Settled Knowledge?
AI will be a powerful tool for making connections that haven't yet been made. The possibilities for chemistry, weather prediction, engineering, and more are fascinating. All this depends on massive historical data sets. Then, testing AI predictions will add to these data sets. The cycle will continue.
But what about completely new discoveries, those rare finds that open up whole new directions? Is everything knowable already known? What about relational knowing? Knowing God? There's much still to be discovered that machines alone won't find.
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The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. — Prov. 9:10
AI is the buzz right now. Like most technologies, it will be used for good and for harm. But will it replace humans? In one sense, yes. I am confident AI will replace humans in some jobs. But in another sense, no. Wisdom must be valued above intelligence, and there is no such thing as artificial wisdom. Will machines humble themselves (understand, stand under) before the Lord? Will machines come to know the Holy One and experience eternal life?
- love
- Holy Spirit
- humility
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- politics & society
- mission & witness
- holiness
- parable & metaphor
- identity
- eternal life
- doubt & deconstruction
- leadership
- grace
- justice
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- poverty & compassion
- imagination & creativity
- technology & ai
- knowing God
- human dignity
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- community
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- spiritual formation
- epistemology
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- culture
- creation & nature
- discipleship
I practice the spiritual discipline of rescuing earthworms on paved surfaces. It's a reminder to me that I can pause what I'm doing, get a little dirty, and help. Also, that I've been given the responsibility to care.