In the Market with Janet Parshall Fake ID
Jan 23, 2026
Abdu Murray, Christian apologist and author of Fake ID, warns about AI, identity ideology, and cultural confusion. He explains why reality feels unstable and defines threats like transhumanism and bioclasm. He calls for returning to ancient biblical wisdom and for Christians to tell a better, compelling story.
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AI Win Signals A Human Identity Threat
- Abdu Murray connects an art contest using MidJourney to a broader collapse of reality caused by AI and identity ideologies.
- He sees AI triumph claims as evidence technology can denigrate human distinctiveness and spark cultural identity crises.
MidJourney Art Contest Sparked Realization
- Murray recounts Jason Allen winning a digital art prize using MidJourney and keeping the award despite not hand-painting it.
- The incident sparked artists' outrage and Murray's realization about technology denigrating human creativity.
Two Tsunamis Collapsing Reality
- Murray names two cultural tsunamis: bioclasm (smashing biological meanings) and AI mania (overreliance on AI).
- He argues both erode human identity by either making us 'gods' or reducing us to 'machines.'
