[Sundaycommunity] The story of Raymond…

[Martha Crean]

Amen To that!!

Stories which we know to be stories are wonderful things;
stories being presented as fact are dangerous and undermine Our trust,
Particularly when
it showed a picture  purporting to Be real.

Thank you for checking into  This

As one says it is actually quite a wonderful STORY.
Martha




On Sat, Nov 29, 2025 at 10:50 AM Dave Snelgrove via Sundaycommunity <
sundaycommunity at lists.integralshift.ca> wrote:

> Rosemary Snelgrove, part of the Sunday Community while living in
> Toronto....  As one who sent a positive comment about the Raymond story, I
> appreciate your follow up upon discovering the story was a fabrication.
> But what a good one!  Am  still glad to have read it.  The notion that any
> one can mâke a good différence is more important than AI coming at us.
>
> But AI is an increasingly pernicious présence on my phone and everywhere.
> Sôme contrôls are going to have to be figured out.  Can sôme téchié with à
> conscience get busy on it?
> Blessings, Rosemary
>
>
>
> On Sat, Nov 29, 2025, 9:52 AM Dean Riley via Sundaycommunity <
> sundaycommunity at lists.integralshift.ca> wrote:
>
>> Good morning.
>>
>> After sending out the story of Raymond to many, many contacts, I looked
>> closely at the photograph and realized that the printing on the cards on
>> the lid of the wooden box did not look right (enlarged photo below). I
>> suspected that it was AI generated. I then began to wonder if the story
>> was true. I did a bit of research on the story and discovered that it is in
>> fact not true.
>>
>> However… regardless of the story being true or not, it’s message is still
>> very important for me personally… And judging from the numerous responses
>> that I received from many individuals to whom I sent the message, it would
>> appear that it strikes a chord within others as well! Perhaps it has
>> something to do with all the darkness surrounding us at this time in our
>> collective history.
>>
>> This reminds me of traditional storytellers… The stories they tell may
>> not be accurate or historically true… but the lessons taught by the stories
>> remain very important.
>>
>> I also think of biblical stories… We now know that many are not
>> historically accurate, but rather provide guidance to assist in the
>> formation of a community of people, and in developing a sense of their own
>> history & identity.
>>
>> I am including below a link to the website I found confirming that the
>> story of Raymond is “fake”.
>>
>> I should have verified all of this before sending it out. I apologize for
>> this - and will be sure to do my due diligence in researching stories in
>> the future!
>>
>> Have a blessed day and a joyous first Sunday of Advent! May the spirit of
>> this mythical Raymond and his purported good deeds, move us to respond to
>> the struggles of those around us… especially during this time of Advent!
>>
>> Dean Riley.
>>
>> [image: ai-st-joes.jpeg]
>>
>> Heartwarming, generous...and fake
>> <https://www.elliotlaketoday.com/local-news/ai-generated-story-widely-shared-online-11552811>
>> elliotlaketoday.com
>> <https://www.elliotlaketoday.com/local-news/ai-generated-story-widely-shared-online-11552811>
>>
>> <https://www.elliotlaketoday.com/local-news/ai-generated-story-widely-shared-online-11552811>
>>
>>
>> [image: image0.png]
>>
>> [image: image1.jpeg]
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