Here’s Your Horoscope

A friend argues that daily horoscopes are as reliable as self-help books. Curious to test his theory, I’ve been reading Aquarius advice on the Internet. I found it a little spacey. Today I decided to improve on old-fashioned astrology so I asked the Great and Powerful AI of ChatGPT what wisdom it had. It said:

[Today] embrace growth through challenges. Life is full of ups and downs, and facing challenges is an integral part of personal growth and development. Instead of shying away from difficult situations, embrace them as opportunities to learn, improve, and become stronger.

Then it gave 5 easy steps and a peptalk. You could do worse. https://chat.openai.com/share/cc3ca1b1-a35f-4a64-b3a5-f25f06f5173b

Churches will veer into horoscope-y, self-help lanes. We can sound far out and artifically intelligent. If the advice is helpful, fine, but that’s not our mission. Instead of self-help the church should be about other-help — working toward God’s goals, not our own. If the by-product of this is improving ourselves, win-win.

It’s OK to read the Bible and reach for the stars. Just remember the purpose of each.