This week on the Engage Your Destiny Podcast, Ben Peterson takes on one of the most urgent questions of our time: Is A.I. slowly eroding your faith?

As artificial intelligence becomes more embedded in everyday life, military operations, decision-making, and even the way people search for meaning, this conversation goes deeper than technology. Ben unpacks how AI can quietly become a substitute for spiritual dependence, discernment, and trust in God—especially when people begin turning to machines for answers their souls were meant to bring to the Lord.

Using a powerful Navy SEAL training analogy, biblical truth, and his own story of trauma, combat loss, and suicidal darkness after Iraq, Ben reveals what real faith looks like when you cannot see what’s ahead. This episode is a challenge to reject false comfort, resist spiritual numbness, and return to the only compass that can guide you through the dark: the Word of God.

This is more than a conversation about innovation. It is a wake-up call about dependence, identity, spiritual hunger, and the battle for your soul in a digital age.

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Timestamps:

00:00 – Introduction: Is A.I. eroding your faith?

01:00 – The mission of Engage Your Destiny and why this topic matters

02:20 – How AI is already being used in military operations

02:50 – Navy SEAL underwater navigation as a picture of faith

04:30 – Faith, the Word of God, and believing in what you cannot see

06:10 – What separates humanity from machines

07:00 – The rise of artificial superintelligence and spiritual dependence

07:40 – Why quick answers can weaken deep faith

08:00 – Jesus walking to the cross and trusting through the unknown

09:00 – Ben’s story: Iraq, trauma, loss, and suicidal darkness

10:05 – The mentor’s words that changed everything

10:40 – Is AI replacing trust in God?

11:20 – Are you turning to technology for answers your soul needs from God?

12:00 – How faith led Ben from pain into purpose

13:00 – Doom scrolling, numbness, and spiritual hunger

13:30 – Final challenge: what are you turning to for your soul?