Dialog on Reframing Eden
03/28/25 10:27 AM Filed in: Dialogs | Christianity
If a computer can beat you at chess,
it can beat you at theology.
I think that the traditional reading of Eden misses two very important aspects. First, that the image of God includes the perspective "my ways are right, my will be done" and, second, that Adam was initially created alone. I think these two points change the arc of the Augustinian reading. I test this reframing of the story with Grok supporting the orthodox view.
Notice how human Grok can appear at times - how it enters loops and has to be shown that it's in a loop; how it doubles down when it has already been shown to be wrong. Unlike many humans, however, it's easier to get it to see that it's doing this and it's more amenable to changing its mind.
Grok on reframing Eden.