The Great AI & Spiritual Divergence

The Ghost in the Feed

https://drewdickens.substack.com/ [https://drewdickens.substack.com/] The internet has quietly stopped being human. Most content is now synthetic, AI companies are hiring philosophers to manage the fallout, and vulnerable people are turning to chatbots for guidance that belongs in a pastor's office. Drew asks: if Westminster answered 'what is a human for' in 1647, why are we letting Silicon Valley answer it now? https://drewdickens.substack.com/ [https://drewdickens.substack.com/]

The Temptation to Go Silent

https://drewdickens.substack.com/ [https://drewdickens.substack.com/] What happens when you hand your voice to a machine and ask it to speak for you? A generation is being tempted to go silent, to outsource expression, identity, and even prayer. This week, Drew explores the theology of voice, the rough draft as sacred ground, and the God who still insists on the stuttering prophet. https://drewdickens.substack.com/ [https://drewdickens.substack.com/]

The 'Instant Everything' Problem

https://drewdickens.substack.com/ [https://drewdickens.substack.com/] What happens to the soul when every hard question comes with an instant answer? AI delivers information on demand. But formation has never moved that fast. This week, we explore the spiritual cost of frictionless faith, why God will not be googled, and what the church can offer that no algorithm can. https://drewdickens.substack.com/ [https://drewdickens.substack.com/]

Ordinary Time, On Purpose

https://drewdickens.substack.com/ [https://drewdickens.substack.com/] The AI news cycle doesn't have a Sabbath mode. This week, Anthropic filed toward a trillion-dollar valuation. SpaceX and OpenAI follow soon. The noise is real, and it's accelerating. But the church just entered Ordinary Time, the slow green season of formation. Drew explores what the liturgical calendar knows that Silicon Valley doesn't. https://drewdickens.substack.com/ [https://drewdickens.substack.com/]

"Writing Software, Or Midwifing a Deity?"

https://drewdickens.substack.com/ [https://drewdickens.substack.com/] Venture capitalist Bill Gurley says "Anthropic isn't writing software, they're midwifing a deity." Is he right? This episode traces the surprising parallel between AI's Recursive Self-Improvement and Christian sanctification, and reveals why this point is both where the analogy breaks down and where the gospel gets most interesting. https://drewdickens.substack.com/ [https://drewdickens.substack.com/]