Daniel sits down with C. R. Wiley (@christopher.wiley) to explore the spiritual stakes of artificial intelligence and how technology is reshaping the way we think, what we trust, and what we worship. Drawing on Christian theology, Tolkien, and the history of idolatry, they examine AI as a potential new form of idol worship, the spiritual undercurrents of Silicon Valley, and the deeper implications of transhumanism. They explore the biblical story of the tree of knowledge of good and evil, the significance of Tom Bombadil, and the distinction between the natural earth and the artificial world humans are increasingly constructing.
The conversation also examines how technology affects memory, judgment, and human connection, and why physical discipline, spiritual discernment, and time away from the digital world may be more important than ever. As AI continues to expand its influence over our lives, Daniel and Chris ask what it means to remain grounded in faith, embodied in the real world, and fully human in an increasingly artificial age.
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C. R. Wiley is a minister living in the Pacific Northwest. He has written for Touchstone Magazine, Modern Reformation, Sacred Architecture, The Imaginative Conservative, Front Porch Republic, Scenes Media, and National Review. His short fiction has appeared in The Mythic Circle (published by the Mythopoeic Society) and elsewhere, and he has published young adult fiction. He has been a commercial real estate investor, a building contractor, and a college professor. He is a member of the Academy of Philosophy and Letters. Follow him at crwiley.com.