Fans of theatre and its origins may recall that Greek theatre began in the 6th century BC in Athens. During those early years, theatre productions focused on the performance of tragedy plays at religious festivals. At its core, Greek theatre was deeply philosophical, reflecting the Greek interest in exploring the human condition, ethics, and the role of the gods in human affairs. Furthermore, tragedies often dealt with themes of fate, hubris, and the consequences of defying the divine order – a serious topic amongst Greek philosophers.
As part of the plays, they introduced what was referred to in Latin as “deus ex machina,” which means “god from the machine.” It was a moment in the play where there was a timely appearance of a god. The deus ex machina was so named because the god’s appearing in the sky was achieved by means of a crane (Greek: mechane) since the crane would be used to lower an actor playing a god or goddess onto the stage. This plot device emerged as a theatrical strategy to resolve complicated and tangled plotlines through divine intervention.
Into the modern day and if all the world’s a stage (as Shakespeare so eloquently suggested) then it would appear that Silicon Valley is the Greek playwright and artificial intelligence the “deus ex machina”. In fact, it was reported in September 2024 that Melvin Vopson, an associate professor in physics at the University of Portsmouth, claimed that our whole universe is nothing more than an advanced computer simulation and that AI (artificial intelligence) is the god of this whole drama. Vopson was quoted as saying, “The Bible itself tells us that we are in a simulation and it also tells us who is doing it. It is done by an AI – an artificial intelligence.”
How does he come to this conclusion? Well, according to him, evidence of this AI simulation is found in the Gospel of John, specifically the very first verse: “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.” Vopson argues that “the Word” actually refers to a computer code that controls the simulation. He went on to say: “The code running the simulation is not separate from the divine, but rather an integral part of it, perhaps an AI.”
To further support his theory, Vopson adopts John 1:3: “All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made.” Of this he claims: “It implies a Creator who brought the simulated universe into existence through the Word (i.e. the code). It suggests that the act of creation, as described in the Bible, could be analogous to a divine act of programming and simulation.” […]
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