Episode · The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett · 2026-06-04
Books mentioned on Christian Apologist: The Truth About Christianity (And Why Atheism Is Fading)
Is AI being built to replace God? Oxford mathematician and Christian Apologist John Lennox reveals why Silicon Valley's biggest promises are just old prayers, why no machine can ever replicate your consciousness, and what it means to be human when AI can do almost everything you can!
John Lennox discussed Homo Deus A Brief History of Tomorrow by Yuval Noah Harari and The Matter With Things by Iain McGilchrist. Steven Bartlett recommended My Story by John C. Lennox, and discussed 2084 by John C. Lennox and others.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Homo Deus A Brief History of Tomorrow
Homo Deus A Brief History of Tomorrow by Yuval Noah Harari examines the future of humanity, charting how technological advancements may transform human society, mortality, and consciousness.
Discussed“Now, one of the people who's spreading that kind of transhumanist vision is the Israeli historian Yuval Noah Harari, and he's written a book called Homodeus, the man-god.”
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2084
2084 by John C.
Discussed“You wrote this book, 2084. You highlighted in there some of the concerns that you think are being overlooked in this race for AGI at the moment.”
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The Matter With Things
The Matter With Things by Iain McGilchrist is a comprehensive philosophical and neuroscientific work that explores human perception, the structure of reality, and the differences between the brain's hemispheres.
Discussed“And one of the people who've influenced my thinking about AI a lot is Dr. Iain McGilchrist, the author of this fascinating book called The Matter with Things.”
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My Story
My Story by John C.
Recommended“I highly recommend everybody goes and checks out your autobiography, which is your most recent works. Yep. It's called John Lennox.”
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Other mentions in this episode (3) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“So I wrote two books, one 2020, called 2084 is the title of my book, Artificial Intelligence and of of humanity.”
“That's been so meaningful in my life as I spell out in detail my autobiography.”
“And I'd love you to ask me that question when you've read that autobiography.”