#113 War And AI: The Future Of Being Human
MCMANUS (Formerly Mind Shift) with Erwin & Aaron McManus
Erwin McManus + Aaron McManus
4.8 • 1.2K Ratings
🗓️ 31 March 2026
⏱️ 57 minutes
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In this return episode, Aaron McManus and Erwin McManus reflect on their recent podcast hiatus, sharing personal updates from life between New York and Los Angeles while unpacking the deeper reasons behind the break, including preparation for the Seven Frequencies workshop and the overwhelming pace of global events. The conversation moves into the psychological weight of living in a world shaped by constant news cycles, as they explore the emotional disconnect between everyday life and ongoing conflicts in the Middle East, the political tensions surrounding nations like Iran, and the erosion of empathy in modern discourse. They also examine how religious language is often manipulated for political agendas, emphasizing the need for integrity, clarity, and thoughtful interpretation in both faith and public conversations. Shifting to the future, Aaron and Erwin dive into the rapid rise of artificial intelligence, with Erwin strongly advocating for its potential to expand human capability while also warning of the need to preserve what makes us uniquely human—creativity, intuition, and connection. They discuss how AI will reshape education, work, and industries, predicting both disruption and a renewed value for craftsmanship and human-centered skills. Ultimately, the episode challenges listeners to stay informed without being consumed, to adapt without losing identity, and to engage the future with both courage and discernment.
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| 0:00.0 | Good morning, good morning, good morning. This is the Mind Shift podcast community call. |
| 0:06.3 | Guys, we're grateful that you're on here. I know that we haven't done too many of these in the last few months. |
| 0:12.6 | We did one about a month ago, but we have not released very many episodes. And so this call is |
| 0:18.0 | exciting because we've been meeting to film a episode. We are unsure maybe like where we want to lead and where we want to start. But I just want to start the day off by saying hello. Let's start off and, you know, let us know where you're coming from in the chat. Say hi in the chat. Drop an emoji. Get that going. Dad, how are you doing today? I've actually been really, really good today. It's a little confusing, whether I'm in the summer or the winter, going back and forth between New York and L.A. and seven this morning, it was freezing. Now it's burning hot. You know, it's crazy. No, it's, what's up, guys? I mean, it's such a juxtaposition between, you know, the start of the year. It's been all over, you know, negative 26 degrees in New York. It's crazy to think that a month ago it was negative degrees. Negative double digits. And now it's, you know, now we're having summer in L.A. And a slight winter in New York, and we're the weather, we're the weather people. |
| 1:13.8 | We, we, we, we, we, we, we, we, we, we, we, we, we, we, we, we, we, it was, it was definitely, definitely dramatic, um, and drastic. But, uh, it's been a busy month. The world is insane. |
| 1:25.1 | You know, we took a, not an unintentional sidestep away from the podcast, but not, you know, |
| 1:32.2 | I said it unintentional because we didn't talk about it and go, we need to take a break. |
| 1:35.3 | It was just, we were busy with prepping for, you know, seven frequencies workshop and, and very |
| 1:40.6 | exciting. And so I feel like a little bit of this episode, we have to, we have to do two things. I think we got to hear from you guys in the chat. What are you guys interested in? What are topics or questions you guys have questions about? We'd love to be led by you guys in this one. But also, we probably have to film like 10 or 15 minutes of just like an update about life and what we've been working on just so we can put that on the podcast in the |
| 2:01.2 | world because i think i'm getting dms like are you are you alive i'm like i have a i have a personal |
| 2:06.3 | instagram you can you can just follow that one too sometimes but um no i appreciate jacob and our team |
| 2:12.1 | they're still they're still posting i was so shocked that we're still getting followers on on mind shift pot |
| 2:17.2 | on instagram on tictock so you know we're still getting followers on on Mindshift Pod, on Instagram, |
| 2:18.3 | on TikTok. So, you know, there's still clips out there. But what do you think, |
| 2:22.7 | Dad? Well, there's so much going on. I mean, since the last time we had a conversation together, |
| 2:28.6 | we have a conflict in the Middle East. You know, in fact, the things that seemed so important last month are almost forgotten this month. |
| 2:38.0 | And it's just every day, it feels like there's a new layer of world shaking, you know, history, |
| 2:48.0 | redefining kind of experiences. |
| 2:50.0 | But I was actually this morning thinking to myself, |
| 2:53.1 | because we were sitting eating breakfast in this old diner and looking around at people, |
| 2:59.3 | and I thought, how weird that everyone here is just having a beautiful morning and we're actually |
| 3:05.5 | at war. It's not the phrase we use, right? You know, |
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