Elon Musk - A gift from God or Playing God?

[irishbeast]

I had an interesting discussion with my church family today about Elon Musk and Neuralink. Personally, I think Musk is an incredible innovator—a true gift from God. His work in AI, space travel, and now brain-computer interfaces is undeniably groundbreaking. However, I also wonder if he is unknowingly stepping into playing God territory?

Neuralink has the potential to restore mobility, cure neurological diseases, and even bring sight to the blind (though that hasn't happened yet). Sounds amazing but a few points were raised

• If someone has been blind their entire life, could suddenly gaining sight be overwhelming rather than a blessing? There are real cases where people who regained vision struggled to process the world properly. Could this be more of a burden than a gift?
• If God has given us the intelligence to develop these technologies, is it wrong to use them? Or is there a point where we cross a line into altering God’s design rather than healing?
• Could Neuralink be the start of something bigger—where humans try to enhance themselves beyond what God intended, leading us toward something like the Tower of Babel scenario in Genesis 11?

I’d love to hear what others think. Should we embrace this technology as part of God’s plan for human progress? Or does it risk becoming an attempt to replace God with human innovation?

Looking forward to your thoughts!

[Dennis1209]

22 minutes ago, irishbeast said:

I had an interesting discussion with my church family today about Elon Musk and Neuralink. Personally, I think Musk is an incredible innovator—a true gift from God. His work in AI, space travel, and now brain-computer interfaces is undeniably groundbreaking. However, I also wonder if he is unknowingly stepping into playing God territory?

Neuralink has the potential to restore mobility, cure neurological diseases, and even bring sight to the blind (though that hasn't happened yet). Sounds amazing but a few points were raised

• If someone has been blind their entire life, could suddenly gaining sight be overwhelming rather than a blessing? There are real cases where people who regained vision struggled to process the world properly. Could this be more of a burden than a gift?
• If God has given us the intelligence to develop these technologies, is it wrong to use them? Or is there a point where we cross a line into altering God’s design rather than healing?
• Could Neuralink be the start of something bigger—where humans try to enhance themselves beyond what God intended, leading us toward something like the Tower of Babel scenario in Genesis 11?

I’d love to hear what others think. Should we embrace this technology as part of God’s plan for human progress? Or does it risk becoming an attempt to replace God with human innovation?

Looking forward to your thoughts!

I must prepare for the evening church service, but this should be a timely and interesting discussion. One verse that immediately comes to mind:

Daniel 12:4 But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased.

[Marilyn C]

33 minutes ago, irishbeast said:

I had an interesting discussion with my church family today about Elon Musk and Neuralink. Personally, I think Musk is an incredible innovator—a true gift from God. His work in AI, space travel, and now brain-computer interfaces is undeniably groundbreaking. However, I also wonder if he is unknowingly stepping into playing God territory?

Neuralink has the potential to restore mobility, cure neurological diseases, and even bring sight to the blind (though that hasn't happened yet). Sounds amazing but a few points were raised

• If someone has been blind their entire life, could suddenly gaining sight be overwhelming rather than a blessing? There are real cases where people who regained vision struggled to process the world properly. Could this be more of a burden than a gift?
• If God has given us the intelligence to develop these technologies, is it wrong to use them? Or is there a point where we cross a line into altering God’s design rather than healing?
• Could Neuralink be the start of something bigger—where humans try to enhance themselves beyond what God intended, leading us toward something like the Tower of Babel scenario in Genesis 11?

I’d love to hear what others think. Should we embrace this technology as part of God’s plan for human progress? Or does it risk becoming an attempt to replace God with human innovation?

Looking forward to your thoughts!

Hi irish,

God has given man the ability to make these things, however how they are used is the point. And as man has continually sort power and control over others we can see where it will lead. 

God`s judgment is righteous. 

[ayin jade]

26 minutes ago, irishbeast said:

I had an interesting discussion with my church family today about Elon Musk and Neuralink. Personally, I think Musk is an incredible innovator—a true gift from God. His work in AI, space travel, and now brain-computer interfaces is undeniably groundbreaking. However, I also wonder if he is unknowingly stepping into playing God territory?

Neuralink has the potential to restore mobility, cure neurological diseases, and even bring sight to the blind (though that hasn't happened yet). Sounds amazing but a few points were raised

• If someone has been blind their entire life, could suddenly gaining sight be overwhelming rather than a blessing? There are real cases where people who regained vision struggled to process the world properly. Could this be more of a burden than a gift?
• If God has given us the intelligence to develop these technologies, is it wrong to use them? Or is there a point where we cross a line into altering God’s design rather than healing?
• Could Neuralink be the start of something bigger—where humans try to enhance themselves beyond what God intended, leading us toward something like the Tower of Babel scenario in Genesis 11?

I’d love to hear what others think. Should we embrace this technology as part of God’s plan for human progress? Or does it risk becoming an attempt to replace God with human innovation?

Looking forward to your thoughts!

I dont think it is playing God, any more than any other medical procedure does such as a pacemaker. Today we have the ability to use viruses to cause genetic changes to cure terminal diseases. Is that too playing God? I do not view it that way, unless you view any type of medical treatment as playing God. 

One example

https://www.yalemedicine.org/news/gene-therapies-sickle-cell-disease

Personally from a medical perspective, I see a lot of potential side effects that can be caused by neuralink that I would not want to ever use it myself.

As far as using such technology to create superhumans? I think the cost of such things would be prohibitive except for billionaires. Your basic hmo would never pay for it.

(For those outside the us, an hmo or ppo are types of medical insurance in the us.)

[irishbeast]

6 minutes ago, ayin jade said:

I dont think it is playing God, any more than any other medical procedure does such as a pacemaker. Today we have the ability to use viruses to cause genetic changes to cure terminal diseases. Is that too playing God? I do not view it that way, unless you view any type of medical treatment as playing God. 

One example

https://www.yalemedicine.org/news/gene-therapies-sickle-cell-disease

Personally from a medical perspective, I see a lot of potential side effects that can be caused by neuralink that I would not want to ever use it myself.

As far as using such technology to create superhumans? I think the cost of such things would be prohibitive except for billionaires. Your basic hmo would never pay for it.

(For those outside the us, an hmo or ppo are types of medical insurance in the us.)

I never thought of pacemakers to be honest! Although (not in all cases) pacemakers can be brought about as a result of a bad lifestyle which has simply evolved over the years. The typical western diet in particular is garbage. Some people can be born with genetic problems, though to be around 15% although precise data is not readily available. I'm pretty sure God didn't want us eating Double XL whoppers with cheese!

 

[irishbeast]

25 minutes ago, Dennis1209 said:

I must prepare for the evening church service, but this should be a timely and interesting discussion. One verse that immediately comes to mind:

Daniel 12:4 But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased.

Interesting. Although I wonder if there is a point where knowledge becomes too much? Rhetorical question but one that the Silicon valley people are trying to answer. For those of you who don't know there is a race to go from AI, like Chatgpt etc, to AGI (Artificial General Intelligence) which will be ultimately more intelligent than any human and then put that into a robot!

It really could be like the Terminator film. Who is to say that these super intelligent robots won't realise that they have no need for us! I'm not trying to scare monger. I find it all fascinating but like anything it will be made with good intentions but some will use it for evil. Someone at chuch mentioned the wheel. One of the most brilliant inventions of all time, but I could cite hundreds of examples of it being used for evil. Satan will always find a way to corrupt the best of intentions

[warrior12]

8 minutes ago, irishbeast said:

I have my resevations about technology and the extremes that man is willing push those buttons.   Indeed, there are many worderful marvels that has come about because of it, the associated help it has brought to travel, health and almost every area of life.  

There are parts of man though that we are  not supposed to interfere with as to the ethics and sacred part of the human being. With the exponential increase of computing power, man has indeed reached incredible heights and are steam rolling to become like Gods.  

I even saw one video with the title "Don't die in the next five years", meaning the breakthroughs in AI is going to lead to make huge leaps in our world, that will see this technology overuling mankind laws ect.  I think most would have heard all this already.  I also have heard the this is all hyped too from computer scientist. 

My question though, is what part does satan have in this.  Is it just man technological genius abilities or gifts from God.

The secular world does not believe in God or satan, but in science and the ability of man to evolve.   

I still have not answery your question though, but thinks , man is heading in a very dangerous waters that can be perilous. 

 

 

[other one]

58 minutes ago, irishbeast said:

Although I wonder if there is a point where knowledge becomes too much?

I think we may well be about to find out with the self kerning AI and the new computers being built these days.

[nebula]

2 hours ago, irishbeast said:

I had an interesting discussion with my church family today about Elon Musk and Neuralink. Personally, I think Musk is an incredible innovator—a true gift from God. His work in AI, space travel, and now brain-computer interfaces is undeniably groundbreaking. However, I also wonder if he is unknowingly stepping into playing God territory?

Neuralink has the potential to restore mobility, cure neurological diseases, and even bring sight to the blind (though that hasn't happened yet). Sounds amazing but a few points were raised

• If someone has been blind their entire life, could suddenly gaining sight be overwhelming rather than a blessing? There are real cases where people who regained vision struggled to process the world properly. Could this be more of a burden than a gift?
• If God has given us the intelligence to develop these technologies, is it wrong to use them? Or is there a point where we cross a line into altering God’s design rather than healing?
• Could Neuralink be the start of something bigger—where humans try to enhance themselves beyond what God intended, leading us toward something like the Tower of Babel scenario in Genesis 11?

I’d love to hear what others think. Should we embrace this technology as part of God’s plan for human progress? Or does it risk becoming an attempt to replace God with human innovation?

Looking forward to your thoughts!

There are many things man creates that does good but has the potential to become a Pandora's box. 

God created man in His image. It is God's image in us that desires to create and expand. But yes, we are tempted to become gods unto ourselves, and mankind has caused much damage in taking that which is good and turning it into evil. 

Is using technology, even neuralinks, to heal blindness, deafness, and paralysis a good thing? I'd say yes.

Could neuralinks be used to influence thought, feelings, and behavior? That is a fear many people have.

[warrior12]

So, yes, I have thought about this and this is wanting to rival God or take his place.   The boast of what it can do would essentially lead many to abondon the reality of a spiritual God and so then man becomes that God and to them would the praise go to .  The thing is, it will be satan working his wonders that will cause many to fall into the trap . Why, most people are afraid to die.

It is appointed man once to die and then judgement, but the quest of science and the technocrats is for the breakthrough to live eternally, therefore mocking the true and living God of him as creator of all things.