The Artificial

You'll be able to find the podcast there , links to buy the book , and what's really cool about this website is that I built it without writing a single line of code , so I built it using only AI and only my words , you know , telling the AI what I wanted , describing what I wanted the website to look like and what features I wanted it to have , and it

turned out really , really good and I wanted to sort of demonstrate to you guys what is possible , right ? So you know , you could be someone who knows absolutely nothing about programming and be as long as you can use words , as long as you know how to type , you can use AI to build websites like this or or different products or ideas that you have .

So this is sort of democratizing the ability to , you know , build things on the internet for the first time , which is sort of game changing . And a big impetus for writing the book was to inspire more people to build . One of the things that I've talked about for many years now is , like GAB is an acronym , right , like G-A-B , go and build .

You know I want to inspire other entrepreneurs to build things for the parallel society . You know we need more parallel infrastructure and GAB can't do everything right . You know we have the social network , we have the AI infrastructure .

Now we have a lot of other things , too that we had to build internally just to keep those services afloat over the years in the face of deplatforming . So I want to inspire other people to build , and if you go check out that website , it's pretty cool that I built that whole thing only using AI . So go check that out .

It's pretty cool , and it'll have all the links to buy the book , and you could either buy it on Amazon they have paperback and the Kindle version and then , if you don't want to support Amazon as I know a lot of you don't we also have the ebook available on the Gab shop as well . So I want to get into chapter one today .

This chapter is called the Artificial . Everything around us is increasingly synthetic . The artificial has become the dominant force in modern life , replacing what is natural , organic and real . The food we eat is processed , the conversations we have are filtered through screens and the relationships we form are mediated by algorithms .

Even our perception of reality is shaped by AI narratives designed to capture our attention and mold our beliefs . The rise of artificial intelligence and digital systems is not merely a technological shift . It is a spiritual and philosophical reordering of reality . Artificiality is not limited to material things .

It extends to the way we think , the way we interact and the way we understand ourselves . Social media encourages people to present a curated version of their lives , manufacturing an illusion of perfection that breeds envy and insecurity . The entertainment industry fabricates stories that reinforce false narratives about human nature , history and morality .

Human nature , history and morality AI-generated content , from news articles to deepfake videos , blur the lines between truth and fiction , making it increasingly difficult to discern reality from manipulation . This artificial world is not accidental . It has been constructed by those who believe that nature , tradition and faith are obstacles to progress .

The modern technocratic elite does not see the world as something to be understood and preserved , but as something to be reconstructed according to their own vision . They believe that through AI , biotechnology and digital control , they can improve humanity by reshaping human nature itself .

In this vision , man is no longer a being created in the image of God , but a malleable entity to be optimized , enhanced and eventually replaced . The problem with this artificial paradigm is that it leads people away from truth . With this artificial paradigm is that it leads people away from truth .

A world mediated by AI is a world where people no longer experience reality directly . Instead , they consume simulations .

They interact with chatbots instead of people , they engage with digital representations rather than physical communities and they trust algorithmically curated content rather than physical communities , and they trust algorithmically curated content rather than seeking knowledge through first-hand experience . This is not progress .

It is a descent into an illusion , a counterfeit existence that numbs the soul and detaches man from his true nature . Christians must recognize the threat of artificiality and resist the temptation to substitute convenience for authenticity . Ai tools can certainly be useful , but they must never replace the human intellect , the human spirit or human relationships .

There is a profound difference between using technology as a tool and allowing it to reshape human nature . The more we allow artificial intelligence to mediate our thoughts , our emotions and our decisions , the more we surrender our ability to live as free and moral beings .

One of the greatest dangers of artificial intelligence is not its potential to redefine morality itself . Ai does not possess a soul , it does not know right from wrong , and it operates based on programming . That programming is controlled by those who have already rejected Christian ethics in favor of a secular , materialist worldview .

If AI systems are given authority over decision-making , governance , law enforcement and economics , then we are no longer living under moral authority , but under a mechanized system of control designed by people who reject God . Artificial intelligence is already being used to shape culture and control public opinion .

Recommendation algorithms dictate what news people read , what videos they watch and what content they engage with . These systems are not neutral . They are designed to reinforce specific narratives while suppressing dissenting voices . Ai-driven censorship ensures that Christian perspectives are labeled as hate speech , while secular ideologies are promoted as objective truth .

The result is a world where technology does not serve humanity , but governs it . To counter this trend , christians must consciously choose what is real over what is artificial .

This means prioritizing in-person relationships over digital interactions , choosing books over algorithmically filtered content and engaging with the physical world rather than retreating into virtual spaces . It means valuing human creativity over AI-generated art , human wisdom over machine logic , and divine revelation over technological utopianism .

The world of the artificial is seductive because it offers convenience , efficiency and endless entertainment , but in exchange , it demands that we surrender control over our own thoughts , choices and understandings of reality . Christians must reject this trade-off . We must remain rooted in what is real our faith , our families , our communities and our God .

The artificial may offer temporary pleasures , but only the real offers eternal truth . The battle between the artificial and the real is ultimately a spiritual one . It is the same battle that has been waged since the Garden of Eden , where man was tempted to exchange divine wisdom for the illusion of self-determination .

Today , the temptation is different in form but identical in essence . Ai promises to enhance our lives , but if we allow it to replace our God-given faculties , it will ultimately enslave us . The path forward is clear . We must use technology without being ruled by it .

We must engage with AI without surrendering our humanity and , above all , we must ensure that our ultimate reality is not dictated by machines , but anchored in the eternal truth of God . Not dictated by machines , but anchored in the eternal truth of God . The choice before us is not between progress and primitivism , but between simulation and sacrality .

Modernity's artificiality , its synthetic foods , synthetic relationships , synthetic values , is a cry for the substance found only in Christ . As AI unravels the old order's pretenses , the church must embody the scandalous particularity of the incarnation . God made flesh in a specific time and place .

God made flesh in a specific time and place , not abstracted into an algorithm . Our task is to build local arcs , resilient , christ-centered communities that ride the rising flood of synthetic meaning .

These arcs will not reject technology but baptize it , turning surveillance tools into guardians of privacy , social platforms into spaces for communion and AI into servants of real community . When the towers of Babel crumble , as they always do , the church must remain , not as a relic but as a living witness to the world remade .

Liberalism's grand promise was freedom freedom from tradition , from constraint and from anything that tethered the individual to something greater than the self . It vowed to unlock human potential through reason and markets and boundless choice , but in its quest to liberate it has stripped the world of weight and meaning , replacing the sacred with the artificial .

What once grounded us , things like family , faith and shared purpose , has been eroded , leaving a reality where community is simulated on screens and wisdom is reduced to data points , and identity is endlessly customizable yet utterly hollow . The modern world shaped by this ideology . Ideology offers the illusion of limitless possibility , but delivers only detachment .

We are more connected than ever , yet lonelier than before , drowning in information , yet starved for truth . Empowered by technology , yet alienated from our own humanity . In flattening all distinctions and dissolving deeper commitments into the acid of consumer choice , liberalism has not lifted us toward transcendence .

It has trapped us in a perpetual state of distraction , where nothing is permanent , nothing is sacred and nothing is real . Yet beneath the sleek machinery of progress , a deeper hunger remains , one that no algorithm can satisfy . People long for roots , for belonging , for something unchanging in a world designed to be fluid .

The project of modernity , once thought unstoppable , now shows its fractures . The future does not belong to those who worship efficiency and endless reinvention . It belongs to those who reclaim the enduring truths that no ideology can erase . The cracks in the old order are widening .

For those with eyes to see , the post-war liberal project , an experiment in secular globalism , staggers under the weight of its own contradictions . Its decline is not just political or economic . It coincides with the rapid ascent of artificial intelligence , a technology that both hastens its downfall and exposes the spiritual emptiness at its core .

For Christians , this convergence demands more than passive observation . It calls for discernment , as AI is not a mere tool , nor is it the amplify the chaos .

The crumbling Bretton Woods system struggles against decentralized currencies , algorithmic trading reshapes markets faster than regulators can react , and global supply chains optimized for efficiency rather than resilience buckle under pressure . In this new reality , ai treats workers as disposable data points and nations as mere variables in a machine-run economy .

Yet amid the upheaval , a choice remains AI can either entrench the dehumanizing logic of globalism or be reclaimed for something greater tools that strengthen local economies , empower communities and restore agency to individuals , rather than consolidating control in distant technocratic hands .

Will we allow AI to deepen the fractures of a broken world , or will we wield it to rebuild ? Root it in human dignity and solidarity ? The answer lies not in the technology itself , but in those who shape its purpose . The global revolt against the technocratic rule is , at its core , a rebellion against governance by unaccountable algorithms .

Populist and nationalist uprisings reject a system where unallactic bureaucrats and machine learning models dictate policy , reducing human lives to data points . Globalism's crisis is not merely about nationalism . It is about the deep distrust of a system that has replaced self-governance with algorithmic control .

Nowhere is this clearer than in AI-driven surveillance states such as China with their social credit system , in surveillance states such as China with their social credit system , which is the ultimate expression of a godless order that replaces human dignity with digital profiles .

Yet even as nation states reclaim sovereignty , a new empire arises , one not led by governments but by algorithms of Silicon Valley , where unelected tech executives shape culture , commerce and even the boundaries of acceptable thought . This shift presents a paradoxical opportunity for Christians .

As centralized powers fracture , the church can model a different kind of order , one where AI serves human flourishing rather than subjugating it . The early church's communal vision , where resources were shared rather than hoarded , stands in a stark contrast to both the decaying globalist system and the emerging data-driven oligarchy .

The greatest failure of the post-war order was not economic or political , but spiritual . It reduced people to economic units , nations to marketplaces and salvation to consumption . Nations to marketplaces and salvation to consumption .

This is the final destination of liberal , secular humanism , where technology mediates all relationships , humanity drifts further from the divine and the dream of transcendence is sought in lines of code . Yet here too , the church finds its opening . Ai , for all its intelligence , cannot love , repent or worship . It cannot answer the ache of Ecclesiastes .

He has put eternity into man's heart . The same enlightenment errors that shaped the modern world faith in human perfectibility , ethical relativism , cultural homogenization are now embedded in AI itself . These systems , trained on data , reflecting the biases of a godless age , promise utopian efficiency but deliver only algorithmic injustice and deepfake deception .

In this they reveal an ancient truth the heart is deceitful above all things . Jeremiah 17.9 . The world may look to machines for salvation , but the cracks in this new digital idol are already showing . And in that widening fracture , a greater truth is waiting to be proclaimed .

The church stands at a crossroads , called to shape the future rather than merely critique the past as the globalist order crumbles . The response must be more than resistance . It must be renewal . The task is threefold .

First , we must reject AI-driven centralization that erases human dignity , advocating instead for tools that serve local needs and strengthen real communities . Second , we must redeem technology's potential by ensuring it deepens rather than replaces human vocations , using AI to assist rather than supplant , to enhance rather than dehumanize .

Third , we must build sacred local networks that prioritize presence over efficiency . No machine can incarnate Christ's love , which is made manifest not in data streams but in shared meals , patient listening and hands-on mercy . The collapse of the post-war order is not merely a geopolitical event . It is an existential crisis that leaves a vacuum .

What fills that void will determine the course of the future . Will it be a new digital tyranny governed by AI-driven surveillance and technocratic rule , or will it be the rise of a renewed Christian civilization , built on eternal truths while confidently wielding the technology tools of our age ?

The answer depends on what we do now , in this narrow window before the old order's architects reassert control , likely through more authoritarian means . Understanding not only that this system is failing but why it failed is essential if we are to avoid replicating its errors in whatever comes next .

The globalist experiment failed because it placed power in centralized institutions detached from the realities of human life . It sought control through bureaucratic and technological consolidation , ignoring the fundamental truth that resilience comes through decentralization .

By stripping communities of agency and concentrating decision-making in top-heavy structures , it created a fragile system where failure at the top is cascading into catastrophe . The lesson is clear True stability and human flourishing require governance that is both local and rooted in unchanging spiritual and moral foundations .

But the failure of globalism was not only structural , it was spiritual . It reduced humanity to economic units , societies to markets and meaning to consumption . It preached that material abundance could satisfy the soul , yet left people emptier than ever . Man shall not live by bread alone , jesus reminds us in Matthew 4.4 .

Yet the globalist order fed people only bread , neglecting their deepest hunger . A civilization that ignores the spiritual dimension , leaves people adrift , vulnerable to despair , addiction and cultural collapse . The unraveling of globalism also reveals the bankruptcy of a society built on moral relativism and secular humanism .

Without shared truth , without an objective moral framework , society's fracture , trust erodes and chaos takes hold . A culture that rejects divine order cannot sustain itself , takes hold . A culture that rejects divine order cannot sustain itself . The alternative is clear a return to a moral and spiritual foundation grounded in eternal truth .

The future must be built on principles that transcend ideology , principles rooted in the created order , in justice , in virtue and , ultimately , in the recognition of Christ as King .

What must rise from the ruins is not simply an alternative political or economic structure , but a renewed way of life , one that harmonizes technological progress with moral clarity , economic strength with spiritual depth and cultural diversity with a shared commitment to truth .

This means fostering self-governing yet interconnected communities , economies that are both resilient and just , societies that recognize the dignity of the human person rather than reducing life to data points and profit margins . The rejection of globalism is only the beginning . Mere resistance is insufficient . We must build .

The old world is dying , but something new is being born . The question is whether that new world will reflect the same errors that led us here , or whether it will be guided by wisdom . The time for passive criticism has passed .

Now is the moment for action , for construction , for the renewal of a civilization that does not bow to machines , markets or ideologies , but to the one in whom all things hold together . The globalist regime wielded technology as a mechanism of control , using it to centralize power , enforce ideological conformity and homogenize culture .

Yet the same technological revolution now presents an opportunity for decentralization , autonomy and the rebuilding of Christian civilization . Artificial intelligence , properly stewarded , can be a tool for human flourishing rather than a means of coercion . Blockchain technology enables financial systems that are independent of centralized banking authorities .

Digital communication platforms create parallel information networks that bypass mainstream censorship and ideological gatekeeping . As the globalist order weakens , a space is opening not merely for resistance but for renewal , for the construction of institutions and communities grounded in Christian truth rather than secular materialism . But opportunity and danger walk hand in hand .

The collapse of globalist hegemony does not guarantee the rise of something better . In its place could emerge an even more aggressive form of technological tyranny , one where AI-driven surveillance , algorithmic governance and digital totalitarianism become the new norm . This is why Christians cannot afford to be passive observers .

The question is not whether the world will change , but who will shape that change . The work of rebuilding must begin now , before the old system fully collapses , so that , when it does , a well-formed alternative already stands . A civilization does not emerge from reaction alone . It must be built with vision and conviction .

The end of globalism is not the end of history . It is the opening of a new chapter and for Christians , we are not called to be bystanders in this story , but it's authors , writing the future with wisdom , courage and eternal truth as our guide .

So this chapter is a little bit longer , but I read enough for tonight and the next part is actually really good . So I talk about Spangler , oswald Spangler and his Decline of the West , and in my study of this it became very interesting .

So Spangler is basically autopsying the corpse of the West in one of his best books , decline of the West , his most infamous book , the Decline of the West , and he talks about how you know the people that kind of led society for a very long time . You know people like you know the people of faith , monks , etc . You know people in the church , faith leaders .

They were like the priesthood , like literally , and you know figuratively , and during the steam age they were replaced and the new leaders were soldiers and engineers and bureaucrats , like that was the new priesthood . They enshrined efficiency as God and they reduced you know humanity to , to cogs in their you know secular eschatology , post enlightenment .

And what's what's interesting about AI is it sort of turns that , uh , that transition on its head , because the engineer , the bureaucrat , um , and the soldier are now all being replaced with the very machines that they have built , which is quite ironic , and it's going to basically cause this new rise of importance for people that are more spiritual .

So you know , the theologian , the philosopher , the artist , those people are going to become way more important going forward in the age of AI , because the soldier is going to be replaced with a humanoid robot or a drone , basically a machine or an AI . Some combination of all three of those Engineers are being replaced with AI .

Obviously , there's still going to be human soldiers that are manning these systems and there's still going to be some human engineers that are sort of overseeing AI agents or a massive conglomerate of AIs that are doing most of the work for them , but by and large , there's actually going to be more of a demand for , you know spiritually minded thinkers to sort of

help humanity navigate through what is essentially the industrial revolution on steroids . And you know other sort of advances in technology throughout history , like the agricultural revolution , you know these things sort of upend most parts of society and people don't have any clue what is coming over the next decade , five , 10 , 15 years .

Things are just going to get radically different . I mean , even if you look at the past 20 years , even within my lifetime I'm 34 years old when I was a kid there was , you know , vhs tapes still right , cassette tapes .

You look at the advances in technology just in the time that I've been on this earth , in you know 30 some years , and it's really remarkable . It's like things we take for granted .

You know the fact that we have this little piece of glass in the palm of our hands and we can , you know , reach and have a conversation with millions of people all over the world instantly is sort of mind boggling , is only going to accelerate , you know this , the speed of technological progress and advancement , and a lot of people just aren't ready for this ,

and so this is going to create , you know , a need for people that are philosophically minded , spiritually minded and artists . You know , to help people sort of navigate this new age .

And you know that's part of what I'm doing with this book is trying to help people prepare mentally and spiritually and physically for what is coming , Because I think a lot of people are just sort of sleepwalking through history right now and don't understand just how quickly this technology is progressing and sort of where things are going , and so I wanted to sort

of get this all on paper . So that is a portion of chapter one . I didn't read the whole thing and maybe that's what I'll do , because some of these chapters are pretty long and it's tough just sitting here and reading for like an hour straight . I have a lot of respect for people that do audio books .

Speaking of and that's the other thing too is that we do have somebody working on the audio version of the book , so that will be coming shortly .

So I don't want to do the whole thing on the podcast , so I'll probably just read segments , like I just did , and then , if you want to read the rest , you can go buy the book or wait for the full audio book itself . But I hope that you're finding value in this .

If you are , would appreciate it if you would go to reclaimingrealitycom , grab a copy of the book and tell a friend about it . Maybe buy one for your pastor or priest um , because I think they probably need it , uh , more so than anybody .

Right now , I think the church is is sort of not um , providing , um , you know , uh , the body of Christ with guidance on these issues , and , um , that's , that's a failure of leadership , and that's a failure of leadership so many pastors really have no clue .

You know anything about this stuff , ai , or you know transhumanism , and not all , of course , there are many that do , but I think these are really important topics that more pastors need to be discussing and need to be preparing God's people for what is coming , and it's coming very quickly , and I just feel that most of the church is woefully unprepared , and so

that's another part of what this book aims to do . So hope you guys all enjoyed this episode . We'll have more coming . Stay tuned for that and be sure to go check out reclaimingrealitycom to check out the book . And , tella , friend , christ is King . Remember to speak freely . God bless .