20250308 The Decline of Western Civilization
As I drove to an appointment in downtown KC today, a question popped into my head: What’s, going on with all these old churches? I assume it’s the typical response: older generations passing on, people moving out of the city, maintenance costs, denominational ownership, lower attendance as the next generation buys into the idea there is no need for God, and so on. I kept pondering it into the night, and since I’m currently what the Army calls a “geo-bachelor” (my family isn’t with me on this assignment), I thought it to be an appropriate time to ask my new friend, ChatGPT, what the world suggests might be the answers. What I’m going to do is share the prompt and the ChatGPT responses. Obviously, I’ll be directing a conversation with AI, but I think it might be interesting to see what the summation of ChatGPT will provide. Prompt #1: Good evening. I am a seeker. [I am not a seeker. I am a believer. I ha...