By The Babylon Bee | Created at 2026-09-15 17:10:37 | Updated at 2026-09-15 17:52:06
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U.S. — According to a new study conducted by the Barna Group, a majority of Christians were likely to replace the Holy Spirit with ChatGPT by the year 2028.
Polling data showed an increasing interest among Christians in "taking control of their faith" by putting it in the hands of AI models they can directly interact with, thereby replacing what they mostly consider to be the vague proddings of the Spirit.
"I don't really understand the Holy Spirit, but if I ask ChatGPT for a good place to eat, it gives me several great recommendations," said one gentleman interviewed by researchers. "I just think that's really comforting. Imagine what it can do for me spiritually — probably recommend a lot of great spiritual food to eat, I guess."
Pastors were reportedly concerned and had reportedly begun using ChatGPT for guidance on the matter.
Of those polled, approximately 78% of Christians use ChatGPT to research Bible passages, 83% have asked it to explain the Trinity, and a whopping 98% asked it if talking to digital anime avatars was sin. Only 3% asked A.I. into their heart, but that number was expected to grow if trends continue.
Research also showed people were more likely to replace the Holy Spirit with AI if they liked the answers they were given.
"The Holy Spirit changes people, which people don't seem to like very much," noted Pastor Rob McNally, commenting on the study. "AI tells people what they want to hear. I bet the Amalekites wished their idols could talk like ChatGPT."
At publishing time, a related poll revealed that congregants might be less inclined to replace the Spirit with A.I. if preachers would stop using ChatGPT to write their sermons.
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