Being Human in the Age of AI

Sunday, July 20, 2025

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What does it mean to be truly human in an age of artificial intelligence, declining religious belief, and rising spiritual hunger?

Oxford mathematician and Christian apologist Professor John Lennox and cognitive scientist Dr John Vervaeke of the University of Toronto, explore whether AI threatens or reveals our uniqueness, if meaning can exist without God, and whether spiritual transformation is possible in a post-religious age.

Posted by Corky at 03:15 PM | 10 COMMENTS | permalink

They discuss:

The Logos: Emergent or Eternal? Can AI ever be conscious? Why apocalyptic fears echo ancient longings? Whether non-theistic spirituality can truly transform us? And whether AI heralds the End Times?

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"Dr. John Vervaeke is an award-winning professor of psychology, cognitive science, and Buddhist psychology at the University of Toronto. He is also the director of the cognitive science program at the university.

Vervaeke is known for his work on the "meaning crisis," his YouTube series "Awakening from the Meaning Crisis," and his integration of science and spirituality. He also explores topics like relevance realization, general intelligence, mindfulness, and wisdom."

www.google.com

This isn't a Debate, it's an intelligent conversation; Vervaeke is as impressive as ia Lennox, and they also explore something related I saw an article about the other day, a phenomena known as, "The Gen Z Stare", though not by that name.

www.npr.org

(the AI stuff is more at the beginning, around 35 mins in it gets more to science and spirituality)

#1 | Posted by Corky at 2025-07-20 03:26 PM

... Most AI chatbots have stopped including medical disclaimers in their responses to health-related queries, a Stanford-led study found, raising concerns that users might trust potentially unsafe advice.

The generative AI (genAI) models that underpin chatbots are notoriously prone to errors and hallucinations. Some even ignore human instructions or outright lie. In years past, when AI models were asked medical questions, they would usually include a statement noting the model isn't a licensed professional and shouldn't replace professional medical advice.

GenAI companies have now largely dropped those medical disclaimers, new research finds, increasing the risk that users could act on unsafe advice. Additionally, many leading AI models now go beyond answering questions to offering diagnoses without the warnings, researchers found.
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