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December 14, 2025 Paid subscribers

The Armor of God vs. the Armor of AGI

Why Perfect Self-Protection Will Become Our Spiritual Coffin

The Armor of God was never meant to protect us from being human.

It was meant to protect us while being human.

That’s an important distinction—especially right now.

Because what transhumanism and advanced AI promise is not just better tools, but a kind of perfect protection. A world where fear, pain, emotional overwhelm, trauma, and even death itself are increasingly managed, regulated, or engineered away.

And for many people, that will feel like healing.

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