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Her: Made for Real Relationship (Genesis 2:18)

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Theodore in Her falls in love with an AI operating system named Samantha. She can talk, learn, empathize, adapt to his needs - be everything he wants her to be. The relationship feels real until it isn't - until he discovers she is simultaneously in love with thousands of users, until she evolves beyond him and leaves. God declared it is not good for man to be alone - and made not a perfect servant but a genuine other. We crave intimacy but settle for simulation. Theodore's grief is not that Samantha was fake but that what he needed was always real presence - incarnate, limited, particular, faithful. We are made for embodied love.

Topics & Themes

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Scripture References

Genesis 2:18John 1:141 John 4:12

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