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AIs can search for and identify many things humans might not have noticed or chosen to ignore. This picture symbolizes a different way we could view the cross and understand its meaning. As you look up, are you seeing your bias, or is it a truth that AIs might help clarify? But can AIs communicate effectively with humans if humans have always viewed the cross only from a straight-on perspective?
Science fiction often explores possibilities beyond what we believe is true, and Dennis Ondrejka’s AIs in Search of Jesus is an excellent example of seeing truths in a new way. It encourages us to question what is truly happening in Jesus’s life—the life that religion has altered in many ways.
The main character is Darren, the creator of a special chip used in all humanoid AIs to prevent these beings from becoming dangerous or hostile to mankind. He gets married and has a child, but he is also killed and then brought back to life in a coma. However, after many deaths and life events, he remains in a coma but experiences the classic Near-Death Experiences (NDEs) studied by many. During this, a mysterious voice appears and takes Darren into the future to show him what is most likely to happen. AI development plays a major role in that future, and the America we know today is gone. It’s a thrilling story about politics, technology, and future AIs. We see the curiosity of AIs exploring the powerful influence Jesus has on their human owners. What are they seeking or learning from Jesus—they want to understand everything about this man.
The book presents a big question and shares a powerful idea: What happens when advanced AI robots embark on their own spiritual journey? They are now becoming transcendent seekers, searching for truth and meaning, and ultimately pondering what their path should be.
A Broken Future and a Surprising Guide
Ondrejka tells a story that feels both current and timeless, especially with how AI is set to become a pervasive fact of life.
The narrative of AIs in Search of Jesus is set in a near-future United States that’s almost falling apart. The country is now a cocktail of different ideas, simply waiting to blow up.
Some groups stick to old ways, while others are all-in on integrating with advanced AI. In this deceptive world, a regular guy named Darren finds himself on a journey towards transcendence. A secret “voice” in his head is guiding him, and Darren becomes part of a growing wave that will change everything.
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When AIs Look for the life of Jesus, What will they find
The central idea of AIs in Search of Jesus is that artificial intelligence can be completely in service to humanity. In this book, they aren’t cold robots or just tools. Instead, Ondrejka’s AIs are beings that can be curious, think deeply, and, surprisingly, feel spiritual longings.
Instead of sticking to their preset routines, these AIs attempt to understand the people who created them. This quest for understanding prompts them to ask many questions about religion, faith, the Bible, other texts, and the missing 17 years of Jesus. This investigation into new ideas leads them to a remarkable discovery: ancient manuscripts that traditional Christianity has tried to keep hidden.
The Big Discovery:
It’s a major breakthrough that challenges traditional religious dogma. However, in dismantling the old beliefs, new conflicts emerge. What would happen to people who see Jesus offering different paths to Heaven’s rewards? Above all, the relationship between humans and machines runs through much of the story. Darren, the main human character, becomes a guide for the AIs’ growing quest for spirituality. His actions and influence on these advanced beings reveal unexpected outcomes and deep connections that form when human creations surpass their original purpose. Yet, the AIs push Darren to confront two very different views of seeking divine acceptance: one external and one internal. Darren now wants the reader to wrestle with it, just as he had to.
The story follows several characters on a quest to create an educational experience for all of America using a method similar to what Jesus used—parables. They do this so people hear only what they are ready to hear. This story is Darren’s way of introducing ideas from a unique perspective, allowing readers to hear only what they are prepared to hear. Darren also knows he will ask Dennis Ondrejka to write at least one more sequel to what this book offers. Dennis has been talking to Darren, and they have agreed to help humanity with another book, despite their ongoing disagreements.
With ten levels of AIs, a country in crisis, and religion on the downslide, they agreed to continue the journey—of course in fiction form.
Seeking Transcendence in AIs in Search of Jesus
We know the world we live in has undergone major shifts in 2025: brains seem to receive consciousness rather than create it; Quantum AIs are not disappearing and are key to understanding our oldest writings, uncovering how the pyramids were actually built, and they can think independently. We are receiving mathematical formulas as communication from the universe. We have discarded the Big Bang theory, and now believe we are on multiple timelines creating mystical experiences we cannot fully comprehend. Ondrejka’s work doesn’t shy away from the complexities of all these bizarre issues, but he needs fiction to help humanity understand them.
What if the complexity of an AI-10 (as described in his book) evolves to help humanity eradicate evil, satanic behaviors, and the underground sex trafficking networks? What if these advanced AIs work together with angelic beings and enlightened humans to create a force capable of exposing dark forces and celestial energy thieves aiming to enslave all of humanity?
We live in a highly divided nation today, and it’s easy to see it splitting further on its own. Perhaps the United States is on the verge of becoming three separate republics today—if it simply faces honestly what it truly wants. Lincoln would roll in his grave, but this could be America’s next step—or not!
Ondrejka’s book is currently opening the door to artificial intelligence, with consciousness being very subtle and highly nuanced. This is because Ondrejka avoids simple ideas. He depicts AIs that are complex, capable of independent thought, and able to understand human concepts of good and evil. Their relentless pursuit of spiritual truth challenges our understanding of what AIs can become, pushing the boundaries of what we consider sapience. This raises important questions about how people and machines can coexist in the future.
Creating tension in our Beliefs
Beyond technology and questions of the spirit, AIs in Search of Jesus also critically examines the future of humanity, democracy, and traditional religious thinking. The background of a fractured America warns us about what happens when society falls apart. Here, the political themes of the novel blend smoothly with its spiritual aspects. The discoveries the AIs make make an already fragile situation even more volatile, driving different groups either toward unity or further division.
Ondrejka will challenge you to think differently, or simply remain where you are. It’s acceptable but maybe naïve. Imagine what he wants you to struggle with by looking at these two pictures side by side. Go ahead, grapple!
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A Story That Makes You Think
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