Henry Crane's Robots (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781511520133)

The problem of the origin of evil is easy to solve: it's all down to the devil and his initial fall from perfection. The problem of why God permitted evil to continue - and still permits it to continue - is less easy. It's a problem that I have thought about a lot because as a clergyman, you can't help but come in contact with a lot of evil. There's the problem of pain and suffering among an elderly congregation, the problem of cunning and deceit among those who turn up at church asking for money, the problem of evil in the form of crime in your community, and, of course, the larger problem of evil - just plain evil - in the larger world, from animal suffering to terrorists. I don't claim to be a great philosopher but my years of living and travelling in different countries and different cultures have, perhaps, given me a wider perspective than most. And I'm fascinated by computers and artificial intelligence, so I hope it has all come together in a book that will entertain, amuse and challenge you.