Video: John Lennox | 2084: Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Humanity | Talks at Google (7/3/21, https://youtu.be/Z8UwMvbfoI4)

"We are made in the image of God. That gives us dignity and value. Some aspects of surveillance seem to infringe on that. They seem to be invasions of privacy, the space that God has given us to function. Certainly, when it comes to controlling people and getting them not to act out of their consciences but to do what the state requires, that can be a very dangerous path. We’re seeing that already, as I have mentioned. But, of course, once we begin to talk about artificial general intelligence, there are two strands again. The first one is to bioengineer existing humans and turn them into gods. The Israeli historian Yuval Noah Harari has written a book called Homo Deus, which means “the man who is God.” He very straight forwardly says that there are two major agenda items for the 21st century. One is to solve the problem of death as a physical problem, meaning that medicine will go so far that you don’t need to die. You could die, but you don’t need to. Second is to bioengineer human life to enhance it through technology, drugs, and other things so that we create a superhuman intelligence. That’s where all the dystopian scenarios come from, and that fuels films like The Matrix and so on. They’re scary because we are at the cusp of potentially altering what it means to be human permanently. Human beings, “version 1.0” as created by God, are by nature special. The specialness of human beings is seen in the fact that God became one. The Word became human, became flesh, and dwelt among us. I take that extremely seriously, and therefore any attempt to make “humans 2.0” is going to be a step away from God’s design, not a step toward God." (John Lennox)

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Oxford mathematician John Lennox discusses AI, Science and Religion

In light of my participation in Jordan Peterson's Exodus Seminar, I'm continuing with my own commentary on Exodus. This is my second episode on the subject, where I will cover the burning bush in Exodus 3 all the way up to Zipporah and the circumcision of Moses' son in Exodus 4.

Original YouTube video: https://youtu.be/xG72lKeQ5SY
My first video on Exodus: Slaves in Egypt: Exodus 1-2: https://youtu.be/3mbZYgZfHo4

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265 - The Burning Bush: Exodus 3 - 4

Should nations ever be Christian? Supposedly, we now live in a 'post-Christian' UK, but is this true? Could the UK ever be Christian in future?

With new census data showing that less than 50% of the population of England and Wales now identifies as 'Christian', Dr Joe Boot, Tim Dieppe and Paul Huxley look at what that means for the UK, the societal cost of becoming 'less Christian', and how, as a Christian remnant in this land, we can take steps forward to put Christ at the centre of our nation.

Read more:
https://christianconcern.com/comment/diwali-dechristianisation-and-the-nation/
https://christianconcern.com/comment/britains-first-hindu-prime-minister/


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Could the UK ever be Christian again? | Round the Table

Ho! Ho! Ho! In our secular and pluralistic society, the debate rages each year about de-Christianising Christmas to make it more "inclusive". What's at stake when Christians stop fighting for Christian Christmas? Can you strip away the Christian virtues behind Christmas without losing the light, love, joy, peace, and goodwill at its heart? Are there even ways to "re-Christianise" some of the cultural elements around Christmas traditions which many still enjoy? And what are the unique evangelistic opportunities Christmas still offers, even to those who've long forgotten its Christian origins? Andy and Aaron discuss all these questions and more in our festive special episode!

RESOURCES:
* Douglas Wilson, God Rest Ye Merry: Why Christmas is the Foundation for Everything (Canon Press, 2012)
* G. K. Chesterton, The Spirit of Christmas (Xanadu, 1984)
* C.S. 'Xmas and Christmas: A Lost chapter from Herodotus' (1954)

Episode 52 - Who Owns Christmas?

Given the general craziness of the times, last year on Pod of the Gaps we identified six key challenges for the Church to face up to as it seeks to interpret and speak into our cultural moment. 

So at the beginning of yet another year, we thought we'd do it again! Andy and Aaron start off by reviewing last year's challenges, before again doing the all-important live-reveal (unbeknownst to each other) and see what comes out. It's all very exciting ... 

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Episode 53 - Six Challenges for the Church in 2023

"Christ says "Give me All. I don't want so much of your time and so much of your money and so much of your work: I want You. I have not come to torment your natural self, but to kill it. No half-measures are any good. I don't want to cut off a branch here and a branch there, I want to have the whole tree down. I don't want to drill the tooth, or crown it, or stop it, but to have it out. Hand over the whole natural self, all the desires which you think innocent as well as the ones you think wicked—the whole outfit. I will give you a new self instead. In fact, I will give you Myself: my own will shall become yours." (Scholar C.S. Lewis)

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