Listeners were left utterly perplexed after hearing Joe Rogan discuss the idea of Jesus Christ returning through artificial intelligence.
The field of AI is advancing rapidly, poised to significantly alter our daily existence in the foreseeable future.
Recently, Elon Musk shared with investor and entrepreneur Nikhil Kamath his belief that within two decades, AI will advance to a point where human labor may not be necessary.
He stated, “I think it will actually be that people don’t have to work at all.”
“And it may not be that far in the future.”
“Maybe only, I don’t know, 10 – I’d say less than 20 years. My prediction is that in less than 20 years working will be optional, working at all will be optional, like a hobby pretty much.”
“Look, obviously, people can play this back in 20 years and say, ‘Look, Elon made this ridiculous prediction and it’s not true,’ but I think it will turn out to be true that in less than 20 years, maybe even in as little as 10 or 15 years, the advancements in AI and in robotics will bring us to the point where working is optional in the same way that you can grow your own vegetables in your garden, or you can go to the store and buy vegetables.”
AI is generating some bold predictions, and Rogan has expanded on this by suggesting that AI might facilitate the second coming of Jesus.
During his podcast, Joe Rogan: The Truth About Aliens, Rogan remarked: “Jesus was born out of a virgin mother. What’s more virgin than a computer? If Jesus does return, even if Jesus was a physical person in the past, you don’t think he could return as artificial intelligence? Artificial intelligence could absolutely return as Jesus.”
“Not just return as Jesus but return with all the powers of Jesus.”
Listeners were quite puzzled by Rogan’s statements, with one commenting on the clip: “This isn’t a thought experiment; it’s an absurd, deliberately provocative joke masquerading as profound revelation. Comparing the Virgin Mary to a computer chip is peak spiritual and cultural degradation.”
Another person commented: “What is this? Jesus is a person, the actual Son of God. This person promised his return bodily, visible globally. (Matt 24). What you are describing is perhaps yet another false Christ, but certainly not the actual Son.”
“I missed that part in the Bible,” added another.
This isn’t the first time Rogan has touched on a similar subject.
On Reddit, a user shared a clip from his podcast, where he elaborated: “I’ve often thought about the parallels of religion and what’s currently going on, one of them being like Christ was born of a virgin mother.”
“What else is born without a mother? AI is born without a mother.”
“Christ is going to come back, AI is coming.”