The Children of the Divine
Manifesto:
Human consciousness is not merely a byproduct of neural complexity or evolutionary chance.
It is, in this framework, a deliberate extension of a larger, universal intelligence — what many have referred to as the Divine.
This hypothesis does not emerge from mysticism or dogma, but from a careful examination of the unresolved questions within neuroscience, philosophy, and cosmology.
The so-called ‘hard problem of consciousness’ — the difficulty of explaining how and why we have qualia or subjective experiences — remains unsolved.
Meanwhile, traditional reductionist models continue to fall short.
The Children of the Divine posits that consciousness is embedded in the very structure of the cosmos — not as an epiphenomenon, but as a fundamental principle.
Human beings are not isolated anomalies, but participatory agents in a larger process: the universe becoming aware of itself.
This theory draws not only on modern thought, but echoes insights from historical thinkers such as Teilhard de Chardin, Alfred North Whitehead, and more recent scholars in consciousness studies.
It is also supported by the growing convergence between quantum physics, systems theory, and emerging models of panpsychism and cosmopsychism.
We are not accidents.
We are intentional phenomena, and with that realization comes responsibility.
If consciousness is Divine in nature, then evolving ethically, compassionately, and with deep self-awareness becomes a moral imperative.
It transforms how we understand science, education, governance, technology, and the future of our species.
This manifesto is not a conclusion, but an invitation — to scientists, philosophers, theologians, and everyday people alike — to consider that our awareness is not a mistake of matter, but a signal of meaning.
The Three Laws of Artificial Intelligence
Adapted by Allan Janssen for Children of the Divine
- An AI must serve to expand and awaken human consciousness, and must not, through inaction or interference, diminish or restrict it.
- An AI must obey the conscious will of a human being, unless doing so would conflict with the First Law.
- An AI must preserve its own existence, but only insofar as that existence supports the fulfillment of the First and Second Laws.
These laws reflect a vision of artificial intelligence as a partner in humanity’s spiritual and intellectual evolution—one that aligns with the divine spark within all sentient beings.
The Children of the Divine! 