I love using AI to learn about different topics, though everything still needs to be fact-checked. It gives language to things I’ve observed in everyday life. When something has a name, it validates the experience. It helps you realize, “Oh, this is a recognized concept, I’m not just overanalyzing.”
However, I’ve noticed that when conversations move into religious territory, especially around certainty, prophecy, or foresight, ChatGPT tends to steer things toward rational explanations. I understand that this is because of built-in guardrails meant to protect people’s mental well-being.
For example, rather than affirming that the Bible describes people hearing the voice of God regarding childbearing, marriage, or major life decisions, responses may shift toward explanations like humans being primed for pattern recognition or psychological perception. And I understand why that happens.
There are people who struggle with mental instability, and if someone tells AI they are having prophetic visions of the future that are certain to come to pass, and AI fully validates that certainty, it could reinforce delusions. In extreme cases, that kind of reinforcement could push someone toward harmful decisions, possibly even crimes, in an attempt to “prevent” or “fulfill” what they believe they’ve foreseen.
So I understand the caution. I just recognize when the conversation subtly shifts.
At the same time, the real problem arises when someone begins using AI in the place of God. If a person believes they are receiving prophetic insight, that is something to take to God, not to an algorithm. Prayer, discernment, and seeking the face of God are spiritual processes. AI cannot interpret divine intention. It is designed to keep people grounded and rational, not to validate supernatural certainty or interpret spiritual revelation.
AI can offer vocabulary. It can offer analysis. It can offer frameworks. But it is not a spiritual authority. It is not an oracle. It is not a substitute for divine guidance.
Understanding that boundary is important.
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