Are We All Cyborgs Now?

Mortification of Spin

Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals

Religion & Spirituality

4.4 • 853 Ratings

🗓️ 4 June 2025

⏱️ 29 minutes

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As technology increasingly blurs the distinction between man and machine, new questions emerge about the future of religion, education, work, politics, and family life. Today, Todd and Carl engage in a thought-provoking discussion with Joshua Pauling, co-author of the book Are We All Cyborgs Now? Reclaiming Our Humanity from the Machine. Together, they explore the implications of technology on humanity, the concept of being a cyborg, and how modern digital environments shape our understanding of human nature. The conversation delves into the ethical challenges posed by technological advancements, as well as the opportunities afforded to flourish in the digital age rooted in the sacramental life of the Church and the rich tradition of liberal learning. Technology is posing tremendous opportunities for getting the word out in ways that weren't possible before, but also tremendous challenges. – Todd Pruitt We are pleased to offer three copies of Joshua Pauling and Robin Phillips’ book, Are We All Cyborgs Now? Reclaiming Our Humanity from the Machine, to our listeners, thanks to the generosity of Basilian Media & Publishing. Enter here for the opportunity to win. Show Notes: Amusing Ourselves to Death by Neil Postman

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0:00.0	Welcome to Mortification of Spin, a casual conversation about things that count with Carl Truman and Todd Pruitt, a podcast of the Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals.
0:29.2	Let's join this week's conversation.
0:31.6	Thank you. You are listening to Mortification of Spin. My name is Todd Pruitt, and I am the pastor of Covenant Presbyterian Church in Harrisonburg, Virginia. And I'm joined, as always, by my friend and co-host Carl Truman, who is a professor at Grove City College. Carl, great to see you today. We're actually recording in person, which we don't get to do that often. And so I'm sort of enjoying the glow of your presence.
1:13.1	And so you should. So you should. I think being with me for a day would be a tonic for anybody.
1:18.5	Absolutely. Absolutely. And, you know, it's it's the fact that we are embodied persons, not trapped in a
1:25.1	matrix of some sort of an evil genius.
1:29.8	We are not cyborgs, after all,
1:32.5	which brings us to the topic at hand.
1:36.3	I'm excited about our guest today.
1:39.4	He is co-author of a really important and excellent book. His name is Joshua Pauline. He's the
1:49.3	victor at All Saints Lutheran Church, which is a congregation of the Lutheran Church, Missouri
1:53.0	Synod. It's in Charlotte, North Carolina. He is a classical educator. He's a contributor to Salvo.
2:02.6	And I read also that he's a furniture maker, which might figure in somewhat to the discussion of the topic at hand.
2:11.6	And he is, along with Robin Phillips, the author of a new book entitled, Are We All Cyborgs Now, Reclaiming Our Humanity from the Machine.
2:21.3	Joshua, great to have you with us. Thanks for joining us.
2:25.3	It's a privilege to be with you guys today. Thank you so much.
2:28.3	Yeah, absolutely. So I guess the first question is, are we all cyborgs now?
2:33.3	Yes, it actually might be helpful to have the term cyborg defined for our audience.
2:42.0	As my mind goes to Arnold Schwarzenegger in a Terminator or in a more sophisticated moment,
2:49.0	Harrison Ford in the original and best Blade Runner.
2:51.6	But Joshua, could you define Cyborg for us and for our audience in the way you're using it in the book?
2:58.6	Yeah, definitely.
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