From: user6340@newsgrouper.org.invalid   
      
   Mike  posted:   
   > On 2025-12-19 15:11, Steven Douglas wrote:   
   > > Mike  posted:   
   > >> On 2025-12-19 11:13, Steven Douglas wrote:   
   > >>> Mike  posted:   
   > >>>> On 2025-12-18 16:33, Steven Douglas wrote:   
   > >>>>> Mike  posted:   
   > >>>>>> On 2025-12-18 14:38, Steven Douglas wrote:   
   > >>>>>>> Mike  posted:   
   > >>>>>>>> On 2025-12-17 22:26, Steven Douglas wrote:   
   > >>>>>>>>> Mike  posted:   
   > >>>>>>>>>>   
   > >>>>>>>>>> I wonder why Satan and Steven sound so similar?   
   > >>>>>>>>>   
   > >>>>>>>>> Did that dumb AI thing tell you that, or did you   
   > >>>>>>>>> think it up all by yourself?   
   > >>>>>>>>   
   > >>>>>>>> They are both two syllables with 'S', 't', 'n' in common.   
   > >>>>>>>   
   > >>>>>>> So what? A lot of words sound alike that have nothing   
   > >>>>>>> to do with each other.   
   > >>>>>>   
   > >>>>>> But people still make obvious associations.   
   > >>>>>   
   > >>>>> That's true, I associate your name with a microphone.   
   > >>>>> Are you a microphone because you have the same nickname   
   > >>>>> as a microphone?   
   > >>>>   
   > >>>> I do have quite a few microphones if you are interested,   
   > >>>> to many to count, if that matters.   
   > >>>   
   > >>> But that doesn't make you a microphone, despite the   
   > >>> fact that you share a nickname with microphones.   
   > >>>>   
   > >>>> I do like cooking too,   
   > >>>> as you might have noticed, so my names are all relevant.   
   > >>>   
   > >>> Last names were once determined by a person's   
   > >>> occupation. Was cooking ever your occupation?   
   > >>   
   > >> I did work at McDonald for a couple days. and   
   > >> I helped bake pies at church.   
   > >   
   > > Of course you inherited your name from one of your   
   > > ancestors of the past, who was most likely a real   
   > > cook -- and that's how he got his name.   
   > >>   
   > >>>> It is a well known fact that names convert meanings, and   
   > >>>> some believe they also shape personalities.   
   > >>>   
   > >>> So that would mean you're a microphone that also   
   > >>> does some cooking. Got it. As for me, I have never   
   > >>> even thought of the false association you've tried   
   > >>> (and failed ) to associate with my name.   
   > >>   
   > >> Your name brings up impressions of Satan,and the Devil.   
   > >> What's false about that?   
   > >   
   > > What's false about it is what Google's AI thing has   
   > > to say about it:   
   > >   
   > > [quoting an AI thing] "The name Steven, a variant of Stephen,   
   > > comes from the Greek word Stephanos, meaning "crown," "garland,"   
   > > or "wreath," symbolizing honor and victory from ancient contests,   
   > > and gained popularity in Christianity through Saint Stephen, the   
   > > first martyr. It's a classic, strong name with Greek roots,   
   > > meaning "crowned one" or "victorious," carrying connotations   
   > > of honor and achievement." [end quoting]   
   >   
   > Michael comes from the Hebrew name מִיכָאֵל (Mīkhāʾēl).   
   > It literally means: “Who is like God?”   
      
   That's great. I haven't made an issue of your name,   
   so why are you repeating this to me -- as it seems   
   you told me this not all that long ago?   
   > >   
   > > You can verify that with that AI thing you use. I choose   
   > > to associate myself with Saint Stephen, and to renounce   
   >   
   > The one who got stoned to death by the Jews?   
      
   That's why he's the first martyr.   
      
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