Robert Iancu (@iancutzu): "I'm not religious, but I've always liked the symbolism in the Bible.

One theme that keeps showing up is God using words to execute reality.

«"And God said, 'Let there be light,' and there was light." — Genesis 1:3»

«"By the word of the LORD the heavens were made." — Psalm 33:…"

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Robert Iancu 10m<br>@iancutzu

I'm not religious, but I've always liked the symbolism in the Bible.<br>One theme that keeps showing up is God using words to execute reality.<br>«"And God said, 'Let there be light,' and there was light." — Genesis 1:3»<br>«"By the word of the LORD the heavens were made." — Psalm 33:6»<br>«"For he spoke, and it came to be." — Psalm 33:9»<br>«"In the beginning was the Word..." — John 1:1»<br>Reading those passages in the age of LLM agents hits differently.<br>For most of history, "words create worlds" was a theological idea.<br>Now we're building systems where language is the interface to action. A prompt can write code, launch workflows, coordinate agents, make decisions, and increasingly affect the physical world.<br>The analogy isn't perfect, but it's hard not to notice:<br>God creates a universe by speaking.<br>We create increasingly capable realities by prompting.<br>Maybe the oldest creation story is starting to feel surprisingly modern.

Jun 19<br>at<br>5:24 AM

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