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Sunday, April 19, 2026

In this thought-provoking talk, Professor John Lennox explores the intriguing connection between biblical prophecy and modern artificial intelligence.

Focusing on the concept of "the Beast" from the Book of Revelation, Lennox examines whether today's rapidly advancing AI technologies could play a role in shaping systems of control described in Scripture.

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"So Harrari projections into the future and his idea is that we're going to upgrade humans into gods. The biblical answer to it is spectacular because there is a homodos, a man who is God.

But it's not man becoming God. It's God becoming man.

And the heart of the Christian faith is that the word became flesh and dwelt among us. evidenced by his resurrection and his ascension. There is a homodos.

We don't have to wait for Harari or Kurtz or anybody else to create a man who is God. There is a man who is God.

Now, isn't it interesting ladies and gentlemen that when someone like Harari or Kurtz says this is going to happen, people say, "Oh, that's fascinating."

But when we claim that there is a man who is God, oh, they say you couldn't possibly believe that. That's the Bible, isn't it? [laughter]

And what I want to argue to you tonight seriously is this. We have come to a very important moment where we can see in our culture ideas that are parodies of what we've already got in the Bible, which gives us a remarkable opportunity to speak into what's going on.

Now, one of the hopes of these people, you've probably heard it, is to upgrade ourselves and become more intelligent and all this kind of thing.

But you see, there is already in existence a divine upgrade."

https://johnlennox.org/about-john-lennox/

Harari https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haim_Harari

Kurtz https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/about/team/team/mkurtz

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johnlennox.org

Harari
en.wikipedia.org

Kurtz
ui.adsabs.harvard.edu
(duh)

#1 | Posted by Corky at 2026-04-19 11:47 AM | Reply

"The face recognition and CCTV cameras that are used to catch criminals can be used for social control and surveillance.

In England at the moment, there are more closed circuit TV cameras than in the whole of North America.

China is putting 600 million CCTV cameras into its country this year and
they are developing social control. It's already operating in 13 cities.

And the
basic idea, they will probably modify it a little, is that each citizen is given 300 points. And people are tracked.

They're observed. And if they're seen buying something that the authorities think might be a waste of time or going to a questionable place, they lose points.

And then they begin to discover that their credit card won't be accepted or that they can't get onto a train or they can't go to their favorite restaurant or they do things that are regarded as good and their point score goes up and they may be able to buy a new car and there's been a time argument a Time article about it that's makes really scary reading.

It's saying it's setting the stage for the most thorough form of surveillance the world has ever seen. This point system in China is welcomed by people.

The amazing thing is they think it's marvelous and they go around saying to people to their friends, "I've pushed my points up by 50.
How are you doing?"

that's from the reasonably short thread video, here's the Time article with a full description of the Surveillance and Point system.

time.com

Here's the US buying into this kind of system:

time.com

While Australia is removing their Chinese surveillance systems:

time.com

#2 | Posted by Corky at 2026-04-19 11:58 AM | Reply

"connection between biblical prophecy and modern (fill in the blank)."

Hey Corky.
For us normal people, when you post these kinds of stories, it puts you in league with the Snake Handlers.

#3 | Posted by snoofy at 2026-04-19 12:18 PM | Reply

#3

Posts like that put you in the same league as... everyone else who substitutes ad hominem for argument.

biblical prophecies fulfilled

www.google.com

be sure and Dive Deeper

#4 | Posted by Corky at 2026-04-19 12:56 PM | Reply

Lol ThE BeAsTz!

#5 | Posted by jpw at 2026-04-19 01:39 PM | Reply

More non-argument, more ad hominem.

So telling.

#6 | Posted by Corky at 2026-04-19 01:46 PM | Reply

It wasn't ad hominem.

And I laugh at this as much as Miss Cleo for good reason.

#7 | Posted by jpw at 2026-04-19 01:51 PM | Reply

Yes, because as an Gnostic Atheist, you KNOW THE TRUTH!

So naturally you laugh at anything outside your self-perceived knowledge.

I mean, obviously these Oxford and Harvard Profs of Pure Mathematics and Astrophysics are intellectual pikers in comparison.

#8 | Posted by Corky at 2026-04-19 01:56 PM | Reply

It sounds like Oxford Professor John Lennox just lost most of his credibility with academia.

#9 | Posted by moder8 at 2026-04-19 02:06 PM | Reply

Cool argument from authority. As usual.

#10 | Posted by jpw at 2026-04-19 02:16 PM | Reply

biblical prophecies fulfilled
#4 | Posted by Corky

I don't doubt your sincerity.
I doubt your relevance.

How do I turn this information you have into actionable wisdom?
Just tell me how you do it.

What are you doing differently in your life because of it?

#11 | Posted by snoofy at 2026-04-19 02:20 PM | Reply

#9

Not at all... here he is at the Oxford Union in a room of mostly atheists and agnostics briefly addressing the famed Oxford Union:

www.youtube.com

(you can just ff to the end for the standing ovation, as you guys are as unlikely to watch something that questions your preconceived notions... you know, as you did with the thread video)

#12 | Posted by Corky at 2026-04-19 02:21 PM | Reply

#11

You fail to address the accuracy of the predictions, which you previously snickered at above.

Failing to do so, you answer a question with a question; an evasion.

How knowing the results of the next horse race could be actionable is... a nonsense question.

#13 | Posted by Corky at 2026-04-19 02:27 PM | Reply

Accuracy.

Lol

Perceptions of accuracy are driven primarily by confirmation bias and appreciation.

You see what you want to see, not what is.

#14 | Posted by jpw at 2026-04-19 02:32 PM | Reply

Corky: with all due respect, fuck off.

#15 | Posted by moder8 at 2026-04-19 02:35 PM | Reply

- You see what you want to see, not what is.

Nice self-description.

- argument from authority.

Only becomes a logical fallacy when the authority lacks expertise in that field.... see the definition.

The authorities I cited argue from their own expertise in their own fields.

#15

Amazing how people, having not watched the thread video, know the subject matter well enough to tell anyone who disagrees with their OPINIONS to F off.

I know what I say are my opinions and beliefs... you guys seem to know THE TRUTH of these matters... just like any Fundie Faux-Christian.

Fundie Atheists are nothing new, though Fundie Agnostics are... hilarious!

#16 | Posted by Corky at 2026-04-19 02:47 PM | Reply

Your usual dodge. You onky mention them because they're perceived as smart, something you love perceiving in yourself.

Your arguments are rarely based on yhr merits of the info you post, just snide attempts at condescension and logical fallacies.

#17 | Posted by jpw at 2026-04-19 03:00 PM | Reply

At least I can spell.... lol!

#18 | Posted by Corky at 2026-04-19 03:02 PM | Reply

- something you love perceiving in yourself.

This is assigning a position aka a strawman fallacy.

My arguments here have been in response to mostly attacks for having different opinions than the majority here, rather than to arguments.

S'ok, the site owner is a Christian; actually a very Universalist Christian.

He must be a laughable lying dumbass who should go F himself, too, right?

#19 | Posted by Corky at 2026-04-19 03:10 PM | Reply

It's not a strawman if its a simple observation.

#20 | Posted by jpw at 2026-04-19 03:37 PM | Reply | Funny: 1

Assigning a fact not in evidence is a straw man.... yours is an opinion, not a fact.

#21 | Posted by Corky at 2026-04-19 04:10 PM | Reply

You're arguing with yourself.

#22 | Posted by jpw at 2026-04-19 04:12 PM | Reply

Oh good grief. More of corky

#23 | Posted by LauraMohr at 2026-04-19 04:17 PM | Reply

That's just another weak assertion, not an argument of anything... most like a non sequitur, or just another strawman.

So, yeah, I might as well be arguing with myself as you have none.

#24 | Posted by Corky at 2026-04-19 04:22 PM | Reply

#23

Now, see? There's a spectacular Argument!

#25 | Posted by Corky at 2026-04-19 04:23 PM | Reply

*yawn*

Trust me, sport, you're arguing with yourself.

#26 | Posted by jpw at 2026-04-19 04:27 PM | Reply

#26

Yet another common assertion... merely rhetorical.

#27 | Posted by Corky at 2026-04-19 04:51 PM | Reply

Trump raped children.

#28 | Posted by ClownShack at 2026-04-19 05:11 PM | Reply

#28

He's doing the same to this country, and to whatever other parts of the rest of the world he can manage.

In the meantime, the first part of the thread video is the creators and movers in AI pointing out that they aren't in control of AI.

And we have China taking DNA samples of their population for surveillance purposes, setting up an AI-based economic control sof their population, and exporting said control to other countries, including the US via Tic-Toc...

... as the post and Time articles in #2 documents.

#29 | Posted by Corky at 2026-04-19 05:23 PM | Reply

Pretty sure "the beast" was Nero.
But that doesn't sustain an eternity of control and the theft of untold trillions.

#30 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2026-04-19 05:59 PM | Reply

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