Volume 26, Issue 2
Pa g e 14
W is c onsin Ch ristian N e w s .c om
Between Transhumanism and Artificial Intelligence: The Middle Road is the Narrow Path To Everlasting Life
By Dr. Mike Spaulding May 2025
The medical field is buzzing about the potential for detecting disease early enough to successfully treat and restore to health those who, without the use of AI, would succumb to their malady. The fields of engineering, exploration, both of the earth and other planets, as well as philosophy and even theology are being impacted. Conversant AI is growing exponentially. Related to the last field mentioned, theology, Joe Allen recently posted in The American Spectator an article titled, “Techno- Religion Will Snare the Unbeliever.” Here is a snippet of that article.
“Traditional religions exalt higher intelligences above the human mind — God, angels, devas, and buddhas. But these religions fare poorly in the developed world, especially among the young. Religion’s influence has faded, along with its moral limits and responsibilities. For wistful souls, the resulting ‘religion-shaped void’ is pretty de- pressing. “The transhuman impulse — the drive to go be- yond human limits by way of technology, even to the point of abandoning our humanity — arises from a godless cosmos. The evolutionary view be-
not believe any of it, but that hardly matters. The people selling them the Future™ are true believ- ers.” That is as clear a statement on the dangers of AI and Transhumanism as you will find. This speaks clearly to a collective loss of the knowl- edge or belief in transcendence as it relates to world religions and their gods. Christianity, al- though not a religion, as it is relationship based, the only faith system of its kind, is not immune from this devastation. History has demonstrated repeatedly that a loss in the knowledge of a tran- scendent God leads ultimately to idolatry. The golden calf is every bit the equivalent of today’s emerging techno-religionists who claim faith in a better tomorrow based on techno-optimistic ide- ologies. We currently live in a time of dying socialism. That may sound surprising to some people. Amer- ican Progressives, which is to say utopian Marxist Communists, are seeing what they believed was their once promising future, the world of tomorrow “unburdened by what has been,” according to Ka- mala Harris, crumble as their ideology, being earthbound and without a positive example any- where and at any time, betrays their allegiance. In October of 2023 billionaire Marc Andreessen, founder of Andreessen-Horowitz, a venture capital firm in Silicon Valley, California, wrote what he de- scribed as a “Techno Optimist Manifesto,” giving great detail to what he saw as emerging technolo- gies and how those must be harnessed for a bright, productive future for all mankind. This man- ifesto has been described as a “materialist decla- ration of religious aspiration.” Andreessen believes that technology and tran- shumanism are not anti-human at all. In his man- ifesto he declares that these fields and the technological advances being made are, “the most pro-human thing there is. It serves us. The techno-capital machine works for us. All the ma- chines work for us.” As a side note, one of the many things that tech- nology will do is destroy the wickedness of DEI — Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. How will it or how is it presently destroying DEI? Andreessen says that technology is a techno-capital machine that “makes natural selection work for us in the realm of ideas. The best and most productive ideas win, and are combined and generate even better ideas. Those ideas materialize in the real world as technologically enabled goods and services that never would have emerged de novo.” In other words, all ideas are not equal. Ideas that are clearly inferior and amount to nothing more than pandering to classes of people will be rejected. Continued On Page 15
AI and Transhuman- ism are not new, but they are capturing much of the public’s at- tention. There is at the moment of an “arms
race,” to borrow a cold war idiom. This arms race is not that of rifles and bullets or armored vehicles — or exoskeleton armor for that matter. The race is to develop and unleash Artificial Intelligence to master the algorithms and quantum computing necessary for emerging technologies. And this, to outpace the enemies of America. Transhumanism fits into this arms race just as the Terminator movie franchise chillingly warned us of. It is the so-called future according to the Techno-cultists among us. And it will seek to eventually rule us all. It appears to me that humanity is on the precipice of great breakthroughs in the use of AI. I am not ascribing any sense of morality to that statement. It is simply an observation. The ethics of emerging technologies will be determined on the basis of utilization. I see potential for good — and because of human nature much evil. Time will tell which is which.
gins with atoms and the void. It moves through various organic forms, and presently sees the human brain as the highest intelligence in the known universe. Artificial intelligence holds out the promise of a tangible higher power. If God does not exist — and if aliens aren’t coming to save us — then we must create our own gods.” OpenAI co-founder Sam Altman once wrote that, “Successful people create companies…The most successful people create religions.” What Altman was saying is that idolatry is back in vogue.
This was Allen’s conclusion as well. From the same Techno-Religion article he wrote:
“…corporate religiosity — a world where logos are sacred symbols, mission statements are creeds, and top execs are saints — was born of American optimism. Today, that gilded faith is ac- celerating toward some dismal omega point in the Future™. Artificial intelligence advances just ahead of robotics. Brain-computer interfaces are catching up to genetic engineering. Digital cur- rency pulses through the system like electric blood.
Save on your order using promo code: TED5!
TeamHealthMasters.com
“Mammon-worship is coming to full realization through technology. The average consumer may
is READER SUPPOR T ED .... In these challenging times, we need the help of those who understand and appreciate the vital work we are doing and are willing to
News • Opinion • Commentary from a Biblical Perspective
H E L P US K EEP TH E PRESSES RO LL I N G !
Mike Spaulding interviews authors, researchers, and other people who are making a difference in the communities in which they live. Listen on on www.soaringeagleradio.com, WTTP FM in Lima, Ohio, on Global Star Radio Network Saturdays at 7pm EST, on Talk America Radio, and on Worldview Weekend Radio. Questions or comments may be sent to PastorMi k e @ cclohio . or g SoaringEagleRadio.com
Please prayerfully consider becoming a regularly monthly supporter, or a one-time donation in any amount to: Wisconsin Christian N ews 225780 Rib Mountain Dr . #229 Wausau, WI 54401 (Donations to WCN are NOT tax deductible)
Made with FlippingBook Converter PDF to HTML5