Is our obsession with aliens and AI preparing us for a spiritual deception? In this electrifying episode of Catholic in America, Jason Adkins interviews philosopher, theologian, and author Daniel O’Connor, who argues that belief in extraterrestrials and superintelligent AI may be part of a growing cultural movement away from Christ — and toward idolatry and deception. Drawing on theology, Church history, science, and pop culture, O’Connor proposes that the so-called “First and Last Deception”...
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Is our obsession with aliens and AI preparing us for a spiritual deception? In this electrifying episode of Catholic in America, Jason Adkins interviews philosopher, theologian, and author Daniel O’Connor, who argues that belief in extraterrestrials and superintelligent AI may be part of a growing cultural movement away from Christ — and toward idolatry and deception. Drawing on theology, Church history, science, and pop culture, O’Connor proposes that the so-called “First and Last Deception”...
Why Heaven Isn’t Boring & Why Catholicism is a World-Changing Vision with Fr. William Slattery
Catholic in America
53 minutes
6 months ago
Why Heaven Isn’t Boring & Why Catholicism is a World-Changing Vision with Fr. William Slattery
What if Catholicism isn’t just a religion, but a worldview. A way of seeing all reality as enchanted with divine purpose? In this episode, Jason Adkins sits down with Fr. William Slattery, author of Enchanted by Eternity, to explore the Catholic vision of a heavenized earth. They discuss how modern scientific discoveries, especially in quantum physics, are actually consistent with Catholic theology and why the faith is not just about heaven someday, but about renewing the world here and now. ...
Catholic in America
Is our obsession with aliens and AI preparing us for a spiritual deception? In this electrifying episode of Catholic in America, Jason Adkins interviews philosopher, theologian, and author Daniel O’Connor, who argues that belief in extraterrestrials and superintelligent AI may be part of a growing cultural movement away from Christ — and toward idolatry and deception. Drawing on theology, Church history, science, and pop culture, O’Connor proposes that the so-called “First and Last Deception”...
