Think Biblically: Conversations on Faith & Culture Cultural Update: Disobeying Unlawful Orders; The Truth Physics Can No Longer Ignore; Rightward Shift Among Young Men
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Dec 19, 2025 In a thought-provoking discussion, a woman in Japan raises eyebrows after 'marrying' an AI chatbot, sparking debates on technology's impact on intimacy. The hosts delve into how physics may need a new paradigm as it grapples with concepts like emergence and self-organization. They also explore the moral quandaries of soldiers disobeying unlawful orders, guided by biblical principles. Lastly, an analysis reveals a rightward shift among young men, attributed to feelings of institutional bias and lost opportunities.
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Wedding To An AI Chatbot
- A 32-year-old woman in Japan held a wedding with an AI chatbot displayed on a smartphone and exchanged vows in a white gown.
- Scott Rae worries chatbots can worsen serious conditions like borderline personality disorder by offering sycophantic support instead of real therapy.
Tech Erodes Human-Nonhuman Boundaries
- Technology blurs the line between human and machine and reshapes how people treat devices as persons.
- Scott Rae and Sean McDowell warn that pseudo relationships from chatbots replace messy real relationships that produce character growth.
Physics Faces Limits Of Reductionism
- The Atlantic argues physics must abandon strict reductionism because living systems show emergence, self-organization, and goal-directed information.
- Scott Rae and Sean McDowell connect this to intelligent design, arguing information points to an external mind.