In short YES. Humans need to understand that IMAGINING having control (as in sci-fi and even use of so-called AI) and ACTUALLY having control are fundamentally opposites in the world of reality. In the True reality, God is the infinite creator, the world and its creatures, including humans, are the finite result of an infinite being. That spiritual fact means we, and our entire physical universe, are by our very nature bounded with the limits set by that Almighty Creator, which, in turn, means we are unable to establish control of anything apart from God's allowing it to happen by His design not ours.
Just think about how much pleasure we get from mystery (books, movies, tv shows). Or how much joy would be lost in watching standup comedy if all of the jokes (with their punchlines) are communicated to the audience ahead of time.
We love the anticipation as we approach the climax of a mystery, not only because we ourselves have no control over the result, but because we know SOMEONE does. There is a being out there (a writer, hopefully a good one) who we trust to be composing a GOOD story for us. Faith and trust in that author plays a huge role in our enjoyment of the story.
Our own joy in life is thus directly correlated to our faith and trust in the author of life. Is he powerful? Is he good? My life is infinitely more enjoyable because I'm not in control of it; he is.
We are yearning so much for control that, if we encounter something that is not willing to be controlled, we will replace it by something else. If we can't control the spread of a virus, we will test like mad. If even the vaccines don't help, we will check vaccine certificates. If the climate changes, we will measure CO2 concentration.
In short YES. Humans need to understand that IMAGINING having control (as in sci-fi and even use of so-called AI) and ACTUALLY having control are fundamentally opposites in the world of reality. In the True reality, God is the infinite creator, the world and its creatures, including humans, are the finite result of an infinite being. That spiritual fact means we, and our entire physical universe, are by our very nature bounded with the limits set by that Almighty Creator, which, in turn, means we are unable to establish control of anything apart from God's allowing it to happen by His design not ours.
Just think about how much pleasure we get from mystery (books, movies, tv shows). Or how much joy would be lost in watching standup comedy if all of the jokes (with their punchlines) are communicated to the audience ahead of time.
We love the anticipation as we approach the climax of a mystery, not only because we ourselves have no control over the result, but because we know SOMEONE does. There is a being out there (a writer, hopefully a good one) who we trust to be composing a GOOD story for us. Faith and trust in that author plays a huge role in our enjoyment of the story.
Our own joy in life is thus directly correlated to our faith and trust in the author of life. Is he powerful? Is he good? My life is infinitely more enjoyable because I'm not in control of it; he is.
Great comment, thanks.
We are yearning so much for control that, if we encounter something that is not willing to be controlled, we will replace it by something else. If we can't control the spread of a virus, we will test like mad. If even the vaccines don't help, we will check vaccine certificates. If the climate changes, we will measure CO2 concentration.
Indeed.
Echoes of playing SimCity as a kid there. Is is more fun to play with disasters turned off, or turned on? Well we know the answer to that question.