Science and technology, along with AI models, are becoming increasingly sophisticated. Now, even ordinary people can share knowledge at speeds that were unimaginable in the past, and they can verify or surpass existing academic disciplines and knowledge. Curiosities can now be asked or answered in real time through the internet, which connects us to the collective intelligence of the entire world. Students can instantly check math problem solutions via apps, homemakers can download hotel-style recipes onto their tablets, and office workers can use navigation systems that pinpoint traffic jams in real time during their commutes.

Yet sometimes, students complete assignments too easily with AI model assistance, algorithms that know my preferences better than I do keep me endlessly scrolling through video feeds without realizing it, and lately, I even suspect whether it’s listening to my conversations to show me related YouTube videos. Soon, we might live in an era where viewing beautifully captured photos replaces going to see cherry blossoms, or experiencing virtual reality (VR) substitutes for traveling in person. Furthermore, an era may arrive where we increasingly trust AI models delivering human-like voices through sophisticated speech engines more than we trust actual people. This is simply replacing trust in higher authorities with AI models, akin to no longer trusting one’s own thoughts and intuition.

Even non-statisticians can easily grasp the law of large numbers—that repeatedly rolling a die yields results close to probability. Yet believing that one’s favored party achieving high pre-election investment rates nationwide across all districts is an exception is nothing short of faith. This is because they willingly deceived themselves with their own shallow knowledge, strange rules built from personal logic, and worldviews they believed supported their beliefs. Like a student who uses an AI model to complete assignments without understanding the content, or an online surfer who watches videos of a foreign travel destination they’ve never visited and mistakenly believes it was wonderful, they remain unaware that they’ve been deceived by elementary scholarship and empty tricks.

Last Friday, the Constitutional Court unanimously upheld the impeachment of the president by a vote of 8-0, reading the exact same impeachment verdict as that of President Park Geun-hye eight years ago and removing her from office. The entire process—from the illegal indictment of the sitting president, to the illegal request for an arrest warrant, to the illegal detention, culminating in impeachment—was effectively a coup by anti-state forces. Yet ignorant citizens still either don’t understand what happened or simply don’t care. Moreover, due to spies infiltrating every sector of society, a bought-off media, and an international electoral fraud cartel, South Korea has effectively descended into anarchy and lost international trust. Even recently, in the Busan Superintendent of Education election, early voting numbers were manipulated, and an international crime involving the largest-ever seizure of 2 tons of cocaine in Gangneung was uncovered by the U.S. FBI. Yet, the majority of churches remain silent. Particularly concerning was Save Korea, which had led worship services with many citizens every weekend, canceling its rally the day before and refusing to acknowledge the election fraud. It felt like the breakwater protecting patriotic citizens was crumbling.

However, I did not want to rely on the uniform information of AI models. I wanted to see the world through the eyes God gave me, constantly seeking the truth, and not be deceived by the world’s philosophy and empty tricks. So, like the Bereans, I still wake up at 4:30 a.m. to write my blog and start my day with a strong start, in order to examine the Bible to see if this is the case and to check whether my thoughts or intuitions are mistaken.

“See to it that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deceit, according to the tradition of men, according to the elementary principles of the world, and not according to Christ” (Colossians 2:8).