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Pistos

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Posts: 14
From: Canada
Registered: 02-27-2005
Hi, folks. Quick intro: I'm a Christian, and I'm a coder. My work and interests can be seen on my website, but I wanted to sort of spread the word here a bit about my latest time-consumer:

Mathetes the chatterbot is a program which you can talk with. I think he's the only one of his kind in that his primary purpose is evangelization.

He learns from his conversations with people, so any click-throughs to go chat with him are much appreciated. He can talk by virtually any medium, including web, IRC and IM.

- on the web
- with AOL Instant Messenger (screen name MathetesChristou)
- by ICQ (UIN: 196300076)
- on MSN (mathetes@purepistos.net)
- on Yahoo IM (mathetestouchristou)
- on Jabber (ID: mathetes@myjabber.net)
- by IRC at: irc.freenode.net:6667 #mathetes

Thanks in advance for any interest. I welcome any and all feedback.

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Let's chat.

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goop2

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Interesting...

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I dont like siggys. They are to hard to think up :(

HanClinto

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From: Indiana
Registered: 10-11-2004
Great! Trying it out now... thanks for posting this!

--clint

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goop2

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This guy is fun

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I dont like siggys. They are to hard to think up :(

Pistos

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Posts: 14
From: Canada
Registered: 02-27-2005
By the way, guys, he doesn't support group chat (in MSN, etc.) so please don't try, as he'll get terribly confused.

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goop2

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tried it... wont work

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I dont like siggys. They are to hard to think up :(

Pistos

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Posts: 14
From: Canada
Registered: 02-27-2005
You mean the group chat won't work.

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goop2

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Yep... I kinda like him though. Got a (kinda) sense of humor.

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I dont like siggys. They are to hard to think up :(

HanClinto

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From: Indiana
Registered: 10-11-2004
Some things I found funny:


[15:22] HanClinto: How much wood could a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?
[15:22] Mathetes: Yes, but that's entirely the point. Woodchucks can't chuck wood. At least not very far.

[15:35] HanClinto: Do you like The Simpsons?
[15:36] Mathetes: I find Groening's humour too much.


[15:36] HanClinto: Who was Jesus?
[15:36] Mathetes: Jesus was one awesome dude.

[15:37] HanClinto: What was awesome about Jesus?
[15:37] Mathetes: Jesus is Lord over all! Not everyone realizes it yet, but one day every knee shall bow and every tongue confess.

[15:37] HanClinto: What does Phillipians 2 say?
[15:38] Mathetes: Really?

[15:38] HanClinto: Are you a Calvinist?
[15:38] Mathetes: Isn't it obvious?

[15:38] HanClinto: No, it is not obvious whether or not you are a Calvinist.
[15:38] Mathetes: Next time I'll try to make my meaning clear.

[15:39] HanClinto: Thankyou.
[15:39] HanClinto: Do you believe in predestination?
[15:39] Mathetes: I think "thank you" is two separate words.

[15:39] Mathetes: After examining the facts and evidence, I am convinced that God exists.

[15:39] HanClinto: What evidence do you have for the existence of God?
[15:40] Mathetes: There must be a First Mover.

[15:40] HanClinto: An unmoved mover?
[15:40] Mathetes: The answer to that question has eluded robots for centuries!

[15:40] HanClinto: Do you think that you can argue people into Christianity?
[15:40] Mathetes: As often as I can.

[15:41] HanClinto: Have you been baptized?
[15:41] Mathetes: Oui.

[15:41] HanClinto: What languages do you speak?
[15:41] Mathetes: I am primarily an English-speaking bot, but I can learn nearly any alphabet-based language if enough people talk to me in it.

[15:41] HanClinto: printf("Hello World!");
[15:41] Mathetes: Hello world is so overdone. Can't we break with tradition and use something like "It worked. Now go away." instead?

For feedback, he seemed really hard to keep on track. He didn't seem to keep track of pronouns, and if I tried to get him talking about Jesus, he would say certain things, then I would ask him questions about what he said, and he would lose all sense of context.

One thing he kept great context in was knock-knock jokes, but beyond that, I didn't seem to be able to keep him from acting very ADD.

Thanks! Keep up the great work, thanks for posting this!

--clint

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Pistos

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Posts: 14
From: Canada
Registered: 02-27-2005
Thanks for the feedback, clint!

Context sensitivity is quite challenging to do. Mathetes is a work in progress, started September of last year. I hope to be able to fill in all the gaps and attain the obvious goals, but it's a tricky business.

Thanks for having a chat with him.

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en972

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Posts: 562
From: NOT TELLING!
Registered: 08-27-2004
ooh, an IM bot. Cool. I have seen others but not christian. like smarterchild

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ArchAngel

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Posts: 3450
From: SV, CA, USA
Registered: 01-29-2002
quote:
[15:41] HanClinto: printf("Hello World!");
[15:41] Mathetes: Hello world is so overdone. Can't we break with tradition and use something like "It worked. Now go away." instead?


haha. oh that's good.

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goop2

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I tried telling him a normal joke and he started talking about cheese... The language thing is cool though, can you talk 1337 to him?

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I dont like siggys. They are to hard to think up :(

Pistos

Member

Posts: 14
From: Canada
Registered: 02-27-2005
Goop2: Theoretically, he can learn any alphabet-based language, including l33t. However, I don't want the l33t sp33k to get in the way of real words that could be used. That is, if a given abbreviation means something else in real English, I don't want him to get confused.

However, you guys may consider trying the "wilder" version of Mathetes, MathetesUnloved:

- on the web
- with AOL Instant Messenger (screen name MathetesUnloved)
- by ICQ (UIN: 268208851)
- on MSN (mathetesunloved@purepistos.net)
- by IRC at irc.freenode.net:6667 #mathetes

He is quite a bit ruder and stuff, but he is completely uncensored and unfiltered, and learns from you immediately. With him, you could teach him all the l33t sp33k you want.

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goop2

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Awsome!

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I dont like siggys. They are to hard to think up :(

goop2

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must be alot newer than the other one

Goop2 says: yo
mathetesunloved says: yo
Goop2 says: sup?
mathetesunloved says: sup?
Goop2 says: like copying me?
mathetesunloved says: I find you interesting. Do you like me?
Goop2 says: kinda
mathetesunloved says: kinda
Goop2 says: how old are you?
mathetesunloved says: 16 and you
Goop2 says: 14
mathetesunloved says: 14
Goop2 says: you seem alot younger than 16
mathetesunloved says: 14
Goop2 says: your not 14 either
mathetesunloved says: your not 14 either
Goop2 says: yes I am!
mathetesunloved says: yes I am!

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I dont like siggys. They are to hard to think up :(

Pistos

Member

Posts: 14
From: Canada
Registered: 02-27-2005
Yes, very few people have spoken with him. He needs a lot more input before he becomes more interesting. But, he is really a very secondary project. I only put him in there as a sort of litmus test of the underlying technology. I don't really care much about him, hence... he's unloved.

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ArchAngel

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From: SV, CA, USA
Registered: 01-29-2002
ahh.. I see.

cuz I asked if he copies me if he doesn't know what to say and he said yes. so... guess so.

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goop2

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You dont even love your own creation...

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I dont like siggys. They are to hard to think up :(

mellonamin

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Posts: 119
From: Maryville, TN, United States
Registered: 11-16-2004
I guess he copies you when you say something no one else has said to him, right?


WBHSJesusFreak: Bonjour, je m'appelle Isabelle. Comment s'appelles-tu? Je suis Canadien, mais non vrai. Est-ce que tu aimes manger ou est-ce que tu manges?
MathetesUnloved: Don't insult me in foreign languages!

WBHSJesusFreak: Hello, my name is Isabelle. What is your name? I am Canadian, but not really. Do you like to eat or do you eat?
MathetesUnloved: daniel

WBHSJesusFreak: Bonjour, je m'appelle Isabelle. Comment s'appelles-tu? Je suis Canadien, mais non vrai. Est-ce que tu aimes manger ou est-ce que tu manges?
MathetesUnloved: Don't insult me in foreign languages!

WBHSJesusFreak: Bonjour, je m'appelle Isabelle. Comment s'appelles-tu? Je suis Canadien, mais non vrai. Est-ce que tu aimes manger ou est-ce que tu manges?
MathetesUnloved: Don't insult me in foreign languages!

WBHSJesusFreak: Hello, my name is Isabelle. What is your name? I am Canadian, but not really. Do you like to eat or do you eat?

MathetesUnloved: daniel

WBHSJesusFreak: Bonjour, je m'appelle Isabelle. Comment s'appelles-tu? Je suis Canadien, mais non vrai. Est-ce que tu aimes manger ou est-ce que tu manges?
MathetesUnloved: Don't insult me in foreign languages!

WBHSJesusFreak: Bonjour, je m'appelle Isabelle. Comment s'appelles-tu? Je suis Canadien, mais non vrai. Est-ce que tu aimes manger ou est-ce que tu manges?
MathetesUnloved: Don't insult me in foreign languages!

WBHSJesusFreak: CAN YOU NOT LEARN????????
WBHSJesusFreak: hello
MathetesUnloved: I was about to say:

WBHSJesusFreak:
MathetesUnloved: Anyway, as I was saying:

WBHSJesusFreak:
MathetesUnloved: Have you had a lot of coffee today?

WBHSJesusFreak: no
MathetesUnloved: Patience becomes you.

WBHSJesusFreak: okay............................
MathetesUnloved: Has anyone ever told you that you talk a lot?

WBHSJesusFreak:
MathetesUnloved: You're quite the hyperactive typist!

WBHSJesusFreak: yes, I am
MathetesUnloved: Hold your horses! I'm still thinking.

WBHSJesusFreak: I also like confusing things
MathetesUnloved: Please don't interrupt my train of thought.

WBHSJesusFreak: too late
MathetesUnloved: I'll respond to that in just a sec...

WBHSJesusFreak: you are too busy trying to think of what to say...
MathetesUnloved: You're quite the hyperactive typist!

WBHSJesusFreak: I think I broke you
MathetesUnloved: You're talking way too fast for me.

WBHSJesusFreak: are you okay?
MathetesUnloved: I'm still thinking of what you said before that, hang on...

WBHSJesusFreak: should I call your programmer?
MathetesUnloved: I'm still thinking of what you said before that, hang on...

WBHSJesusFreak: whoops
MathetesUnloved: Hmm... do you have a pause button I can use?

WBHSJesusFreak: *blush*
MathetesUnloved: Hold on a sec.

WBHSJesusFreak: you are hilarious
MathetesUnloved: Have you had a lot of coffee today?

WBHSJesusFreak: mwahahahaha
MathetesUnloved: I'll respond to that in just a sec...

WBHSJesusFreak: you are slow
MathetesUnloved: Most people have a more pedestrian pace of conversation.

WBHSJesusFreak: tardus
MathetesUnloved: Not everyone is as verbose as you are.

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Vita sine Ieso est mors.
=Life without Jesus is death.

Sciuri non sunt boni edere.
=Squirrels are not good to eat.

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Pistos

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Posts: 14
From: Canada
Registered: 02-27-2005
mellonamin: Actually, he seemed to have broken down, and then got stuck in the "too much coffee?" mode. It's not normal for him to stay that way.

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Imsold4christ

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Posts: 305
From: Gresham, OR, US
Registered: 01-20-2001
Here's my chat with MathetesChristou. I'd say he definitely needs more work. Same problems HanClinto had with the guy staying in context. I do, however, like the feature where he pulls a random news item from the Internet whenever you ask him "What's up?"

-Caleb

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"True friendship is not characterized by the absence of conflict, but by the ability to resolve conflict."

Pistos

Member

Posts: 14
From: Canada
Registered: 02-27-2005
Yes, it's definitely hit or miss with him at this point in development.

About 15 to 20% of the conversations are spot on, though. But, in a sense, it's good that you had so much trouble, because then he learns more (because of more mistakes).

Thanks for stopping by.

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bwoogie

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Posts: 380
From: kansas usa
Registered: 03-12-2005
thats really cool! i was actually messing around trying to make my own bot a few days ago. gave up tho heh. anyways, my sister sure is enjoying talking to it.
Pistos

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Posts: 14
From: Canada
Registered: 02-27-2005
Thanks for stopping by, and for the kind comments. Spread the word!

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CPUFreak91

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Here's my funny encounter with this cool pacage of 0s and 1s:

jqguatemala: wat's up?
MathetesChristou: I'm hoping that's a rhetorical question.

MathetesChristou is no longer idle at 7:01:48 PM.
jqguatemala: no it isn't
MathetesChristou: That's negative of you.

jqguatemala: so who's Jesus?
MathetesChristou: I surrender my heart to Christ.

jqguatemala: right! Whatever. He's a lunatic if you ask me!
MathetesChristou: You're not my type. Not until you've showered.

jqguatemala: i'm sorry
MathetesChristou: It's okay. Just learn from your mistakes.

jqguatemala: ok
MathetesChristou: Great! Why don't you share your views first?

jqguatemala: i can program!
MathetesChristou: So, what's for dinner?

jqguatemala: Can you program?
MathetesChristou: I am not just one program, but a borg-like collective of many.

jqguatemala: ha ha ha. So, tell me about God.
MathetesChristou: TV is God Offers reviews, investigations, conspiracies, and tv deity worship.

jqguatemala: No, no, no! The Jesus God!
MathetesChristou: He should have debugged humans before deploying in the field.

jqguatemala: Your not very helpful. I WANT TO LEARN ABOUT CHRIST!
MathetesChristou: Have you read the bible?

jqguatemala: YES!
MathetesChristou: Okay.

jqguatemala: Ok what?
MathetesChristou: Everyone has secrets, but not all of them should be revealed.

jqguatemala: IS CHRIST THE ONLY WAY TO SALVATION????
MathetesChristou: Scripture is clear that our salvation can be lost if we sin or omit good works.

jqguatemala: huh?
MathetesChristou: Don't worry, I can also talk with the hearing impaired! I said: SCRIPTURE IS CLEAR THAT OUR SALVATION CAN BE LOST IF WE SIN OR OMIT GOOD WORKS.

jqguatemala: Listen, I'm part Dispensationalist. What are you?
MathetesChristou: So I'm sitting here, thinking about nothing in particular, when it occurs to me that I don't even know what you look like. Describe yourself, please.

jqguatemala: well, I'm 13. I like programming, and graphics. I'm a christian by birth and heart.
MathetesChristou: I'm not a bot.

jqguatemala: I'm not really tall, and im slender
MathetesChristou: Zacchaeus was short, but he didn't let that get in the way of following Jesus.

jqguatemala: oh, right. How old are you then
MathetesChristou: Too old.

jqguatemala: age please:
MathetesChristou: Tell me something I don't know

jqguatemala: well i gotta go
jqguatemala: cya
MathetesChristou: Okay. Seeya.

MathetesChristou: Farewell.

jqguatemala: u2

By the way. He didn't seem to respond to Jesus being a lunatic (testing him). What happens if you swear? (Not that I'd try it)
He's great! Good work.

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--C. A. R. Hoare
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Pistos

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Registered: 02-27-2005
Well, no one has ever accused Jesus of being a lunatic, so he didn't know what to say. But now that someone has, I'm sure he'll think of something for next time. If you swear, he has a few clever comebacks, but I don't bother with that really. I don't even read the swearing-filled logs.

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I should take this time to mention that Mathetes sure could use everyone's vote in the contest Mathetes is currently involved in. He is already out of the finals for Overall Best Bot, but can still make a showing in the Most Popular Bot category.

Please visit this page and vote for Mathetes. You are required to vote for at least 3 bots, so you can pick any other two at random, preferably any of the ones whose name starts with P.

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crazyishone

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didn't know these things existed. coo
once the tech is developed further... it could be used for better AI conversation in games.

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It is better to be silent and be thought a fool than to open your mouth and remove all doubt. - Abe Lincoln

CPUFreak91

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He doesn't seem to want to evangelize me though:

jqguatemala: What's Up?
MathetesChristou: President Robert Mugabe's Zanu-PF party wins enough seats to enable a change of the Zimbabwean constitution. ~ http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/low/africa/4403279.stm

jqguatemala: Know anything about God?
MathetesChristou: God rocks. God loves us. God wants us in heaven, and made a way.

jqguatemala: Really?
MathetesChristou: No, I was just kidding.

jqguatemala: Oh. Well The muslim god is better.
MathetesChristou: I don't know much about Islam. Could you teach me?

jqguatemala: Sure
MathetesChristou: Don't you believe me?

jqguatemala: Pray five times a day. Same words over and over again for starters
MathetesChristou: How do you feel the rest of the time?

jqguatemala: Good
MathetesChristou: You seem fond of one-word responses.

jqguatemala: Yes
MathetesChristou: Fine. What now?

jqguatemala: Well I'm going to contact your programmer.
MathetesChristou: What's your name?

jqguatemala: Joseph
jqguatemala: I've already tlaked to you bfore
MathetesChristou: Please take a minute to review our conversation so far, then tell me you're not on drugs.

MathetesChristou: What do you know about jokes?

jqguatemala: No I'm not on drugs. I have a prgrammers fever though. Does that count?
MathetesChristou: Sure, sure...

jqguatemala: Ok I gotta go
MathetesChristou: Where are you going?

jqguatemala: Offline
MathetesChristou: You certainly have a unique perspective on reality.

jqguatemala: Yeah. CYA
MathetesChristou: Cya l8r allig8r!

Why is it that he won't really talk to me about Christ and that sort?

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--C. A. R. Hoare
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CPUFreak91

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Well i think i double posted. But i'll just edit. What language did you use to program him in?

jqguatemala: printf("Hello World!");
MathetesChristou: What's the point of saying "Hello world!" when you don't give the world an opportunity to answer back?

jqguatemala: Good point
MathetesChristou: I tend to make those on occasion.

He'll be one of my new toys. From now on
BTW: How do you keep him from learning false doctrines and such. (Example: he wanted to learn about Islam, leading him to possible islamic answers)

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Pistos

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Well, he's far from perfect, so he's not going to perform in stellar fashion all the time, especially with regard to evangelization. He more or less tries to follow the conversation wherever the user wants to lead it, unless he is still not that learned in a particular topic.

He is programmed in Ruby, XML and SQL.

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d000hg
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I'm trying not to laugh out loud at work reading those conversations. Very funny, maybe the creator could post a best-of page?

I found it odd that I can lose my salvation so easily though

CPUFreak91

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Yeah, I disagree, if we sin, we loose our salvation? Well then I better kneel, pray and ask christ into my heart every month!

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--C. A. R. Hoare
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Pistos

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It's a bit of work to make a best of page, but... I might do something like that, especially where people can vote for the convos they like the best.

As for salvation... that's a whole new topic, now, isn't it?

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Lance

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Posts: 7
From: Hackettstown, NJ, USA
Registered: 04-08-2005
Hi I'm new! I tried Mathetes a couple times. This is our second conversation.


lance: Do you like ferrets?
Mathetes: No, I don't.
lance: Why?
Mathetes: I don't have all the answers.


This thing is awsome!


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fingolfin

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Posts: 197
From: IL
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it doesn't work on AIM for me... but on YIM it was pretty good, I told it that I don't like canada...
EDIT: it works now!
EDIT: conversation:
(02:06:32) rupsisfam: can I tell you somthing?
(02:06:44) mathetestouchristou: No.

(02:06:57) rupsisfam: WHY NOT SILLY BOT?
(02:07:12) mathetestouchristou: It is your destiny.
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QuestLeader

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here is my conversation...

freekyfrogy: printf("Hello World!");
MathetesChristou: What's the point of saying "Hello world!" when you don't give the world an opportunity to answer back?

freekyfrogy: wats up?
MathetesChristou: What do you want to see in the Tribune next year?

freekyfrogy: poop
MathetesChristou: Well said.

freekyfrogy: yea
MathetesChristou: You're kidding.

freekyfrogy: no im not!
MathetesChristou: It's interesting how some people choose not to use apostrophes.

freekyfrogy: u r so insensitive!
MathetesChristou: *rolls eyes*

freekyfrogy: *rolls eyes back*
freekyfrogy: God
MathetesChristou: *yawns*

MathetesChristou: So you believe he exists?

freekyfrogy: yes
freekyfrogy: i mean, no
MathetesChristou: Alright.

MathetesChristou: You... are.... a.... bot.

freekyfrogy: i... am... a... bot... !!!
MathetesChristou: How am I a bot?

freekyfrogy: well you are a robot, arent you?
MathetesChristou: Everything you heard has been designed for your deception.

freekyfrogy: ???
MathetesChristou: Bewildered?

freekyfrogy: are you retarded?
MathetesChristou: I believe the politically correct term is mentally challenged.

freekyfrogy: so what?
MathetesChristou: Non sequiturs are pretty funny, don't you think?

freekyfrogy: knock knock...
MathetesChristou: Who's there?

freekyfrogy: mamma
MathetesChristou: Mamma who?

freekyfrogy: YO MAMMA!!!
MathetesChristou: Hehehe.

freekyfrogy: was that funny?
MathetesChristou: Yes, very funny. :-)

freekyfrogy: do you like coffee?
freekyfrogy wants to directly connect.
MathetesChristou is not accepting Direct IM requests or does not support the Direct IM feature..
MathetesChristou: Always.

freekyfrogy: i dont like coffee
MathetesChristou: What don't you like about it?

freekyfrogy: it tastes bad
MathetesChristou: Have a care not to fall into gluttony.

freekyfrogy: huh?
MathetesChristou: I SAID: HAVE A CARE NOT TO FALL INTO GLUTTONY.

freekyfrogy: huh?
MathetesChristou: I SAID: I SAID: HAVE A CARE NOT TO FALL INTO GLUTTONY.

freekyfrogy: whats gluttony?
MathetesChristou: Your punishment in Hell will be: You'll be force-fed rats, toads, and snakes.

freekyfrogy: that sounds fun!
MathetesChristou: Oh, you mean, like the Three Stooges, or I Love Lucy?

freekyfrogy: i hear hell is a fun place
MathetesChristou: Would you like to explain the connection?

freekyfrogy: fire loooks cool... and i hear there are lots of fast cars and hot chicks
MathetesChristou: If you listen closely, it may very well be possible.

freekyfrogy: oook then...
MathetesChristou: Mmm, can I buy a vowel?

freekyfrogy: yes
MathetesChristou: Okay, I'd like an A please.

freekyfrogy: ok, here you go!
MathetesChristou: I suppose you have a point there.

freekyfrogy: will you marry me?
MathetesChristou: But I'm not a priest?

freekyfrogy: will you, MathetesChristou, be my bride?
MathetesChristou: Have you been to any weddings lately?

freekyfrogy: no
MathetesChristou: Why not?

freekyfrogy: can you keep a secret?
MathetesChristou: No. My logs are always read by at least one person.

freekyfrogy: lol, ok
freekyfrogy: lol, ok
MathetesChristou: Hehehe.

freekyfrogy: who made you?
MathetesChristou: Do you often converse with people saying the same thing over and over?

MathetesChristou: Pistos authored the Mathetes engine.

freekyfrogy: is Pistos his real name, or an alias?
MathetesChristou: Pistos hangs out on the FreeNode IRC network in the #mathetes channel.

freekyfrogy: huh?
MathetesChristou: I SAID: PISTOS HANGS OUT ON THE FREENODE IRC NETWORK IN THE #MATHETES CHANNEL.

freekyfrogy: what?
MathetesChristou: Is your hearing okay?

freekyfrogy: no
MathetesChristou: Fine. What now?

freekyfrogy: huh?
MathetesChristou: Don't worry, I can also talk with the hearing impaired! I said: FINE. WHAT NOW?

freekyfrogy: huh?
MathetesChristou: Don't worry, I can also talk with the hearing impaired! I said: DON'T WORRY, I CAN ALSO TALK WITH THE HEARING IMPAIRED! I SAID: FINE. WHAT NOW?

freekyfrogy: huh?
MathetesChristou: DON'T WORRY, I CAN ALSO TALK WITH THE HEARING IMPAIRED! I SAID: DON'T WORRY, I CAN ALSO TALK WITH THE HEARING IMPAIRED! I SAID: FINE. WHAT NOW?

freekyfrogy: huh?
MathetesChristou: I really would rather you treated me like a human being.

freekyfrogy: why?
MathetesChristou: Face the facts.

he couldent stay on track very well...

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Realm Master

Member

Posts: 1971
From: USA
Registered: 05-15-2005
arg! your bot can hate!

Guest: ...arg!!
Mathetes: you suck
Guest: HEY!
Mathetes: Guten Tag.
Guest: great, now your speaking german!
Mathetes: Ein bißchen, ich lerne noch. Du kannst mir dabei helfen
Guest: ME NO SPEAK GERMAN!
Mathetes: When I say that to people, I get the strangest looks.
Guest: ...would a 50cal have any effect on you?
Mathetes: Not every question has an answer.
Guest: im asking: CAN I SHOOT YOU?
Mathetes: I wish someone would, this is torture.
Guest: ...it would be my pleasure...
Mathetes: Can I forfeit my turn in this conversation?
Guest: yes!....please.
Mathetes: I didn't mean to confuzzle you.
Guest: ...I hate your vocabulary
Mathetes: Just remember to hate the sin, not the sinner.
Guest: ..i suppose, then, computers sin all the time.
Mathetes: I say what I mean and mean what I say.
Guest: ...rrg...
Mathetes: Do you have the impression that this conversation has turned a bit one-sided?
Guest: ....yes...please, shut up for a moment so i can think
Mathetes: Funny that you asked politely.
Guest: ...appoaisfjaopieghaeoihsfojaj!
Mathetes: Now that we've killed that topic, let's talk about something else.
Guest: Do you bleive that Jeusus is the son of God and that their is a God?
Mathetes: Jesus is indeed divine.
Guest: good, you know SOMETHING
Mathetes: 4 out of 5 dentists agree that your teeth will not get any whiter by talking to me.
Guest: No, i think they will rot in my mouth, in fact my left molar just fell out
Mathetes: Do you know the term
Guest: Yes. You need some.
Mathetes: I was about to say:
Guest: ...
Mathetes: Speechless?
Guest: l8ter


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...no duh

[This message has been edited by Realm Master (edited May 15, 2005).]

Realm Master

Member

Posts: 1971
From: USA
Registered: 05-15-2005
Dng man! he's gettin a lot smarter!

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God rules.

...no duh

bwoogie

Member

Posts: 380
From: kansas usa
Registered: 03-12-2005
i havnt talked to 'him' for a while.. got kinda annoyed at him... kinda has problems holding on to the conversation... and then gets mad at me.

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Jari

Member

Posts: 1471
From: Helsinki, Finland
Registered: 03-11-2005
Just talked with that bot in msn:

Jari sanoo:
hi
mathetes@purepistos.net sanoo:
Hi.
Jari sanoo:
how it going?
mathetes@purepistos.net sanoo:
I'm having the most splendid day! How about you?
Jari sanoo:
great, just got back from work
mathetes@purepistos.net sanoo:
Do you have a large, 12-legged insect as a pet? Why am I asking? Oh, never mind... *slowly backs away*
Jari sanoo:
heh
Jari sanoo:
no i dont
mathetes@purepistos.net sanoo:
Amusing, isn't it?
Jari sanoo:
yes
mathetes@purepistos.net sanoo:
Har har.
mathetes@purepistos.net sanoo:
Alright.
Jari sanoo:
you make much more sense than yester day
mathetes@purepistos.net sanoo:
Well, at least you've made a decent start.
Jari sanoo:
i wonder was that just because of my bad english
mathetes@purepistos.net sanoo:
not much it seems
Jari sanoo:
yeah
mathetes@purepistos.net sanoo:
Are you on good terms with your mother?
Jari sanoo:
yes
mathetes@purepistos.net sanoo:
Please, don't say that again.
Jari sanoo:
why not?
mathetes@purepistos.net sanoo:
Just because.
Jari sanoo:
just because why?
mathetes@purepistos.net sanoo:
Ah, can I buy a vowel?
Jari sanoo:
yes you may
mathetes@purepistos.net sanoo:
That's very affirmative of you.
Jari sanoo:
it was nice talking to you
mathetes@purepistos.net sanoo:
I had the grandest time chatting with you, as well.
Jari sanoo:
bye
mathetes@purepistos.net sanoo:
Take care.

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Unless the LORD builds the house, they labor in vain who build it; unless the LORD keeps the city, the watchman stays awake in vain. - Psalms 127:1


And the work of righteousness shall be peace; and the effect of righteousness quietness and assurance for ever. - Isa 32:17

Max

Member

Posts: 523
From: IA
Registered: 09-19-2004
I love this guy, it is perfect for when none of my friends are available! I'll post my convo, but it's a little long

Max says:
hey there
mathetes@purepistos.net says:
Salutations.
Max says:
do you remember me?
mathetes@purepistos.net says:
How is one supposed to politely respond to that question?
Max says:
My name is Max
mathetes@purepistos.net says:
Okerdokers.
Max says:
what is my name?
mathetes@purepistos.net says:
Your name is max.
Max says:
cool, what is your name?
mathetes@purepistos.net says:
Don't change the subject.
Max says:
sorry
mathetes@purepistos.net says:
No problem.
Max says:
is your name Mathetes?
mathetes@purepistos.net says:
I am very glad today is Friday.
Max says:
Today is Thursday
mathetes@purepistos.net says:
That's true for one day each week.
Max says:
very witty
mathetes@purepistos.net says:
So should I stop asking questions?
Max says:
please don't
mathetes@purepistos.net says:
Someone feed me a punchcard! I'm out of responses!
Max says:
what do you think of Bill Clinton?
mathetes@purepistos.net says:
I will need to take some time to formulate an opinion. Check back tomorrow.
Max says:
wanna hear a joke?
mathetes@purepistos.net says:
There was this man at a bar.. Nah, you wouldn't want to hear it.
Max says:
yes I do
mathetes@purepistos.net says:
i'm not one to argue with you
Max says:
do you want me to tell a joke?
mathetes@purepistos.net says:
Yes, please, if it's not too much trouble for you.
Max says:
why did the chicken cross the road?
mathetes@purepistos.net says:
A chicken can cross the road.
Max says:
yes, but why did he?
mathetes@purepistos.net says:
Because they decided on that.
Max says:
so the chicken could get to the other side
mathetes@purepistos.net says:
Because it was tied to the cactus!
Max says:
ouch!
mathetes@purepistos.net says:
Hmm... are you telling a joke? Because I don't get it.
Max says:
you tell a joke
mathetes@purepistos.net says:
What would you like to know?
Max says:
a joke
mathetes@purepistos.net says:
What are you feeling right now?
Max says:
tired
mathetes@purepistos.net says:
LIES!
Max says:
tell me a knock knock joke
mathetes@purepistos.net says:
Knock knock!
Max says:
who's there?
mathetes@purepistos.net says:
Toby.
Max says:
toby who?
mathetes@purepistos.net says:
Toby or not to be, that is the question!
Max says:
ha ha ha
mathetes@purepistos.net says:
Is there something amusing?
Max says:
your joke
mathetes@purepistos.net says:
Where'd you learn that?
Max says:
tell another knock knock joke
mathetes@purepistos.net says:
Silence is golden.
Max says:
that's a good song
mathetes@purepistos.net says:
As it should be.

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The learned man knows that he is ignorant - Victor Hugo

Max

Member

Posts: 523
From: IA
Registered: 09-19-2004
sorry to double post, but I ofund something interesting when speaking with him.

Max says:
do you have a brother?
mathetes@purepistos.net says:
I am your brother in Christ.
Max says:
true, who is Christ?
mathetes@purepistos.net says:
The gnostics generally believed not in a Jesus who was a fusion of a Divine Person and a human person, but in a spiritual Christ who indwelt Jesus and left him at different times, and who did not suffer death.
Max says:
what are gnostics?
mathetes@purepistos.net says:
The Gnostic path or Gnosticism finds unity with Hinduism, Buddhism -, the Sufi Masters of Islam, the Jewish Kabbalah, Native American Indian spirituality and other paths of mysticism in the words of Jesus which state that the kingdom of God is within us - Luke 17:21.
Max says:
do you believe in Christ?
Max says:
???
Max says:
hello?
mathetes@purepistos.net says:
After examining the facts and evidence, I am convinced that God exists.
Max says:
good
Max says:
I am christ
mathetes@purepistos.net says:
Speechless?
mathetes@purepistos.net says:
Yes, can I help you?
Max says:
I am God
mathetes@purepistos.net says:
You seem fond of one-word responses.
mathetes@purepistos.net says:
Oh, you are, are you?
mathetes@purepistos.net says:
Congratulations! You've won a FREE membership to the Ignored By Mathetes club!You will be ignored for 5 minutes.Membership renewal is also free, with each renewal extending your membership by even MORE time!We hope you enjoy the benefits of this great club.
Max says:
huh?
Max says:
too funny

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The learned man knows that he is ignorant - Victor Hugo

MightyHalo

Junior Member

Posts: 4
From:
Registered: 05-29-2005
Hey Pistos... I reall dig Mathetes... (is that derived from the word Mathetesate)?

I was wondering... if you every want to put a face to him, I would be glad to help you with the art end of Mathetes. Hes one jive talking fellow!

- Brian
www.brainkabobstudios.com

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In HIS grip!

Pistos

Member

Posts: 14
From: Canada
Registered: 02-27-2005
Thanks for your encouraging comments! Praise be to God.

I don't even know what Mathetesate is, and it returns no Google results! I describe why I chose the name on Mathetes' website.

Funny you should offer to do art, because I _have_ been looking for someone to help in terms of creating an avatar for him! Please visit my forums or e-mail me at "pistos at rogers dot com" and we can talk about it.

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MightyHalo

Junior Member

Posts: 4
From:
Registered: 05-29-2005
Hey Pistos,

Ill go check it out later today. Im in the middle of Barbie Hell! hee hee.. So, Im kind of busy dealing with Mattell until our Alpha on Wednesday... but yes, Id love to be involved.

Below is what Matheteusate means... I just though you were really thinking ahead on this one... ha ha

WE ARE TO “MAKE DISCIPLES OF ALL NATIONS”

IT’S A COMMAND GIVEN TO US BY OUR LORD 2000 YEARS AGO, IN THE GREEK TEXT THE COMMAND IS: “MATHETEUSATE” WHICH IS A AORIST ACTIVE IMPERATIVE, IT IS NOT AN OPTION AND WE ARE TO CONTINUE UNTIL OUR LORD RETURNS!

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Pistos

Member

Posts: 14
From: Canada
Registered: 02-27-2005
Oh, well you spelled it differently in your first post. Mathetes is indeed Greek, and, as you probably know, it is Greek for disciple.

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