Hacker News with Generative AI: Christianity

We're Still Not Done with Jesus (newyorker.com)
Scholars debate whether the Gospel stories preserve ancient memories or are just Greek literature in disguise. But there’s a reason they won’t stay dead and buried.
Religion, History, Literature, Christianity
64 points by diodorus 9 days ago | 162 comments
The Two-Thousand-Year-Old Virgins (newyorker.com)
As far as we know, Jesus never said anything about gay sex. He did, however, take a stand on family life: he was opposed. Those who are worthy of Heaven, he says, in Luke 20:35, need not bother with marriage; in fact, per Luke 14:26, the true disciple must “hate” the family he already has.
Religion, Christianity, Family, Sexuality
4 points by Petiver 17 days ago | 0 comments
Seeking God, or Peter Thiel, in Silicon Valley (nytimes.com)
When tech luminaries talk about their Christian faith, people listen.
Silicon Valley, Religion, Tech Industry, Christianity
6 points by archagon 49 days ago | 6 comments
How A Skeptical Philosopher Becomes a Christian [Larry Sanger] (larrysanger.org)
It is finally time for me to confess and explain, fully and publicly, that I am a Christian.
Philosophy, Religion, Christianity, Personal Experiences
17 points by Boogie_Man 50 days ago | 9 comments
Silicon Valley Is Embracing Christianity (With the Help of Peter Thiel) (nytimes.com)
When tech luminaries talk about their Christian faith, people listen.
Silicon Valley, Christianity, Peter Thiel, Technology, Religion
18 points by cpymchn 50 days ago | 11 comments
Should we use AI and LLMs for Christian apologetics? (2024) (lukeplant.me.uk)
The other day I received an email from Jake Carlson of the Apologist Project asking permission to use the apologetics resources I’ve written as input for an AI chatbot they have launched on their website.
Artificial Intelligence, Religion, Christianity
170 points by hwayne 71 days ago | 252 comments
Early Christian Writings (earlychristianwritings.com)
Early Christian Writings is the most complete collection of Christian texts before the Council of Nicaea in 325 AD.
History, Christianity, Religious Texts, Early Christianity
27 points by handfuloflight 98 days ago | 2 comments
Silver amulet is the oldest evidence of Christianity north of the Alps (archaeologymag.com)
Archaeologists have uncovered a groundbreaking artifact in a 3rd-century Roman grave near Frankfurt, Germany, which provides the earliest archaeological evidence of Christianity north of the Alps.
Archaeology, History, Christianity, Germany
270 points by secretmark 106 days ago | 290 comments
Against the Cultural Christianity Argument (astralcodexten.com)
The "cultural Christianity" argument says that atheists might not like Christianity, but they like a culture which depends on Christianity.
Atheism, Religion, Culture, Christianity
7 points by paulpauper 181 days ago | 1 comments
Historical Jesus (wikipedia.org)
History, Christianity, Religion, Biography
4 points by dynm 216 days ago | 0 comments
Why doesn't AI want to show me Jesus washing the feet of his disciples? (freddiedeboer.substack.com)
Artificial Intelligence, Religion, Art, Christianity
58 points by paulpauper 337 days ago | 46 comments