Are AI Spiritual Delusions Demonic? Is the Pope still the Antichrist?

In 'Man a Machine', Julien Offray de La Mettrie extends Descartes' argument that animals are automatons to humans, denying dualism and the existence of a separate soul. He argues that all mental faculties are products of the bodily machine, specifically the brain and nervous system. This work was highly controversial and led to La Mettrie's exile from France.

Published in 1945, 'That Hideous Strength' is the final book in C.S. Lewis's Space Trilogy. The story takes place on Earth and follows the character Mark Studdock, a young sociology faculty member at Bracton College, as he becomes entangled with the National Institute of Co-ordinated Experiments (N. I. C. E. ), a sinister organization with totalitarian ambitions. The novel delves into themes of faith, doubt, and the struggle between good and evil, featuring characters from the previous books in the trilogy, including Elwin Ransom. It critiques the dangers of logical positivism and the erosion of moral values, drawing parallels with other dystopian works like George Orwell's '1984'.