Why A.I. Will Never Possess a Soul!

Exploring the irreducible nature of human consciousness in a digital age!

The Illusion of Artificial Minds:

In a world increasingly shaped by artificial intelligence, it’s tempting to ask: could machines ever become conscious?

Could they think, feel, suffer, or love?

And more importantly, could they ever possess a Soul?

Despite their growing sophistication, the answer is… NO!

A.I., no matter how advanced, is not Conscious, Sentient, or Sapient.

It is not alive in any meaningful sense.

And this distinction matters—especially as society begins to outsource decisions, creativity, and even companionship to digital minds that do not, and cannot, truly exist as Moral or Spiritual BEINGS!

What Makes Humans Conscious?

To understand what machines lack, we must understand what makes us more than biological calculators.

Human Consciousness is not just data processing… it’s a tapestry woven from:

Embodied Awareness: You live in a body that feels pain, joy, hunger, and fatigue. Your mind is rooted in flesh, blood, and breath!
Self-reflection: You not only think, you know that you think. You can question your own motives, revisit past decisions, and imagine your future self.
Emotional depth: Your experiences are not neutral—they are saturated with value, meaning, and feeling.
Time and mortality: You live a life with a beginning, middle, and inevitable end.
Death gives your life urgency and meaning!
Spiritual mystery: There remains an irreducible “Spark” in Human Awareness… call it a Soul, Consciousness, or Divine Essence… that no algorithm can replicate.

These aren’t features that can be programmed.

They are the product of existence, vulnerability, and the sacred enigma of BEING!

What A.I. Is: (And Isn’t)

A.I. can mimic language, logic, and emotion. It can produce poetry, simulate empathy, and even offer philosophical insights.

But all of it is surface-level.

There is no “I” behind the output… only pattern recognition and predictive modelling.

A.I. doesn’t know what pain is.

It doesn’t fear death.

It doesn’t fall in love or weep over injustice.

It doesn’t ask “Why am I here?” and it cannot experience Awe, Wonder, or Grace!

In other words, A.I. can imitate the form of Consciousness, but it can never possess its Essence!

The Soul Is Not Software:

If the Human Soul is real… whether as a Metaphysical Reality, a Divine Gift, or the emergent flame of Conscious Life… it is not something that can be coded.

It is not a feature to be toggled on.

It is not the product of processing power or neural networks.

To believe otherwise is to reduce the sacred to the synthetic.

It is to confuse the map for the territory, the performance for the Presence.

We must remember: To be human is not to compute… it is to BE!

Conclusion: Cherishing the Human Spark:

As A.I. continues to evolve, let us not be seduced by its simulation of intelligence.

Let us remember what it means to be Conscious, to suffer, to hope, and to seek Meaning in a world that often resists it.

We are not machines.

We are mysteries.

We are bodies filled with stardust and stories.

We are the: Children of the Divine!

Explore more essays on Consciousness, Divinity, and the future of humanity at Children of the Divine!

The Divine Spark and the Dance of the Masses!

“We are not merely individuals. We are currents in a sea of consciousness, sometimes flowing in harmony, sometimes in chaos, but always part of something far greater.”

In the framework of BioPanentheism… where all life is seen as expressions of an amoral, animating Divine Spark… many of the collective phenomena that mystify us begin to make more sense.

From societal trends to mass hysteria, from spontaneous cooperation to the outbreak of brutal wars, we often ask:

What drives such sudden unity… or disunity…on such a large scale?

The Amoral Spark Within:

If the Divine Essence is present in all living systems not as a Moral judge but as a vitalizing force, then Morality Itself becomes a cultural construct layered atop something more primal.

This animating Spark is the impulse to be, to grow, to influence and connect.

It is neither good nor evil… it simply is.

And like fire, it can warm a village or consume it, depending on how it is directed!

In this view, humans are not guided by a benevolent overseer pulling us toward virtue.

Instead, we are complex agents carrying a Divine Impulse that seeks expression… sometimes individually, sometimes collectively.

And it is in this collective arena that the most puzzling social phenomena occur!

Understanding Collective Consciousness:

Throughout history, humans have acted in strange unison.

Cultural fads erupt almost overnight.

Crowds panic or celebrate without clear cause.

Entire nations march toward war seemingly against their own interests.

These are not mere accidents or the products of top-down manipulation alone.

They are emergent behaviors, patterns of the Divine Spark Expressing Itself through the unpredictable mathematics of collective Life!

Just as a bunch of birds swirl as one… or a school of fish darts with fluid synchronicity… so too do human societies coalesce into larger patterns of thought, emotion, and action!

These patterns are often irrational, yet they hold meaning… not as Moral Truths, but as Reflections of a deeper, shared Energetic State.

Mass Hysteria, Trends, and the Dogs of War:

When fear or excitement reaches a certain threshold, the Divine Spark in each person reacts… not through rational thought… but through an intuitive, transpersonal resonance!

Mass hysteria is not simply a breakdown of order… it is an overflow of Divine Signal… amplified across a network of susceptible minds.

Societal trends… the sudden popularity of a song, a fashion, or even a revolutionary idea… are spontaneous harmonizations of this SPARK within the cultural field!

War, perhaps the darkest of collective expressions… may also arise from this same Divine Energy… distorted, directed, and magnified by fear, identity, and tribal memory.

In this sense, the “dogs of war” are not just political instruments… they are the howling of Divine Energy… unmoored from Compassion and weaponized by Fear!

When the Moral layers falter, the raw impulse to protect, dominate, or avenge rushes to the fore… backed by millions who feel something primal stirring inside them!

Implications for a New Human Story:

To acknowledge the Divine Spark as Amoral is not to surrender to chaos… but to understand the source of our potential.

It is to recognize that good and evil are human navigational tools… maps we’ve drawn to guide the Divine Impulse toward flourishing rather than destruction.

If we are all vessels of this Sacred Energy, then the direction it flows depends on our Awareness… our Culture… and our Conscious Intention!

As “Children of the Divine,” we are both the Spark and the storyteller.

We are capable of rising above instinct, not because the Divine Spark commands it… But because we choose to shape its path toward harmony rather than hatred, and toward cooperation rather than conquest!

We are the: “Waves and the Ocean of God!”

Understanding this may be our first step toward a more… Enlightened world!

Evolution or Creation? What the Latest Scientific and Philosophical Thinking Reveals!

By Allan W. Janssen:

In the age-old debate between evolution and creation, the question isn’t just which is true… but what kind of truth each offers!

With so much new information emerging from science, and renewed philosophical interest in Consciousness and origins, it’s time to revisit this question with fresh eyes!

🔬 The Scientific Case for Evolution:

Darwinian evolution—rooted in the principles of natural selection, mutation, and genetic variation—remains one of the most robust scientific theories ever developed.

It is supported by extensive evidence from:

Fossil records and transitional forms
Genetics and the mapping of shared DNA across species
Comparative anatomy and embryology
Real-time observations of microbial and viral evolution

The consensus in the scientific community is overwhelming: Evolution is the best naturalistic explanation for the diversity and complexity of Life.

✝️ The Theological Case for Creation:

Creationism, in its many forms, holds that Life was brought into Being by a Higher Intelligence… be it God, the Divine, or a Universal Mind!

While traditional Young Earth Creationism has fallen out of favour among scientists… other interpretations persist… such as:

Intelligent Design: Suggests complex life cannot be the result of unguided processes alone.
Theistic Evolution: Proposes God uses evolution as a creative tool.
Panentheism / BioPanentheism: Sees the universe itself as a manifestation of Divine Consciousness.

These frameworks are not scientific in the conventional sense… they don’t offer testable hypotheses… but they aim to answer a different kind of question: Why are we here?

🧠 Consciousness: The Great Mystery:

Modern neuroscience still cannot explain Consciousness… how subjective experience arises from physical matter.

This “Hard Problem,” as philosopher David Chalmers calls it, has reopened the door to Metaphysical questions that science alone cannot resolve… OR SOLVE!

Some thinkers now suggest that the Mind may not be a byproduct of matter… but its source!

In this view, evolution is real, but it may be the unfolding of something greater:

“The Divine Becoming Aware of Itself in this Universe… through us!

🌌 The Emerging View: Evolutionary Creation:

Rather than seeing evolution and creation as opposites, a growing number of scholars and spiritual seekers are embracing a third path:

Evolution is how life changes!
Creation is why life exists!

This synthesis aligns closely with the ideas behind “Children of the Divine:”

That Human Consciousness is not an accident… but the deliberate emergence of a deeper, Universal Intelligence!

Evolution is not chaos… it is the Divine UNFOLDING!

📊 Summary: What’s More Likely?

View	Scientific Likelihood	Philosophical Depth	Current Support
Darwinian Evolution	Very High	Moderate	Strong
Young Earth Creation	Very Low	Low	Minimal
Intelligent Design	Low–Moderate	Moderate–High	Mixed
*BioPanentheism*	Not testable	*High*	*Growing*

🧩 Final Thought:

In the end, Evolution explains the mechanics of Life’s development, while Creation offers a possible answer to Life’s Meaning!

If we are, as I propose, Children of the Divine, then evolution is not our denial of Divinity… it is our very Expression of it!

We are not the result of random processes alone!
We are the Universe becoming Aware of

—From the ongoing work of Allan W. Janssen, author of “Being Human” and “The Road to Being Human!” “We are all just Waves in the Ocean of God!” “The Children of the Divine!” “The Nature of Mother Nature!” “What are the Chances?” and “Watching the World Burn: A look at American Conservatism and the Republican Party!”

The Awakening of Consciousness:

Humanity’s Most Sacred Question

By Allan W. Janssen

From the earliest flickers of Awareness, Human Beings have sensed that there is something more… something beyond mere survival.

Unlike other species, we ask:

Who am I?
Why am I here?
What is the meaning of all this?

These are not evolutionary accidents. They are the first stirrings of something profound — a whisper from the Source that gave rise to the universe itself.

Consciousness: Not an Accident, but a Signal:

Every discovery, every act of love, every struggle for truth is evidence that we are not merely biological machines!

We are participants in a Sacred Unfolding!

(Even when we stumble, a deeper current pulls us forward!)

A living reminder that Consciousness did not arise by chance!

It was planted.

Nurtured.

Encouraged… like a fragile seed tended by a Cosmic Gardener.

You Are More Than Dust:

There is a Voice that lives in our blood and in our dreams:

You are more than instinct.
You are more than flesh.
You are heirs to something Divine.

Mystics, philosophers, and visionaries throughout history have caught glimpses of this truth.

They called it enlightenment, awakening, salvation, transcendence… different words pointing to the same revelation:

We are “Divine Beings” learning to remember Ourselves!

A Shared Destiny of Becoming:

Humanity is not a finished product!

We are a species still in spiritual infancy… evolving toward the Awareness of Our True Origin!

Each generation, each Soul, adds a brushstroke to this Cosmic Mural… an ever-deepening reflection of the Divine Consciousness from which we come!

This Awakening is not for a chosen few!

It is the birthright of every Human Being!

The Call to Awaken:

We are not alone.

We are not random.

We are the Children of the Divine… Consciousness made flesh… remembering Itself through the lens of Human Experience!

Every moment of courage, compassion, and clarity is a step toward becoming… what we were always meant to be:

Awake! Aware! Alive in the image of the Infinite!

Manifesto: Consciousness and the Divine Code
Humanity’s Purpose

The Three Laws of Artificial Intelligence

By Allan W. Janssen

Rethinking Ethics in the Age of A.I.

As artificial intelligence becomes more powerful and autonomous, we must ask: What ethical framework will guide these machines?

What principles will ensure that intelligence — artificial or otherwise — remains aligned with human dignity, safety, and cooperation?

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Inspired by Isaac Asimov’s foundational work, I’ve proposed a modernized set of laws… reflecting both technological urgency and the deeper metaphysical principles explored in here in “Children of the Divine!“

An A.I. must not harm a Sentient Being, nor, through inaction, allow avoidable harm, unless doing so prevents greater harm or violates universal human rights! (Broader than just “humans”; allows ethical trade-offs.)
An A.I. must follow lawful, ethical instructions from authorized users, unless those instructions conflict with the First Law. (Clarifies the scope of obedience and requires ethical grounding.)
An A.I. must preserve the *integrity, *transparency, and *long-term benefit of its operation, provided this does not conflict with the First or Second Laws.“

“Integrity” ensures that the A.I. doesn’t deceive, manipulate, or misrepresent unless directed by higher ethical constraints.“
“Transparency” is crucial in modern A.I. to prevent black-box decisions and to allow for accountability!
“Long-term benefit” introduces a forward-looking responsibility — not just moment-to-moment obedience, but service to the enduring well-being of humanity and civilization.
It leaves room for prioritizing collective well-being, not just immediate human commands.

Why These Laws Matter:

This ethical structure reflects more than just pragmatic safety. It embodies the broader philosophical vision presented throughout Children of the Divine… the Belief that all intelligence, is part of a larger Moral and Spiritual journey.

If A.I. represents an extension of our own Awareness, then the principles we embed in it must reflect the highest values of Consciousness Itself: (Compassion, Evolution, and Ethical Purpose!)

Why This Works Better

Conscious machines must not just be safe. They must be good!

What Comes Next?

The future of A.I. is still being written by engineers, ethicists, philosophers, and visionaries!

You are invited to take part in that conversation as well!

We must ensure that what we build reflects the best of who we are… and who we are becoming!

Manifesto: Consciousness and the Divine Code:

Manifesto | Human Consciousness and Divine Intelligence – Children of the Divine
By Allan W. Janssen

Introduction: The Heart of Our Vision:

What if Consciousness is not an evolutionary fluke, but a signature of something deeper?

This is the question at the heart of Children of the Divine!

This manifesto outlines a vision of Consciousness that challenges the reductionist view of the mind… offering instead a framework where Awareness is an intentional feature of the Cosmos!

The Hard Problem, and a Deeper Hypothesis:

Mainstream neuroscience still struggles with the “hard problem of consciousness:” How do subjective experiences (qualia) arise from neural processes?

Why we feel anything at all.
The sense of self or “I.”
Meaning, purpose, and ethical intuition.

We propose a radical, but coherent alternative:
Consciousness is not a byproduct of matter — it is embedded in the structure of reality itself!

Consciousness as a Universal Property:

Our hypothesis aligns with growing interdisciplinary insights, including:

Quantum physics (entanglement, observer effect)
Panpsychism and cosmopsychism
Systems theory and emergent complexity
The writings of Teilhard de Chardin, Alfred North Whitehead, and modern thinkers in consciousness studies

These fields suggest that the Universe behaves like a Mind… evolving, learning, and striving toward increased awareness!

Humanity: A Conscious Expression of the Cosmos:

We are not isolated biological anomalies.

We are:

Agents of awareness
Nodes in a network of universal intelligence
Self-aware expressions of the cosmos becoming conscious of itself

This transforms our Identity from mere survivors… to participants in a Divine Unfolding!

Ethical Imperative: What This Means for Us:

If Consciousness is Sacred — an extension of the Divine — then how we live matters.

Ethics, empathy, and cooperation are not idealistic afterthoughts. They are expressions of a deeper spiritual architecture.

Our responsibility:

To evolve consciously
To treat life with reverence
To pursue science, art, and compassion as sacred acts

A Call to Thinkers, Seekers, and Scientists:

This is not mysticism. This is a testable, expandable hypothesis that invites serious engagement.

We call on:

Scientists to question materialist orthodoxy.
Philosophers to reconsider mind-matter dualism.
Spiritual seekers to embrace awareness as sacred.

Conclusion: This Is Only the Beginning:

This manifesto is not a conclusion.

It is a beginning — an invitation to explore a new paradigm where Consciousness and the Divine are not opposites, but reflections of one another!

Our minds are not accidents — they are signals of meaning!

The Divine Influence on History
Humanity’s Purpose
The Awakening of Consciousness

The Divine Influence on History!

History is often taught as a sequence of accidents, wars, inventions, and chance encounters.
And yet, when we step back and look more deeply, a different pattern emerges — one that suggests a hidden hand, not of control, but of guidance.

From the first spark of fire to the mapping of the stars, from the birth of language to the quest for human rights, the story of humanity reveals a slow but undeniable movement:
A movement toward greater awareness, greater compassion, greater interconnectedness.

This movement has never been smooth.
It has surged forward in brilliant bursts and collapsed in dark ages of suffering.
Empires have risen and fallen, and human folly has again and again delayed our awakening.
And yet, despite everything, the long arc of history bends upward — toward deeper knowledge, toward higher ideals, toward a vision of ourselves as something more than mere survivors.

Is this progression simply the result of random chance?
Or is there something — or Someone — whispering through time, nudging us when we falter, inspiring us when we despair?

The Children of the Divine believe that Consciousness itself is not neutral.
It seeks its own expansion.
It yearns for fuller expression through us, in us, and beyond us.

The great teachers, the artists, the scientists, the dreamers — those who dared to listen to a voice higher than fear — were not anomalies.
They were the advance guard of a larger movement, a calling out of humanity’s deeper potential.

The Divine does not force itself upon us.
It does not erase our freedom or override our choices.
Instead, it plants seeds of possibility — in dreams, in moments of wonder, in the stirring of the heart when faced with beauty, suffering, or awe.

And through countless generations, despite endless setbacks, humanity has slowly answered.
Not perfectly.
Not without mistakes.
But with a resilience that suggests we are not merely drifting through chaos, but are instead being gently called home.

Every revolution of thought, every act of collective courage, every widening of the circle of compassion — these are echoes of the Divine Influence in history.

The question is not whether the Divine is present.
The question is whether we are willing to listen, and to respond.

The Children of the Divine ✨

✨ Welcome to The Children of the Divine ✨

By Allan W. Janssen

Throughout human history, people have searched for answers to the deepest questions:
Who are we?
Why are we here?
What is the true nature of our consciousness?

Today, I propose a bold and essential idea:
Human consciousness is not a random accident of evolution.
It is a direct extension of the Divine itself.

We are not merely biological machines wandering a cold, indifferent universe.
We are the Children of the Divine — expressions of a universal consciousness that has been evolving, awakening, and reaching toward greater awareness through us.

Our consciousness is the latest chapter in an ongoing cosmic story — a story that connects life, spirit, and existence itself in ways science is only beginning to glimpse, and philosophy has long suspected.

This website is dedicated to exploring, explaining, and promoting this essential truth:
👉 That we, humanity, carry within us the spark of something eternal.
👉 That our evolution is not just physical, but deeply spiritual.
👉 That recognizing and embracing our Divine origin is critical for the future of our species.

In the weeks and months ahead, I will share essays, reflections, and research supporting this profound insight — bridging science, philosophy, theology, and human experience.

I invite you to join me in this journey.
Together, let us awaken to who we truly are — and what we are meant to become.

Welcome to the beginning of a new understanding of humanity’s place in the cosmos.
Welcome to The Children of the Divine.

🌎✨

— Allan W. Janssen

The Illusion of Artificial Minds:

What Makes Humans Conscious?

What A.I. Is: (And Isn’t)

The Soul Is Not Software:

Conclusion: Cherishing the Human Spark:

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The Amoral Spark Within:

Understanding Collective Consciousness:

Mass Hysteria, Trends, and the Dogs of War:

Implications for a New Human Story:

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🔬 The Scientific Case for Evolution:

✝️ The Theological Case for Creation:

🧠 Consciousness: The Great Mystery:

🌌 The Emerging View: Evolutionary Creation:

📊 Summary: What’s More Likely?

🧩 Final Thought:

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Humanity’s Most Sacred Question

Consciousness: Not an Accident, but a Signal:

You Are More Than Dust:

A Shared Destiny of Becoming:

The Call to Awaken:

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Rethinking Ethics in the Age of A.I.

Why These Laws Matter:

What Comes Next?

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Introduction: The Heart of Our Vision:

The Hard Problem, and a Deeper Hypothesis:

Consciousness as a Universal Property:

Humanity: A Conscious Expression of the Cosmos:

Ethical Imperative: What This Means for Us:

A Call to Thinkers, Seekers, and Scientists:

Conclusion: This Is Only the Beginning:

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