Why ask you, when I can ask Google?

Paul Cable helps Christian parents see that they can provide their youth and children with something vital that search engines and AI never can - relationship

 “How many moons does Neptune have?”, “How long does it take to walk around the world?”, “What’s the biggest tree?”, “What’s the smallest tree?”, “How many Lego bricks are there in the world?”, “If you joined all the world’s Lego together – how long would it be?” (chat GPT predicts 32–35 million km end-to-end! – that’s about 850 times around the Earth!) – Welcome to the search history of a dad of a 7-year-old. How did previous generations survive without Google? Seriously!

In this short series, Andy and I have aimed to equip parents and those who live and work with young people with the skills and mindset needed to address the big questions about faith in Jesus: “Is God dead?”, “Aren’t all religions basically the same?”, “Why should I say sorry?” and “Why should I care about others?”

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Why should I care about others?

Answering your child’s questions: Why should I say sorry?

Answering your child’s questions: Aren’t all religions basically the same?

Answering your child’s questions: Is God dead?

But here’s the thing: in our modern age, much of our questioning has been outsourced to AI and online search engines—capable of spitting out thousands of answers in less than a second. A quick Google of any faith question delivers a cascade of articles, YouTube videos, and bite-sized AI summaries that claim to settle the matter. We’re no longer required to be the fountain of all knowledge. So, what role ……