Artificial Intelligence From the Bible

Laodicea
(Supervised Motor Layer, Cerebellum)

Revelation 3:14-22 (under construction)

Note: This interpretation is partially incorrect and subject to change at any time. See the latest news for more info.

Introduction

The church of Laodicea is the supervised motor layer, the cerebellum. It receives its training directly from the Church of Philadelphia, i.e., the basal ganglia. Laodicea's function seems to be the automatic involuntary control of motor effectors. As such it provides a much needed help to the rest of the system, allowing it to concentrate on more important things. In the biblical symbology, Laodicea is known as the gentile (non-Jews) church who is given access to the temple's courts but not the temple's interior.

Interpretation

3:14

To the angel of the church in Laodicea write: The Amen, the faithful and true Witness, the Beginning of the creation of God, says this:

I am not yet sure of the symbolic significance of the above. The Amen seems to be an allusion to the end of something.

3:15

I know your deeds, that you are neither cold nor hot; I wish that you were cold or hot.

Signals arriving in Laodicea have not been properly tested. They are neither good nor bad.

3:16

So because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I will spit you out of My mouth.

Again, as in Pergamum, we find the reference to 'mouth' which is symbolic of speech motor output. This means that Laodicea is not given control of speech production. This interpretation is not something that I had initially understood. In retrospect, it makes sense that speech is something that must be always kept under volitional (or conscious) control. Searching the web, I could not find anything in the neurobiological literature that mentions the exclusion of the cerebellum with regard to speech. I have added it to my list of predictions as one more falsifiable prediction for the skeptics.

3:17

Because you say, "I am rich, and have become wealthy, and have need of nothing," and you do not know that you are wretched and miserable and poor and blind and naked,

I interpret this to mean that Laodicea has no way of determining good or bad actions on its own. It is under the assumption that it does but it is mistaken. It needs proper training. Contrast this to the church of Smyrna who are considered rich even though they are poor. "Blind" seems to be an allusion that the cerebellum does not receive signals originating from either the visual cortex or the retina. Compare "naked" with the multiple references to garments in the message to the church of Sardis.

3:18

I advise you to buy from Me gold refined by fire so that you may become rich, and white garments so that you may clothe yourself, and that the shame of your nakedness will not be revealed; and eye salve to anoint your eyes so that you may see.

Laodicea must rely on Philadelphia for supervision and training. Notice the reference to 'white raiment' and 'eyes' (see Sardis). The idea is that Laodicea must go to those who went through trials and testing in order to learn how to do things right. Laodicea must be trained and supervised.

3:19

Those whom I love, I reprove and discipline; therefore be zealous and repent.

This is referring to supervised training. See below.

3:20

Behold, I stand at the door and knock; if anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and will dine with him, and he with Me.

Behold, I stand at the door. The door metaphor is also used in the message to Philadelphia. It symbolizes some sort of gate which can be either open or close. The idea is that Laodicea can do nothing unless its door is open.

And knock. Signals originating from Philadelphia serve as training signals. This is probably referring to the climbing fiber signal that are used to train Purkinje cells in the cerebellum. Laodicean cells (Purkinje) receive a huge number of afferent projections from all sensory sources in the body. Climbing fiber spikes are known to strongly depress any synapse that fired recently. Many neurobiologists already agree that the purpose of the climbing fiber is to train the afferent synapses. 

3:21

He who overcomes, I will grant to him to sit down with Me on My throne, as I also overcame and sat down with My Father on His throne.

The throne is in the temple in new Jerusalem, i.e., in Philadelphia. This means that signals coming from Laodicea are allowed to control motor output in Philadelphia but only after they are trained.

3:22

He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.

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