Wake Up
Wake Up
Douglas James Cottrell PhD
When Technology Tests the Soul: AI, Sound, and the Shape of Modern Faith
1 hour 45 minutes Posted Oct 1, 2025 at 10:00 pm.
Welcome, Intentions, and Tonight’s Big Questions
Can Science and Spirituality Coexist?
AI’s Nature: Tool, Temptation, or Threat
Dependence, Free Will, and the Seduction of Convenience
Ethics, Power, and Who Should Be Afraid of AI
Prayer, Idols, and Not Worshipping Technology
Sound, Synthesizers, and Spiritual States
Meditation, Youth Anxiety, and Practical Resilience
Insomnia: Stories, Triggers, and Sleep Hygiene
Reclaiming Attention: Phones, Boundaries, and Tests
Time Machine Tease and Listener Wisdom
Lunar Rumors: Missions, Reactors, and Mining
Why the Moon Matters: Power, Water, and Strategy
Van Gogh’s Pain, Perception, and the Liminal Mind
Why Van Gogh Resonates Now
Leadership, Migration, and Moral Responsibility
Riddle Answer and Audience Q&A: AI and Scripture
Culture Wars, Kids, and the Pendulum Lesson
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Send us Fan Mail What if the most dangerous thing about AI isn’t what it knows, but what we stop doing when it’s always there to help? We open with a gut-check on where science and spirituality actually meet—no rivalry, just two lenses on the same mountain—and then trace how polite machines can slowly claim our choices if we trade discernment for convenience. The antidote isn’t fear; it’s mastery: rituals that protect attention, reverence that keeps tools off the altar, and a clear line betwe...