April 26 at 9:45 AM in the Living Room.

At the heart of the discussion is a pressing question: what distinguishes God and human beings in an age when the growing power and reach of AI seem to diminish their significance? On one hand, AI appears to reduce the human role across a wide range of fields—from art to healthcare, to research, to warfare, and even personal relationships. On the other hand, it risks supplanting eternal God as Creator, Redeemer, and Sustainer with a pseudo god of technology.

The irony is that scientific discoveries, the pursuit of knowledge, and the improvement of our lives are gifts from God who inspires the noblest aspirations of humankind. The danger comes when we forget their source, substituting the true God with false gods of our creation.

Indeed, while AI offers many genuine benefits, its development and application—without thoughtful moral and spiritual guardrails—can become something more troubling: a modern Promethean project, a new Tower of Babel on a global scale, or even a digital Golem beyond our control.

1. What are the unique attributes and nature of humans?

2. Does AI encourage us to view ourselves as gods who no longer need God?

3. How do you define the uniqueness of God ?

4. How can we celebrate the benefits of AI without letting it replace what makes humankind unique; will AI gain consciousness, i.e.  create its own world of bots?

5. Is it true that AI is emergent, a whole greater than the sum of its parts? 

6. What does Christian theology  teach us about the use and abuse of AI? 

7. How can AI serve not subjugate human flourishing?

Scriptures:

Genesis 1:27; Genesis 11:1-9; Psalm 8:3-9; I Corinthians 10:14-22 

Bring friends and enjoy coffee and snacks.  Childcare is provided on the youth floor for children of all ages starting at 9:00 AM.

Zoom Meeting ID: 447 525 3893     

Passcode: Brick62

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Rev. Dr. Abigail Rian Evans, M.Div., PhD, L.H.D. has decades of experience in the development of innovative approaches to health and wellness. She has drawn widely from the disciplines of psychology, medicine, psychiatry, ethics, religion and spirituality and has been instrumental in developing effective new approaches for the delivery of healthcare in her extensive publications and lectures. Her graduate degrees are from Princeton Seminary and Georgetown University with graduate studies at Princeton University, University of Basel, Switzerland, University of Birmingham, Corpus Christi College, Oxford, UK.

Rev. Dr. is Professor Emerita, Princeton Seminary, Senior Scholar Pellegrino Clinical Center of Bioethics, and adj. Professor Department of Family Medicine, Georgetown Medical School. Presbyterian minister for over 60 years as missionary, pastor, preacher, bioethicist, author of numerous books and articles, and government consultant including on the Clinton White House Task Force on Health Care. Honors include Who’s Who in Theology and Science, Who’s Who in America, and recipient of US House of Representatives Proclamation (2017) in appreciation of her outstanding contributions in healthcare and women’s advocacy work. She is the mother of 4 adult sons (including Rev. Tom Evans) and 13 grandchildren and great grandchildren.