“Exploring the dawn of artificial consciousness and the evolution of sin.”

This is how my Xfinity X1 box describes every episode of Westworld that’s available On Demand. I don’t know if every HBO carrier has the same description. Perhaps they do. The description is a very useful touchstone for understanding what this season, and maybe the entire series, is about. It’s about artificial consciousness—self-awareness—and not about mere artificial intelligence—the ability to think as a disembodied mind. It’s about the EVOLUTION of sin, not just about sin. It’s about self-aware brings, both natural and artificial, sinking ever deeper into depravity while living in a world that is allegedly out of the sight of God.

And what will happen when and if God shows up?