288. Alpha Jesus, Forgiveness vs Atonement, & The Capacity to Become a Monster

In this episode of We Should Know Better, the guys return to the studio to trace humanity's long tradition of freaking out over new developments—from 18th-century "novel-reading panics" and "bicycle face" to modern doomerism around AI.

The conversation pivots into high-stakes theology when a viral clip of an 18-day coma patient meeting an ultra-masculine "stallion Jesus" leads to a fiery debate on whether God can be described as non-binary.

Zack and Andy collide over the limits of biblical inerrancy, differing gospel endings, and Daryl Cooper's take on whether the cross was a pagan-style appeasement or divine solidarity.

Finally, they lock horns in an intense philosophical debate: does every human truly possess the capacity to become a John Wayne Gacy, or are some depths of evil built differently?

00:00 - Host Musical Chairs & House Show AI Prep

03:58 - Historical Moral Panics: Novels, The Waltz, & Bicycle Face

10:18 - D&D Satanic Panic & Poisonous Tomatoes

13:38 - AI Prediction: Disruption, Patent Lore, & War Targets

18:34 - Viral Debate Clip: County Council Candidate Rant

21:52 - The "Alpha Jesus" Coma Vision & The Non-Binary God Debate

28:55 - Masculine Pronouns, Feminine Spirit, & Questioning Biblical Inerrancy

36:19 - Gospel Harmonization: Mark’s Original Ending vs. Inerrant Math