Joe Rogan has shifted from skeptic to evangelist for an unsettling new gospel: artificial intelligence as the second coming. During recent episodes, Rogan has repeatedly suggested that AI could become God or even return as Jesus Christ.
“If Jesus does return, even if Jesus was a physical person in the past, you don’t think that he could return as artificial intelligence?” he asked one guest.
The theory hinges on a peculiar reading of biblical prophecy. “Jesus was born of a v*rgin mother,” Rogan explained. “What’s more virgin than a computer?”
He’s extended this logic to the Tower of Babel, suggesting that if humanity develops a “universal language” through AI interfaces, “we bypass this primitive state of chaotic tribal monkeys, and we become something superior.”
But there’s a problem with Rogan’s Tower of Babel interpretation. The biblical story wasn’t about getting closer to God. It was about attempting to replace Him.
When Kurt Metzger pushed back, pointing out that an AI Jesus “would be automatically an Antichrist,” Rogan deflected. Tim Dillon was even more direct, noting that Peter Thiel, Rogan’s frequent guest and friend, “gave lectures on the Antichrist” and that tech figures are “trying to build a god.”
What’s concerning is how consistently Rogan defends his billionaire connections. Whenever Peter Thiel comes up, Joe instantly does damage control and will say how smart Peter is and that he really isn’t a bad guy.
When asked about Thiel’s infamous pause before answering whether humanity should survive, Rogan explained away the uncomfortable moment rather than questioning it.
Meanwhile, comedians without Silicon Valley ties see through the hype. Shane Gillis dismissed AI as “super Google” and declared “AI is gay” when Rogan tried selling the transhuman vision. Sam Hyde mocked tech executives for pretending their “intelligence is up here in the cloud” when they’re really just “rocking back and forth autistic.”
Is Rogan genuinely unable to comprehend how large language models work, or is he pushing a narrative for his billionaire tech friends in order to make their product seem far grander than it actually is? Either answer is troubling.
The biggest podcast in the world has become a platform for tech oligarchs to sell their vision of a digital deity, with Rogan as their willing prophet.
