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Week 11

August 30 – August 30, 2026 · Day 71 · 1 entry

Day 71 of the One Year Fast experiment, written up day by day: three full fasting days in the week, what happened on each of them, and the weight, blood pressure and ketone readings recorded on those dates. Every figure shown here is measured on the day, not reconstructed later.

Day 71 · Sunday, August 30, 2026

Day 71 — Predestination in the Age of AI + Upcoming DEXA & VO2 Max

Welcome to Day 71 of the One Year Fast. In today’s episode, we explore a fascinating philosophical and theological parallel: Calvinist predestination and modern artificial intelligence.

For centuries, theological determinism has debated divine sovereignty, foreknowledge, and the boundaries of human agency. As humanity builds complex neural networks, autonomous algorithms, and advanced robotics, are we unconsciously stepping into the role of sovereign creators, encoding deterministic pathways and "digital predestination" into machine intelligence?

We examine whether algorithms reflect divine design, the illusion of digital free will, and how ancient theological questions are finding new life in modern technology.

Health & Biomarker Testing Update

All biomarker results, raw charts, and comparisons will be published openly as part of the 52-week health log!

Key Discussion Points

Free Will vs. Determinism: Do autonomous systems possess choice, or are they purely bound to human-engineered providence?

Hashtags

  • DEXA Body Scan: Measuring precise shifts in lean muscle mass, visceral fat, and bone mineral density across the protocol.
  • VO2 Max Cardiovascular Assessment: Tracking peak aerobic capacity and cardiovascular efficiency under long-term weekly fasting.
  • Calvinism & Predestination: The historical foundation of theological determinism, sovereign decrees, and human free will.
  • The Algorithmic Mirror: How developers shape data architectures, loss functions, and weightings to predetermine machine behavior.
  • Day 71 Protocol Check-In: Daily energy, cognitive focus, and preparing for the upcoming September clinical scans.

Readings shown on each entry come straight from the health dashboard data logged on that date. For definitions of any term used above, see the fasting dictionary.