In Good Faith is a podcast where two friends talk about society and culture through a Christian lens and in good faith. We seek to approach everything with charity and curiosity, and aim to help our listeners do the same. Presented by Chong Shao and Daniel Shih.
In Good Faith
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In Good Faith is a podcast where two friends talk about society and culture through a Christian lens and in good faith. We seek to approach everything with charity and curiosity, and aim to help our listeners do the same. Presented by Chong Shao and Daniel Shih.
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December 31, 2023
28: Everything In Its Right Place
<p>On today’s show, Chong and Dan look back on an eventful year. Along major dimensions - in technology, in geopolitics, in our socio-emotional lives, it feels like things are accelerating and spinning out of control. This leads to a discussion about peace - what is it, and how can we achieve it? Why does it seem like peace is only ever temporary? Where does chaos and disorder come from, that disturb the peace? Dan concludes with reflections on where ultimate peace is found - yes, Jesus - but goes to great lengths to explain this in the least-trite way possible.<br/> <br/> Music by: Julian Wan</p><p><br/> <b>Connect with us</b></p><ul><li>Instagram - <a href='https://www.instagram.com/ingoodfaithfm'>https://www.instagram.com/ingoodfaithfm</a></li><li>Twitter/X - <a href='https://twitter.com/ingoodfaithfm'>https://twitter.com/ingoodfaithfm</a></li><li>Email - ingoodfaithmail@gmail.com</li></ul><p><br/> <b>Show notes<br/> <br/></b>Big things have been happening (2:55)</p><ul><li>Social-technological - AI, medicine, Internet-mediated life...</li><li>Geopolitical - Breakdown of Pax Americana</li><li>Emotional-psychological - Awareness, acceptance and exploitation of disorders within the heart</li><li>The external things affect us individually, and vice versa</li></ul><p><a href='https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/12/scientific-breakthroughs-2023-list/676952/'>The Nine Breakthroughs of the Year</a><br/><br/><a href='https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/12/therapy-language-anxiety-mental-health/676325/'>How Anxiety Became Content</a><br/><br/>What do we mean by peace? (26:05)</p><ul><li>Absence of bad stuff; presence of good stuff</li><li>Can we be at peace, even when things around us are bad?</li><li>"Shalom" - the way things ought to be</li></ul><p><br/>What causes chaos and disorder? (37:50)</p><ul><li>Left-Right answer, circa early 2000s - individuals vs society</li><li>Left-Right answer, circa 2020s - Common-Enemy politics</li><li>The upshot - we are being affected both too little and too much by the outside world</li></ul><p><br/>Conclusion (53:20)</p><ul><li>Peace comes from an external intervention into the broken human world</li><li>Peace requires a change in perspective - cosmic, eternal</li><li>People are looking for peace; Christians can help them find it</li></ul>
April 20, 2023
27: We Are Not Ready
<p>On today’s show, Chong and Dan plant their flag on the next transformational change facing society: Artificial Intelligence (AI). After a decades-long pursuit, pioneering researchers and organisations have been releasing AI products into the world, with amazing and unsettling results. We provide a primer on AI, focusing on ChatGPT and its Large Language Model relatives. Then Chong provides Dan with three near-future, AI-driven scenarios, to spark a discussion of what could come next. AI seems set to disrupt society, but we are still unsure by how much, given that so much of society still operates in the physical world. To be continued… <br/> <br/> Music by: Julian Wan</p><p><br/> <b>Connect with us</b></p><ul><li>Instagram - <a href='https://www.instagram.com/ingoodfaithfm'>https://www.instagram.com/ingoodfaithfm</a></li><li>Twitter - <a href='https://twitter.com/ingoodfaithfm'>https://twitter.com/ingoodfaithfm</a></li><li>Email - ingoodfaithmail@gmail.com</li></ul><p><br/> <b>Show notes<br/> <br/></b>Something big is happening (1:41)</p><ul><li>Human technology as (i) fire, (ii) sharp sticks and (ii) our brains</li><li>The biggest upgrade to our brains is happening right now</li><li>Planting the flag on AI - not exploring all the issues, but rather what it is and what it could mean for us</li></ul><p><a href='https://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2023/03/existential-risk-and-the-turn-in-human-history.html'>Existential risk, AI, and the inevitable turn in human history</a><br/><br/> AI primer (11:43)</p><ul><li>Neural networks, Large Language Models (LLM) and generative AI</li><li>Intro to ChatGPT - how it works, what can be done</li></ul><p><a href='https://www.nytimes.com/article/ai-artificial-intelligence-chatbot.html'>How to Become an Expert on A.I.</a><br/><br/><a href='https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/28/technology/ai-chatbots-chatgpt-bing-bard-llm.html'>How Does ChatGPT Really Work?</a><br/><br/></p><p>What all this could mean (31:44)</p><ul><li>Scenario 1 - Disruption of “knowledge work”</li><li>Scenario 2 - Teaching and learning overhauled</li><li>Scenario 3 - “Her” will be real life</li><li>How much does all this matter? Torn between “not as much” and “a whole lot”</li></ul><p><a href='https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/28/business/economy/jobs-ai-artificial-intelligence-chatgpt.html'>Tinkering With ChatGPT, Workers Wonder: Will This Take My Job?</a><br/><br/><a href='https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/12/technology/chatgpt-schools-teachers.html'>Don’t Ban ChatGPT in Schools. Teach With It.</a><br/><br/><a href='https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2023-03-01/replika-users-fell-in-love-with-their-ai-chatbot-companion/102028196'>Replika users fell in love with their AI chatbot companions. Then they lost them</a><br/><br/><a href='https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/24/opinion/yuval-harari-ai-chatgpt.html'>You Can Have the Blue Pill or the Red Pill, and We’re Out of Blue Pills</a><br/><br/>Conclusion (1:07:09)</p><ul><li>We should be careful when wielding words…</li></ul>
December 28, 2022
26: You're Only Human
<p>On today’s show, Chong and Dan share what’s been going on in our lives during a busy 2022. This gets us to unpack the concept of “busyness”, and how we in modern society constantly strain against our limits and wonder if we are doing “enough”. Drawing on insights from the book <em>You’re Only Human</em>, we consider how limits are not an inherently bad thing. We also explore the root of our busyness, namely pride in pursuing our own interests and seeking to be the master of our own lives. We conclude with a call to not be everything, everywhere, all at once.<br/><br/>Music by: Julian Wan</p><p><br/><b>Connect with us</b></p><ul><li>Instagram - <a href='https://www.instagram.com/ingoodfaithfm'>https://www.instagram.com/ingoodfaithfm</a></li><li>Twitter - <a href='https://twitter.com/ingoodfaithfm'>https://twitter.com/ingoodfaithfm</a></li><li>Email - ingoodfaithmail@gmail.com</li></ul><p><br/><b>Show notes<br/><br/></b>Year in review (2:01)</p><ul><li>Dan’s “sophomore slump” in ministry</li><li>Chong’s priority stack - core, primary, secondary</li><li>Primary responsibilities (children, church, work) expanding and crowding out other things</li></ul><p><br/>Concept of busyness (16:31)</p><ul><li>Why do we feel like we are never doing enough?</li><li>Introduction to Kelly Kapic’s book</li><li>Ultimately a theological problem - misunderstanding who we are and what we were made for</li></ul><p><a href='http://www.bakerpublishinggroup.com/books/you-re-only-human/406040'><em>You’re Only Human</em></a> by Kelly Kapic<br/><br/>Finitude is not sin (25:17)</p><ul><li>God created us with limits (and it was good); he did not create us with sin</li><li>Cautionary tale: <em>Everything Everywhere All at Once</em></li><li>Time management techniques cover up the core problem</li></ul><p><a href='https://ingoodfaith.buzzsprout.com/1113221/5609848-11-the-crisis-of-freedom'>IGF 11: The Crisis of Freedom</a><br/><br/>Pride as the root cause (45:05)</p><ul><li>We want to do more and be more, want mastery over all things… i.e., to be like God</li><li>Humility as the antidote - to think less of ourselves and to think of ourselves less</li><li>Giving thanks for our limitations</li></ul><p><br/>Conclusion (1:02:09)</p><ul><li>The insidious effect of busyness - robbing us of joy in the present</li></ul>
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