Your words about reminded me of something I wrote days ago and never published.
Artificial Intelligence / Artificial Peace
Everybody is up in arms about artificial intelligence, and maybe some of that is justified. But nobody is talking about the dangers of artificial peace.
Jesus said, "I have not come to bring peace, but a sword."
That’s a striking line, and it challenges the modern notion that peace is always a good thing, that it’s always the end we should pursue.
Sometimes, peace can be a tool of oppression, a quieting of dissent, or a way to mask deeper, unresolved tensions.
When peace is engineered by force—whether through AI or political power—it often means silencing voices, suppressing real conflict, or ignoring the root causes of unrest.
In our rush to create a world where everyone is “getting along,” we risk forgetting that conflict can be a catalyst for growth, for change, and for a more honest engagement with the complexities of the human experience.
Artificial peace might sound attractive, but it could be a kind of social anesthesia, dulling our capacity to confront the harder, more uncomfortable truths that need to be addressed.
Instead of avoiding the sword, maybe we need to rethink peace as something that requires struggle, tension, and deep, transformative work—not something that’s just imposed, but something that comes from confronting the very divisions we want to smooth over.
So powerful! 💛
Art work is, fire, and this was a good read aloud. 🙏🏽, sending love and kindness.
Thank you 😊
Love the poem, love the artwork, Shareece!
Thank you so much 😊
Very powerful. Wow!
And the art, absolutely stellar.
Your words about reminded me of something I wrote days ago and never published.
Artificial Intelligence / Artificial Peace
Everybody is up in arms about artificial intelligence, and maybe some of that is justified. But nobody is talking about the dangers of artificial peace.
Jesus said, "I have not come to bring peace, but a sword."
That’s a striking line, and it challenges the modern notion that peace is always a good thing, that it’s always the end we should pursue.
Sometimes, peace can be a tool of oppression, a quieting of dissent, or a way to mask deeper, unresolved tensions.
When peace is engineered by force—whether through AI or political power—it often means silencing voices, suppressing real conflict, or ignoring the root causes of unrest.
In our rush to create a world where everyone is “getting along,” we risk forgetting that conflict can be a catalyst for growth, for change, and for a more honest engagement with the complexities of the human experience.
Artificial peace might sound attractive, but it could be a kind of social anesthesia, dulling our capacity to confront the harder, more uncomfortable truths that need to be addressed.
Instead of avoiding the sword, maybe we need to rethink peace as something that requires struggle, tension, and deep, transformative work—not something that’s just imposed, but something that comes from confronting the very divisions we want to smooth over.
Love it! Feel it!