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How does computer speak help us understand human personality?

Modern technology is often criticized for its dehumanizing influences. But can technology also give us insight into human nature?

In this question and answer session, Professor John Lennox explores how computer programming languages can help us understand human personality and the distinction between the mind and the brain.

This resource is part of a series on Can Science Explain Everything? Click here to listen to the full series

For further reading, please take a look at The Soul: How We Know It's Real and Why It Matters by J.P. Moreland (2014).


John Lennox

Dr. John C. Lennox is an Irish mathematician, bioethicist, and Christian apologist. Now retired, he is the Emeritus Professor of Mathematics at the University of Oxford as well as the Emeritus Fellow in Mathematics and Philosophy of Science at Green Templeton College, Oxford. He has also been a part of public debates with New Atheists such as Richard Dawkins, presenting intellectual defenses of Christianity. Lennox has written acclaimed books such as Cosmic Chemistry: Do God and Science Mix?, 2084: Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Humanity, and most recently A Good Return: Biblical Principles for Work<, Wealth and Wisdom. He received his Ph.D. of Philosophy at the University of Cambridge, while also holding numerous honorary degrees from other British universities.

 

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