God, AI and the search for meaning: John Lennox VS John Vervaeke hosted by Roger Bolton

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🗓️ 17 July 2025

⏱️ 84 minutes

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What does it mean to be truly human in an age of artificial intelligence, declining religious belief, and rising spiritual hunger? Oxford mathematician and Christian apologist Professor John Lennox and cognitive scientist Dr John Vervaeke of the University of Toronto explore whether AI threatens or reveals our uniqueness, if meaning can exist without God, and whether spiritual transformation is possible in a post-religious age. Along the way, they challenge one another on the Logos, consciousness, and the enduring power of the Book of Revelation. Lennox draws from his new book, God, AI and the End of History, to argue for a Christian vision of wisdom and hope.

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0:42.1	Hello and welcome to Unbelievable, the show that brings Christians, skeptics and everyone else
0:47.1	we hope, into the conversation. I'm Roger Bolton. And today we're going to discuss
0:52.3	God, AI and the Search for Meaning.
0:56.0	And I'm joined by two brilliant guests whose work has taken us to the very heart of what it means to be human.
1:02.5	First of you're welcome back to Unbelievable.
1:05.2	John Lennox, Emeritus Professor of Mathematics at the University of Oxford, a Christian thinker and apologist,
1:11.7	known for debating the likes of Richard Dawkins and Christopher Hitchens. His latest book, or one of
1:16.7	his latest books, is called God, AI, and the End of History, and it explores how artificial
1:22.4	intelligence is shaping our future and what it means for the Christian faith.
1:29.4	And joining him is Dr. John Vivek,
1:33.5	whose associate professor of psychology and cognitive science at the University of Toronto.
1:35.9	He's best known for his Awakening from the Meaning Crisis series.
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