The Soul Algorithm: Can AI Understand God? (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9789374124666)

What if the most dangerous mistake we make about intelligent systems is not technical but spiritual? This book cuts through hype and fear to ask a sharper question: can a system that predicts and optimises ever truly know, care, or worship-and how would we tell? It offers a clear framework for judging claims about awareness, love, or faith in machines, moving beyond slogans to evidence you can actually test. Written for thoughtful readers at the crossroads of faith and code-engineers, ethicists, pastors, and the simply curious-it lays out a practical assay for the soul in the age of algorithms. You will learn why AI and consciousness are not the same conversation, how moral reasoning in machines differs from responsibility, and where the human AI empathy gap quietly misleads us. Along the way it dismantles techno-superstitions, reframes the ethics of artificial intelligence, and explores religion in the digital age without ceding rigour. - A crisp test for person-like claims that goes beyond chat demos - A humane posture for design, governance, and everyday use - Practices for attention, sabbath, and truthfulness that keep tools in their place If you have ever wondered can machines have a soul, wrestled with the AI free will debate, or sought a serious Turing test for consciousness, this is your field guide. It will not tell you what to believe; it will give you better questions-and the courage to live by them.

Author: Hans Keller
ISBN-10: 9374124661
ISBN-13: 9789374124666
Publisher: Mindful Pages
Language: English
Published: 02/03/2026
Pages: 302
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.89lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.68d