The Joys of Being Human in a Machine Age

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By Cameron McAllister on October 16, 2026 ,

With Cameron McAllister

The topic of AI is both fascinating and wearying. From doom and gloom to breathless praise, many of us are simply tired of hearing about it constantly. And we could certainly do without the AI slop flooding online spaces.

Whatever our level of interest, our thoughts about the value of humanity are of great practical significance in light of these technological developments. In this talk, Cameron McAllister points to the life of Jesus Christ as a robust alternative to the emptiness of late modern living. If we want to press into the power, beauty, and joy of being human, Christ ought to be our guide.

Dates: Friday, October 16, 2026
Times: 7:00 - 9:30 pm EST
Location: Alexandria Presbyterian Church |  1300 W Braddock Rd, Alexandria, VA 22302

Additional Resources

Over the past 50 years the C.S. Lewis Institute has developed many publications, discipleship resources, videos, and tools to help you grow in your faith. Because of your interest in this event we have pulled together the following resources that we believe will be of interest to you.

The Impact of Technology on the Christian Life

by Tony Reinke

In Psalm 20 and throughout the entire Bible, we’re seeing this, that the problem with humans is that we take our technologies, and, instead of glorifying God for them, we make gods of them.

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Artificial Intelligence and Its Impacts on Humanity

by John Lennox

Artificial intelligence essentially comes in two forms, and it’s very important to distinguish them. The first one is usually called narrow AI, and then there’s artificial general intelligence, or AGI.

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Artificial Intelligence and the Tower of Babel

by John Lennox

Is artificial intelligence a quest to become like God? What are the spiritual dynamics of modern A.I. technologies?

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Should My Children Have Robot Friends?

by Cameron McAllister

In this case, an overestimation of AI (imbuing it with human qualities) will lead to an impoverishment of our view of humanity.

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Cameron McAllister

Director of Apologetics, CSLI Cameron McAllister is Director of Apologetics for the C.S. Lewis Institute. He cofounded Thinking Out Loud, where he’s a speaker, writer and one half of the Thinking Out Loud podcast, a weekly podcast about current events and Christian hope. He and his father co-authored Faith That Lasts: A Father and Son on Cultivating Lifelong Belief. A staff writer with Christ & Pop Culture, Cameron’s writing has appeared in Christianity Today, Relevant Magazine, Think Christian, and Fathom Magazine. He holds a master’s degree in apologetics from Houston Baptist University. Cameron and his wife Heather live in the Atlanta area with their two children. Support the ministry of Cameron with CSLI.  

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