AI App Risks and Relative Harms

They conclude the app can be less harmful than bad counselors but warn about missing context and escalation risks.

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I invite previous guest Heather Patton Griffin back to the pod to discuss biblical counseling—but this time through the lens of AI. After our previous conversation about white evangelicalism's navigation system, I decided to test an AI biblical counseling app and share my findings with Heather. We unpacked what I'm calling "Bible facts"—authoritative claims that function as the foundation of biblical counseling—and examined the sincerity culture that makes the whole system feel so compelling to practitioners and clients alike. If you ever wanted to know what an AI biblical counselor sounds like, this episode’s for you.

Previous Episodes with Heather:

Church Trauma and Spiritual “Knowledge” (#317)

“Bible Truths,” “Sanctified Common Sense,” & “Evangelical Insta-Trust: (#123)

Highlights

05:47 Knowledge and Bible Facts in Evangelicalism

17:43 Critiques of Biblical Counseling Practices

19:36 Dan's Experiment with the AI App

35:22 The Connection Between Biblical Counseling and CBT

55:48 The Mind-Emotion Split in Counseling

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