Technology is threatening our humanity — how do we push back?

The digital revolution is forcing the human race toward a civilizational bottleneck, Ross Douthat contends in a recent New York Times article. What survives depends on our deliberate choices. Unless we "fight for a future where human things and human beings survive and flourish," much of what we love will be lost. In this episode, we discuss Douthat's insights about how the virtual replaces the real, why we put up with this digital substitution, and how AI accelerates the process. We close by considering how Christians can help preserve the practices and pursuits that make us truly human.

Chapters:
(0:00) Introductions: Bob's Recent Cycling Accident
(4:47) The Digital Age as a Civilizational Bottleneck
(16:38) How The Virtual Replaces the Real
(21:30) Intentional & Purposeful Stewardship
(31:37) Preserving the Really Human Things