[unspun]

Which is why, as some Enlightenment wag (I forget who just now) put it, "If God did not exist, it would be necessary to create Him

And put better I humbly hope: since people exist for God, they will find one.

[Alamo-Girl]

Just an observation, but it seems to me that over the years theology has been troubled by various advances in science at the time, from the solar system to evolution.

These days, strong artificial intelligence is troubling to some probably for pretty much the same reason as the study of collective consciousness ---- on the one hand, that the mind is only a machine and therefore there is no soul and no free will - and on the other, that the One we know as God will be displaced by phenomenon attributed to a "force."

I'm sure each such advance in science have caused (or will cause) some to lose what little faith they had (have.) The strong in faith cannot be moved by anything at all.

To me, this suggests that the answer lies in helping the young and weak in faith grow strong. After all, there is no telling what doors science will open in the future.