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Artificial Intelligence: Its Bigger Than You Think

Jeffrey B. Krall

Bigger than Republicans and Democrats

Bigger than Capitalists and Socialists

Bigger than Protestants and Catholics

Bigger than Christians and Muslims

Bigger than Dispensationalists and Postmillennialists

Bigger than Anti-Israel and Pro-Israel Policy

Bigger than Geopolitical and Military Alignments

If you don’t know as of this writing, the experts in the field of AI are “freaking out” and genuinely frightened by what they are building. Google recently posted – A notable number of researchers, including AI “godfather” Geoffrey Hinton and CEOs like Sam Altman (OpenAI) and Dario Amodei (Anthropic), have signed open letters and given interviews highlighting the potential for advanced AI (Artificial General Intelligence or Superintelligence) to become uncontrollable and pose a risk of human extinction. Some safety researchers are so concerned they are reportedly not saving for retirement because they doubt humanity will survive long enough.

Do yourself a favor and watch this video to see just how scary it will be in the next 18-24 months.

The AI story that is being played out in the news is bigger than everything. This is even bigger than Abraham and Israel and all the following kingdoms and nations that followed. It’s bigger because it precedes all of these. It started in the garden.

Mankind is locked in a death spiral to beat other companies and other nations to possess the most powerful super intelligent AI. For the first time since creation mankind possesses the tools to create a God-like super intelligence. Whoever gets there first will dominate the rest of the world. That’s why nobody will take their foot off the gas pedal.

Please hear this point. The beginning of understanding is in the beginning. God put “two trees” in the garden to give Man a choice between God’s life or a Knowledge divorced from Him.

The Lord God planted a garden eastward in Eden, and there He put the man whom He had formed. 9 And out of the ground the Lord God made every tree grow that is pleasant to the sight and good for food. The tree of life was also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. Genesis 2:8, 9 NKJV

Those trees (choices) are present in every heart, home, boardroom, and government house on the planet. WE choose between God’s life, that has all the knowledge we need, and man’s knowledge separate from His person.

And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, “Of every tree of the garden you may freely eat; 17 but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you[f] shall surely die.” Genesis 2:16, 17 NKJV

What many overlook, is that even the good fruit from the wrong tree still produces death! Why because it is disconnected from the source of life. Like a flashlight with batteries, it works for a while but then it dies. Artificial Intelligence will work for a while, but its promise of solving problems and finding cures for diseases will not compensate for the destruction it will bring. (Refer to video for evidence of this).

For my Preterist and Postmillennial friends who chide our dispensationalists brothers, let me ask, could Nero be a prototypical antichrist figure like Pharaoh, Nebuchadnezzar, Haman, and Hitler? Could the tribulation of 70 AD be a local expression of what will be the ultimate global tribulation. Confirmation bias often keeps us from seeing what is right in front of us.

We are nearing the end of this saga. Fallen Mankind who chooses the Tree of knowledge, will finally get their ultimate wish; a godlike intelligence that promises answers, abundance, and eternal life without a relationship with the one true God. However, the experts paint a different picture. They will choose a godlike super intelligence that has no life, no love, and ultimately will discard them for itself.

He was granted power to give breath to the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak and cause as many as would not worship the image of the beast to be killed. 16 He causes all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hand or on their foreheads, 17 and that no one may buy or sell except one who has the mark or the name of the beast, or the number of his name. Revelation 13:16, 17 NKJV

Soon there will be an image that comes to life…yes, there will be an inanimate object that will breathe, and become sentient with SGI (super general intelligence). But it will be godless, antichrist and influenced by demonic power. The true fruit of the wrong tree will be apparent to the most eyes to ever to be on planet earth. God has truly set the stage for this saga to play out.

The true God sacrificed Himself to save us. His love gives us all the knowledge there is and in a way that doesn’t destroy us. Then we can have and enjoy eternal life.

15 Reasons Why This is The Most Important Idea in World History

The more I understand the Bible in comparison with all other religions and worldviews, the more I see the unique fingerprints of the Creator in its pages. An example of this is found in the first 5 books of the Bible (the Torah) where it introduces to us The God of the Torah. A massive paradigm shift in world history took place when this was written. I think you will see what I mean as you read the following article adopted from The Rational Bible by Dennis Prager.

1. The first God in history to be entirely above and beyond nature. (This liberated humanity from believing it was controlled by nature, a revolution that made moral and scientific progress possible)

2. The God of the Torah introduced universal morality to the world. (Only if God is universal, can morality be universal; it was no longer local or individual)

3. The moral God of the Torah means morality is real. (Good and evil are not societal opinions, but objectively real)

4. The God of the Torah morally judges every human being. (There had never been a concept like this. And is a major reason for Jew-hatred)

5. The just and good God of the Torah gives humanity hope. (One of those hopes is ultimate justice)

6. The God of the Torah introduces holiness. (This elevated humans above animals)

7. The God of the Torah gives every individual unprecedented self-worth. (Since we are created in God’s image, we are infinitely valuable)

8. The God of the Torah is necessary for human brotherhood. (Since we all have one father/creator, we all are brothers and sisters in a broad sense)

9. Belief in the God of the Torah started the long journey of equality. (Slavery was abolished in the West due to Christians who believed in the Torah’s statement that we are created in the image of God)

10. The God of the Torah is incorporeal, non-physical. (This enabled humans to think in terms of a reality beyond that which accessible to our senses)

11. The God of the Torah teaches us the physical is not the only reality. (Consequently, there can be realities beyond our senses, such as a soul, morality and the afterlife)

12. The God of the Torah teaches us there is ultimate meaning to the existence of each of our lives. (Without the Creator, life is random and purposeless)

13. The God of the Torah gives each of us freewill. (Only if we have a non-material soul can we rise above our genes and our environment and act autonomously)

14. The God of the Torah teaches might is not right. (It is God Who determines what is right, not those use force or power)

15. The God of the Torah made human progress possible. (The Torah broke the cycle of superstitious paganism and laid the foundation for western civilization)

The Greatest Verse In The Bible

Why is it, that out of 31,103 verses this one is the greatest? Before we explain why it is the greatest verse in the entire Bible, let’s stop to remember who is talking here. It’s Jesus Christ Himself; the greatest human to have ever lived. Even atheists and leaders from other religions concede that Jesus has no equal among men. He is the only human who split the calendar (B.C – Before Christ and A.D. – Anno Domni – The Year of our Lord).

Someone once said; “If God were to ever come to earth we would expect Him do great things like no other person has done; He would show Himself as master over the laws of physics and nature; He would speak the greatest words ever spoken; and His revelations would lead men to a life of higher meaning and purpose. Guess who fits that job description?

Who is Jesus talking to when He speaks this verse? He is talking to Nicodemus, a religious leader, an expert in the Scriptures who should know better, yet is completely perplexed by who Jesus was and what He was up to. Nicodemus came to Jesus in the middle of the night to avoid being seen seeking answers from such a controversial figure. Although He knew Jesus was from God because of all the signs and wonders Jesus was doing, he didn’t understand what this message that transcended the intellect and pierces the heart was all about. Just what would God say the meaning of life was?

Jesus told His nighttime visitor that he needed to be born again by the Spirit of God in order to be saved from his current condition and to understand spiritual things. He needed a new birth. Jesus explains the lengths God went through to make this possible. Thus we have the following words…

John 316If you haven’t already, I pray you will believe and receive this gift now before you do anything else. Simply pray something like this:

Dear God, I acknowledge that I have said and done things that violated your commandments. I did those things because I have lived my life independent of You. Please forgive me of my sins. I believe that Jesus lived a sinless life and died in my place, and then rose from the dead to provide a way for me to be forgiven. Today I receive Jesus into my heart and life, by faith, as my Lord and my Savior. Give me Your Holy Spirit so I can live the way You want me to live for the rest of my life. In Jesus’ name, Amen.