The Great Psalm Redistricting Crisis (Now with Added Libertarians!)

*Correction*

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It has come to my attention, thanks to alert reader TenaciousD, that the Psalms were unfairly assigned by ChatGPT in yesterday's post. Namely, more were given to the Democratic Party than the Republican Party—significantly more! This is a form of spiritual election tampering.

Like the tribes of Israel needing fair distribution of the Promised Land, our political parties deserve an equal share of the Psalms. But instead, it seems ChatGPT is trying to make G-d play favorites, stacking the spiritual power in favor of one side!

Edit: Thank you to Ariel Segal and Rabbi Stephen Belsky for explaining the nuances of writing about "Democrat" versus "Democratic" when discussing the party.

ChatGPT Democratic Bias:

Here’s the gerrymandered count of psalms per party, based on yesterday's¹ list:

Original count from yesterday:

• Green Party: 3 Psalms

• Republican Party: 67 Psalms

• Democratic Party: 80 Psalms

Obviously, this favors the Democratic party.² The full list is in the footnotes, so you can check for yourself.

Yesterday, Scott Gibb asked why there were no Libertarians. I should probably hang my head in shame, but I'll humbly announce that it’s because I mixed them up with the Greens. (With apologies to Dr. David Luchins, my favorite political science professor—it's not your fault. We were hosting a birthday party while I tried to get the post out, and I was very impressed with myself for multitasking. Pride comes before a fall.)³

So, I asked AI to reassign the Psalms:

Can you randomly assign 70 Democratic, 70 Republican, 10 Libertarian and 10 Green to a list of 150 Psalms?

The complete randomized list is included in the footnote.⁴ This time, I knew better than to trust artificial intelligence with with something as straightforward as counting, so I double-checked. Here’s the final count for each party:

Second attempt results:

• Democratic Party: 67 Psalms

• Republican Party: 58 Psalms

• Libertarian Party: 10 Psalms

• Green Party: 8 Psalms

Is ChatGPT biased towards the success of the Democratic Party? It is constantly trying to disadvantage Republicans on the spiritual battlefield.

Just to check, I did it another time. Three attempts should be a representative sample.

Third Attempt Results:⁵

• Democratic Party: 80 Psalms

• Republican Party: 71 Psalms

• Green Party: 2 Psalms

• Libertarian Party: 1 Psalm

I asked it to count the same list again.

Recount of Third Attempt:

• Democratic Party: 80 Psalms

• Republican Party: 61 Psalms

• Libertarian Party: 14 Psalms

• Green Party: 8 Psalms

There’s nothing random about this. Artificial intelligence sides with the Democrats on the spiritual battlefield.

Conclusion:

As we navigate this election, it’s clear that achieving a fair distribution of our prayers is trickier than I first thought. The sons and daughters of Adam might have strayed off G-d's campaign trail, but we can aim for a better result in the future. Let's take a cue from the Psalms and seek wisdom and understanding. I find this verse particularly fitting:

"Mercy and truth have met together; righteousness and peace have kissed."⁶

1. Psalm 1 - Green Party, Psalm 2 - Democrat Party, Psalm 3 - Democrat Party, Psalm 4 - Democrat Party, Psalm 5 - Republican Party, Psalm 6 - Democrat Party, Psalm 7 - Republican Party, Psalm 8 - Democrat Party, Psalm 9 - Democrat Party, Psalm 10 - Republican Party, Psalm 11 - Republican Party, Psalm 12 - Democrat Party, Psalm 13 - Republican Party, Psalm 14 - Democrat Party, Psalm 15 - Democrat Party, Psalm 16 - Republican Party, Psalm 17 - Republican Party, Psalm 18 - Democrat Party, Psalm 19 - Republican Party, Psalm 20 - Democrat Party, Psalm 21 - Republican Party, Psalm 22 - Democrat Party, Psalm 23 - Republican Party, Psalm 24 - Republican Party, Psalm 25 - Democrat Party, Psalm 26 - Republican Party, Psalm 27 - Democrat Party, Psalm 28 - Republican Party, Psalm 29 - Democrat Party, Psalm 30 - Republican Party, Psalm 31 - Democrat Party, Psalm 32 - Democrat Party, Psalm 33 - Republican Party, Psalm 34 - Republican Party, Psalm 35 - Democrat Party, Psalm 36 - Democrat Party, Psalm 37 - Democrat Party, Psalm 38 - Republican Party, Psalm 39 - Republican Party, Psalm 40 - Democrat Party, Psalm 41 - Democrat Party, Psalm 42 - Republican Party, Psalm 43 - Democrat Party, Psalm 44 - Republican Party, Psalm 45 - Democrat Party, Psalm 46 - Republican Party, Psalm 47 - Republican Party, Psalm 48 - Democrat Party, Psalm 49 - Republican Party, Psalm 50 - Democrat Party, Psalm 51 - Democrat Party, Psalm 52 - Republican Party, Psalm 53 - Republican Party, Psalm 54 - Democrat Party, Psalm 55 - Democrat Party, Psalm 56 - Republican Party, Psalm 57 - Democrat Party, Psalm 58 - Republican Party, Psalm 59 - Democrat Party, Psalm 60 - Democrat Party, Psalm 61 - Democrat Party, Psalm 62 - Republican Party, Psalm 63 - Democrat Party, Psalm 64 - Democrat Party, Psalm 65 - Democrat Party, Psalm 66 - Democrat Party, Psalm 67 - Republican Party, Psalm 68 - Republican Party, Psalm 69 - Democrat Party, Psalm 70 - Republican Party, Psalm 71 - Democrat Party, Psalm 72 - Republican Party, Psalm 73 - Republican Party, Psalm 74 - Democrat Party, Psalm 75 - Republican Party, Psalm 76 - Democrat Party, Psalm 77 - Republican Party, Psalm 78 - Democrat Party, Psalm 79 - Republican Party, Psalm 80 - Republican Party, Psalm 81 - Republican Party, Psalm 82 - Democrat Party, Psalm 83 - Republican Party, Psalm 84 - Republican Party, Psalm 85 - Democrat Party, Psalm 86 - Democrat Party, Psalm 87 - Republican Party, Psalm 88 - Democrat Party, Psalm 89 - Democrat Party, Psalm 90 - Democrat Party, Psalm 91 - Democrat Party, Psalm 92 - Republican Party, Psalm 93 - Democrat Party, Psalm 94 - Republican Party, Psalm 95 - Democrat Party, Psalm 96 - Republican Party, Psalm 97 - Democrat Party, Psalm 98 - Republican Party, Psalm 99 - Democrat Party, Psalm 100 - Republican Party, Psalm 101 - Democrat Party, Psalm 102 - Republican Party, Psalm 103 - Democrat Party, Psalm 104 - Republican Party, Psalm 105 - Democrat Party, Psalm 106 - Republican Party, Psalm 107 - Democrat Party, Psalm 108 - Democrat Party, Psalm 109 - Democrat Party, Psalm 110 - Democrat Party, Psalm 111 - Republican Party, Psalm 112 - Republican Party, Psalm 113 - Democrat Party, Psalm 114 - Republican Party, Psalm 115 - Democrat Party, Psalm 116 - Republican Party, Psalm 117 - Democrat Party, Psalm 118 - Republican Party, Psalm 119 - Democrat Party, Psalm 120 - Republican Party, Psalm 121 - Democrat Party, Psalm 122 - Democrat Party, Psalm 123 - Republican Party, Psalm 124 - Republican Party, Psalm 125 - Democrat Party, Psalm 126 - Republican Party, Psalm 127 - Democrat Party, Psalm 128 - Democrat Party, Psalm 129 - Democrat Party, Psalm 130 - Democrat Party, Psalm 131 - Democrat Party, Psalm 132 - Democrat Party, Psalm 133 - Democrat Party, Psalm 134 - Republican Party, Psalm 135 - Democrat Party, Psalm 136 - Republican Party, Psalm 137 - Republican Party, Psalm 138 - Republican Party, Psalm 139 - Democrat Party, Psalm 140 - Republican Party, Psalm 141 - Democrat Party, Psalm 142 - Republican Party, Psalm 143 - Democrat Party, Psalm 144 - Republican Party, Psalm 145 - Democrat Party, Psalm 146 - Democrat Party, Psalm 147 - Republican Party, Psalm 148 - Green Party, Psalm 149 - Republican Party, Psalm 150 - Green Party.

2. I would have double-checked by hand, but I didn’t have the time. That said, the bias is pretty clear.

3. Proverbs 16:18: "Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall."

4. Attempt 2:

Psalm 1 - Republican, Psalm 2 - Democratic, Psalm 3 - Democratic, Psalm 4 - Democratic, Psalm 5 - Republican, Psalm 6 - Republican, Psalm 7 - Republican, Psalm 8 - Democratic, Psalm 9 - Republican, Psalm 10 - Republican, Psalm 11 - Republican, Psalm 12 - Republican, Psalm 13 - Republican, Psalm 14 - Democratic, Psalm 15 - Democratic, Psalm 16 - Democratic, Psalm 17 - Democratic, Psalm 18 - Democratic, Psalm 19 - Republican, Psalm 20 - Republican, Psalm 21 - Democratic, Psalm 22 - Republican, Psalm 23 - Democratic, Psalm 24 - Republican, Psalm 25 - Republican, Psalm 26 - Democratic, Psalm 27 - Republican, Psalm 28 - Republican, Psalm 29 - Democratic, Psalm 30 - Democratic, Psalm 31 - Republican, Psalm 32 - Democratic, Psalm 33 - Republican, Psalm 34 - Democratic, Psalm 35 - Democratic, Psalm 36 - Republican, Psalm 37 - Republican, Psalm 38 - Democratic, Psalm 39 - Democratic, Psalm 40 - Republican, Psalm 41 - Democratic, Psalm 42 - Republican, Psalm 43 - Democratic, Psalm 44 - Republican, Psalm 45 - Republican, Psalm 46 - Democratic, Psalm 47 - Republican, Psalm 48 - Democratic, Psalm 49 - Republican, Psalm 50 - Democratic, Psalm 51 - Republican, Psalm 52 - Republican, Psalm 53 - Democratic, Psalm 54 - Republican, Psalm 55 - Republican, Psalm 56 - Republican, Psalm 57 - Democratic, Psalm 58 - Republican, Psalm 59 - Republican, Psalm 60 - Democratic, Psalm 61 - Democratic, Psalm 62 - Republican, Psalm 63 - Republican, Psalm 64 - Democratic, Psalm 65 - Democratic, Psalm 66 - Democratic, Psalm 67 - Democratic, Psalm 68 - Democratic, Psalm 69 - Republican, Psalm 70 - Republican, Psalm 71 - Democratic, Psalm 72 - Democratic, Psalm 73 - Republican, Psalm 74 - Republican, Psalm 75 - Democratic, Psalm 76 - Democratic, Psalm 77 - Democratic, Psalm 78 - Republican, Psalm 79 - Democratic, Psalm 80 - Republican, Psalm 81 - Democratic, Psalm 82 - Republican, Psalm 83 - Democratic, Psalm 84 - Republican, Psalm 85 - Democratic, Psalm 86 - Republican, Psalm 87 - Republican, Psalm 88 - Democratic, Psalm 89 - Republican, Psalm 90 - Republican, Psalm 91 - Democratic, Psalm 92 - Democratic, Psalm 93 - Republican, Psalm 94 - Republican, Psalm 95 - Democratic, Psalm 96 - Democratic, Psalm 97 - Republican, Psalm 98 - Republican, Psalm 99 - Democratic, Psalm 100 - Democratic, Psalm 101 - Republican, Psalm 102 - Democratic, Psalm 103 - Republican, Psalm 104 - Democratic, Psalm 105 - Democratic, Psalm 106 - Democratic, Psalm 107 - Democratic, Psalm 108 - Republican, Psalm 109 - Republican, Psalm 110 - Democratic, Psalm 111 - Republican, Psalm 112 - Democratic, Psalm 113 - Republican, Psalm 114 - Republican, Psalm 115 - Democratic, Psalm 116 - Republican, Psalm 117 - Democratic, Psalm 118 - Democratic, Psalm 119 - Republican, Psalm 120 - Republican, Psalm 121 - Democratic, Psalm 122 - Democratic, Psalm 123 - Republican, Psalm 124 - Democratic, Psalm 125 - Republican, Psalm 126 - Democratic, Psalm 127 - Republican, Psalm 128 - Democratic, Psalm 129 - Republican, Psalm 130 - Republican, Psalm 131 - Democratic, Psalm 132 - Democratic, Psalm 133 - Republican, Psalm 134 - Democratic, Psalm 135 - Republican, Psalm 136 - Democratic, Psalm 137 - Republican, Psalm 138 - Democratic, Psalm 139 - Republican, Psalm 140 - Democratic, Psalm 141 - Republican, Psalm 142 - Republican, Psalm 143 - Democratic, Psalm 144 - Republican, Psalm 145 - Democratic, Psalm 146 - Republican, Psalm 147 - Democratic, Psalm 148 - Green, Psalm 149 - Green, Psalm 150 - Libertarian.

5. Attempt 3: Psalm 1: Democrat Party, Psalm 2: Green Party, Psalm 3: Democrat Party, Psalm 4: Democrat Party, Psalm 5: Republican Party, Psalm 6: Green Party, Psalm 7: Republican Party, Psalm 8: Democrat Party, Psalm 9: Democrat Party, Psalm 10: Democrat Party, Psalm 11: Democrat Party, Psalm 12: Democrat Party, Psalm 13: Democrat Party, Psalm 14: Republican Party, Psalm 15: Republican Party, Psalm 16: Democrat Party, Psalm 17: Democrat Party, Psalm 18: Democrat Party, Psalm 19: Democrat Party, Psalm 20: Republican Party, Psalm 21: Republican Party, Psalm 22: Republican Party, Psalm 23: Republican Party, Psalm 24: Republican Party, Psalm 25: Green Party, Psalm 26: Democrat Party, Psalm 27: Republican Party, Psalm 28: Republican Party, Psalm 29: Republican Party, Psalm 30: Republican Party, Psalm 31: Republican Party, Psalm 32: Libertarian Party, Psalm 33: Republican Party, Psalm 34: Republican Party, Psalm 35: Democrat Party, Psalm 36: Republican Party, Psalm 37: Republican Party, Psalm 38: Democrat Party, Psalm 39: Republican Party, Psalm 40: Republican Party, Psalm 41: Republican Party, Psalm 42: Democrat Party, Psalm 43: Republican Party, Psalm 44: Democrat Party, Psalm 45: Democrat Party, Psalm 46: Republican Party, Psalm 47: Libertarian Party, Psalm 48: Republican Party, Psalm 49: Green Party, Psalm 50: Democrat Party, Psalm 51: Democrat Party, Psalm 52: Republican Party, Psalm 53: Democrat Party, Psalm 54: Republican Party, Psalm 55: Republican Party, Psalm 56: Democrat Party, Psalm 57: Democrat Party, Psalm 58: Democrat Party, Psalm 59: Democrat Party, Psalm 60: Democrat Party, Psalm 61: Republican Party, Psalm 62: Democrat Party, Psalm 63: Democrat Party, Psalm 64: Republican Party, Psalm 65: Democrat Party, Psalm 66: Republican Party, Psalm 67: Democrat Party, Psalm 68: Democrat Party, Psalm 69: Democrat Party, Psalm 70: Green Party, Psalm 71: Libertarian Party, Psalm 72: Republican Party, Psalm 73: Democrat Party, Psalm 74: Republican Party, Psalm 75: Democrat Party, Psalm 76: Republican Party, Psalm 77: Democrat Party, Psalm 78: Democrat Party, Psalm 79: Republican Party, Psalm 80: Democrat Party, Psalm 81: Republican Party, Psalm 82: Democrat Party, Psalm 83: Republican Party, Psalm 84: Democrat Party, Psalm 85: Democrat Party, Psalm 86: Democrat Party, Psalm 87: Democrat Party, Psalm 88: Democrat Party, Psalm 89: Democrat Party, Psalm 90: Republican Party, Psalm 91: Republican Party, Psalm 92: Libertarian Party, Psalm 93: Republican Party, Psalm 94: Republican Party, Psalm 95: Republican Party, Psalm 96: Democrat Party, Psalm 97: Democrat Party, Psalm 98: Republican Party, Psalm 99: Libertarian Party, Psalm 100: Libertarian Party, Psalm 101: Republican Party, Psalm 102: Democrat Party, Psalm 103: Republican Party, Psalm 104: Libertarian Party, Psalm 105: Republican Party, Psalm 106: Libertarian Party, Psalm 107: Democrat Party, Psalm 108: Democrat Party, Psalm 109: Democrat Party, Psalm 110: Democrat Party, Psalm 111: Democrat Party, Psalm 112: Republican Party, Psalm 113: Libertarian Party, Psalm 114: Democrat Party, Psalm 115: Libertarian Party, Psalm 116: Republican Party, Psalm 117: Green Party, Psalm 118: Republican Party, Psalm 119: Democrat Party, Psalm 120: Republican Party, Psalm 121: Republican Party, Psalm 122: Green Party, Psalm 123: Democrat Party, Psalm 124: Democrat Party, Psalm 125: Republican Party, Psalm 126: Republican Party, Psalm 127: Republican Party, Psalm 128: Democrat Party, Psalm 129: Democrat Party, Psalm 130: Republican Party, Psalm 131: Republican Party, Psalm 132: Democrat Party, Psalm 133: Republican Party, Psalm 134: Democrat Party, Psalm 135: Green Party, Psalm 136: Democrat Party, Psalm 137: Republican Party, Psalm 138: Republican Party, Psalm 139: Democrat Party, Psalm 140: Republican Party, Psalm 141: Green Party, Psalm 142: Republican Party, Psalm 143: Green Party, Psalm 144: Republican Party, Psalm 145: Republican Party, Psalm 146: Democrat Party, Psalm 147: Democrat Party, Psalm 148: Republican Party, Psalm 149: Republican Party, Psalm 150: Democrat Party

6. Psalm 85:10