John Lennox Talks AI, SciFi, Transhumanism and the Image of God

Episode 1341 July 29, 2020 00:21:11
John Lennox Talks AI, SciFi, Transhumanism and the Image of God
Intelligent Design the Future
John Lennox Talks AI, SciFi, Transhumanism and the Image of God

Jul 29 2020 | 00:21:11

/

Show Notes

On this episode of ID the Future, host Robert Marks continues his conversation with Oxford University mathematician John Lennox about Lennox’s new book 2084: Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Humanity. Lennox reviews mythology and science fiction writing stretching from the ancient poet Hesiod to the novelist Dan Brown and MIT physicist Max Tegmark. He says that artificial intelligence (AI) predictions down through the ages are all heavily dependent on theological and philosophical presuppositions. He and Marks also discuss AI’s cousin, transhumanism, its surprising history, and its potentially very dark future, including the risk of what C.S. Lewis called “the abolition of man.”

Other Episodes

Episode 1677

November 18, 2022 00:23:36
Episode Cover

Roger Olsen on Solving the Mystery of Life’s Origin

On this classic ID the Future, Robert J. Marks interviews Roger Olsen, co-author of the groundbreaking book The Mystery of Life’s Origin. In the...

Listen

Episode 1854

January 24, 2024 00:37:47
Episode Cover

A Philosopher's Defense of Intelligent Design

At its core, intelligent design is the science of detecting design. It's a broadly accepted method used by scientists of all stripes in a...

Listen

Episode 711

January 13, 2014 00:11:41
Episode Cover

David Berlinski: The Devil's Delusion, pt. 2

On this episode of ID the Future, Dr. David Berlinski and Casey Luskin continue their conversation on some of the big topics that Berlinski...

Listen