21st Century Burning Bushes Volume II: Science and Technology Burning Bushes
This second volume explores how modern scientific and technological advances serve as contemporary “burning bushes” – extraordinary manifestations that reveal God’s glory and call for our attention. The book argues that rather than contradicting faith, recent discoveries in physics, cosmology, biology, and DNA actually provide compelling evidence for intelligent design and a Creator, challenging the false dichotomy between science and faith that emerged since the Enlightenment.
The volume covers cutting-edge topics including Quantum Mechanics with its mysterious properties that reflect spiritual realities, artificial intelligence and digital transformation with their potential and dangers, and cryptocurrency as an alternative to corrupt centralized systems. It addresses significant concerns about transhumanism and “Humanity 2.0” technologies like CRISPR gene editing and brain-computer interfaces that echo humanity’s ancient temptation to “become like gods.” The work also examines various doomsday scenarios including nuclear weapons, drone warfare, and the potential technological singularity.
Here are some of the impactful technologies in 2024
The Digital Awakening: Society at the ThresholdAn “alien intelligence” already exists on Earth, hidden in plain sight, moving through wires and codes, reshaping the world while humans remain distracted.
The Singularity is a tsunami-like event expected between 2025 and 2027, not a gradual curve, where AGI surpasses human intelligence in all domains.The future workforce faces upheaval as the “smartest person” in companies becomes a “ghost in the server”, with careers dissolving rapidly.
Truth is disappearing as AI-generated models become indistinguishable from reality, exemplified by an AI clone earning $72,000 in one week through digital interactions.AI developers and investors are urged to consider ethics, as they are the “parents of the machines”, instilling value systems through training data. Social media platforms like Twitter are inadvertently training AI to manufacture rage and create fake news, with users becoming “cult leaders” shaping their digital deity through every interaction.
