(Ebook) Computer Theology: Intelligent Design of the World Wide Web by Bertrand du Castel, Timothy M. Jurgensen ISBN 9780980182118, 0980182115

(Ebook) Computer Theology: Intelligent Design of the World Wide Web by Bertrand du Castel, Timothy M. Jurgensen ISBN 9780980182118, 0980182115

Computer Theology compares the evolution of human societies and computer networks to arrive at a theological model of the World Wide Web. Following the pioneering works of Anne Foerst in God in the Machine and Donald Knuth in Things a Computer Scientist Rarely Talks About, the authors present a broad overview of human and computer evolutionary traits that point to similarities in the aggregation of social behaviors. In order to reach a wide audience not necessarily trained or familiar with computer science or other fields, Computer Theology strives to use terms accessible to the public at large, barring acronyms and words that, while perhaps conveying concisely their intent, impede reading by non specialists. Pursuing a well defined path linking diverse fields of study, Computer Theology culminates in the revelation of coming forms of computers that address the human needs of private self-realization in our increasingly digital world. By comparing the evolution of religion with that of the Web, the authors of Computer Theology illustrate how similarly people and computers build the trust needed for their survival and preeminence. Drawing on a study of fields as diverse as archeology, biology and psychology, this book addresses a wide audience. It shows with straightforward analogies that our machines require the design of new tenets to reach an elevated intelligence. Simultaneously, a better understanding of the World Wide Web leads to a new presentation of religion as a center of human evolutionary prowess.