What happens when humans loose their way - what becomes the reason debt of what defines us, of what consumes our time,
And why does this ‘miss the mark…?
C S Lewis notes in one place (The Weight of Glory), how the majority of people in the modern world who reflect upon the issue of expressing some manner of virtue in life will almost always convey the notion that ‘unselfishness’ should be the hight to reach for. He goes on to note how such high ends can actually blind the soul to a far deeper and greater need - to actually, significantly know and convey genuine love. The inherent danger here is that some virtue can so saturate our existence that we entirely loose sight of what we actually need to be inheriting and thereby sharing with the world so needy beyond us.
I watched a superb example of this in a new popular movie this month.
The new Science Fiction film, The Creator:
it seeks to ask some deep questions about where we are as a society which is about to become soaked in the exponential capacities of Artificial Intelligence.
It does so in some familiar terms (conflict between two world powers) whilst using a far more relatable story (the union of two people, and what this creates) as the centre of what unfolds.
The story takes a surprising turn when we learn the nature of the AI and its aims, and this adjusts the manner of the objective the intention of the principle protagonist.
This leads to the acceptance that what is indeed required (no doubt, in measure, of what is defined as ‘loving’ behaviour) to sacrifice on an enormous level to insure what has been deemed “good” will be achieved.
What is surprising about this tale is not only the defined purpose of AI itself (somewhat entirely different to our present situation in reality) but the manner in which a kind of ‘religion’ or theology is wrapped around the views at thereby motivation of the two lead characters. This expresses well exactly the danger that I touched on above - how easy the ‘religions’ of our time can “sample” what they believe to be a ‘good’ from elsewhere (i.e. Christianity), when in fact they have missed the true value of the faith by a vast galactic distance.
It comes, then, too this - is our life here now merely contained and concluded in our own inclinations to ‘better’ ideals, or is it actually com-mated in the exhaustive intentions, coming and actions of another?
Christ, indeed, must become all for genuine, unchanging love to become evident here. The Creator gets one thing right - genuine comprehensive salvation must come from Outside of us!
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