience.

  • James 1:27

    Defining pure religion as caring for orphans and widows in their distress and keeping oneself unpolluted by the world.

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