# What is the technocratic paradigm?

> A phrase from Catholic social teaching for the assumption that every problem has a technical solution and that what can be done should be done.

Source: https://www.lumin.faith/christian-ai-glossary/technocratic-paradigm
By Andrew Kittridge · November 10, 2026

## Why it matters for Christians

Pope Francis used it in Laudato si’, and Catholic teaching on AI returns to it as a warning.

## What to do

Before you reach for a tool, ask whether the problem is a technical one. Grief, loneliness, and sin need presence, repentance, and grace more than a faster answer.

## Related words

- [Transhumanism](https://www.lumin.faith/christian-ai-glossary/transhumanism.md): The belief that technology can and should transcend human limits, including aging and death.
- [Image of God](https://www.lumin.faith/christian-ai-glossary/image-of-god.md): The biblical teaching that human beings are made in God’s image (Genesis 1:26–27).
- [Singularity](https://www.lumin.faith/christian-ai-glossary/singularity.md): A predicted future point when AI improves itself so fast that the world changes beyond what we can foresee.

Every word: [Christian AI glossary](https://www.lumin.faith/christian-ai-glossary.md)