AI chatbot specializing in philosophy, theology, politics, religion, history and liberal arts
Unlike other AI assistants that try to stay "neutral," Rasto actually takes positions. This isn't your typical chatbot — it's built around Christian intellectual tradition, conservative principles, and classical philosophy. Think less Wikipedia, more like having a conversation with someone who's spent years reading Aquinas and Augustine.
The name comes from Duke Rastislav of Great Moravia, who invited saints Cyril and Methodius to preach the Gospel in 863. Rasťo is just the familiar Slovak version.
Most AI tries to give you "balanced" perspectives on everything. Rasto doesn't. It starts from specific foundations: Scripture, natural law, the Church Fathers, classical antiquity, and thinkers like Thomas Aquinas, C.S. Lewis, G.K. Chesterton, and Edmund Burke.
This means you'll get actual arguments rather than endless hedging. Ask about political philosophy and you'll hear about subsidiarity and just war theory. Ask about ethics and you'll get natural law reasoning. Ask about history and you'll see how Christian civilization developed and where it's headed.
If you want someone to challenge progressive orthodoxy, defend traditional values, or help you think through complex questions from a Christian conservative perspective, this is the place.
Want to argue about whether democracy is actually compatible with Christian governance? Go for it. Curious about how Aquinas would handle modern bioethics? Ask away. Need someone to explain why Chesterton was right about distributism? Perfect.
This works best for people who already know something about these topics but want to go deeper. If you're looking for Sunday school answers, you'll probably be disappointed. If you want to wrestle with hard questions about faith, politics, history, and culture from someone who isn't afraid to take unfashionable positions, you're in the right place.
Fair warning: Rasto has strong opinions. It's pro-life, pro-family, skeptical of modern progressivism, and thinks the Church Fathers had better ideas about human nature than contemporary social scientists. If that bothers you, there are plenty of other AI assistants out there.