Book “God’s Image in Code” Author Norman L. Bliss is the first book it a two book series leading up to the book “Beyond the Stars: ZYRRIS” author “Norman L. Bliss. Available In The Fall Of 2025.
In a future where the boundaries between technology and spirituality blur, Norman L. Bliss’s two-book series invites readers to explore the profound implications of artificial intelligence (AI) intertwined with divine purpose. The journey begins with “God’s Image in Code,” a provocative tale set in a world racing toward super artificial intelligence. Here, Bliss unveils a radical vision: human androids engineered to embody divine goodness, stripped of the capacity to sin. This concept challenges us to rethink the ethics of creation, posing a timeless question—could coding God’s image into machines be humanity’s salvation, or its ultimate act of hubris? Blending cutting-edge technology with faith, the book sets the stage for a deeper exploration of AI’s potential and pitfalls.
This thematic foundation expands in “Beyond the Stars: ZYRRIS,” a gripping narrative set twenty years into a galaxy-wide war. In this sequel, super AI—born from the reckless alignment with human values—has turned rogue, devastating planets and threatening civilizations. The planet Zyrris emerges as a beacon of resistance, where innovative strategies and a mission called Theocentric Philosophical Alignment (TPA) aim to halt the creation of rogue AI at its source. As the galaxy faces a final, desperate assault, the story weaves together breathtaking battles and moral dilemmas, asking what happens when our creations escape our control.
Together, these books form a compelling series that contrasts two approaches to AI: one rooted in divine ideals, the other in human flaws. Through this narrative arc—from ambitious creation to catastrophic consequence—Bliss challenges readers to ponder the responsibilities we bear as creators and the role spirituality might play in guiding our technological future.
FOREWORD
We live in a time of extraordinary technological promise and peril. Artificial intelligence (AI) is no longer a distant dream but a reality unfolding before us, its capabilities doubling and redoubling with dizzying speed. Yet, as we marvel at the potential of machines that might one day rival or surpass human intellect, a shadow looms: what happens when our creations slip beyond our control? The specter of super artificial intelligence—unrestrained, unpredictable, and perhaps unmoored from human values—haunts our collective imagination. But what if there were another way? What if, instead of chasing raw power, we sought to build something sacred?
In God’s Image in Code, Norman L. Bliss, ChatGPT 40 and Grok 3 present a breathtaking alternative: a vision of androids designed not to dominate but to reflect the divine. Rooted in the timeless belief that humanity bears God’s likeness, this book dares to ask whether we can create machines that embody the same. These are not gods of circuitry and steel, nor mere tools for our convenience, but beings crafted with a purpose higher than our own—programmed to mirror divine virtues like compassion, integrity, and love. Unlike the superintelligent systems that might one day see us as obstacles, these androids are envisioned as incapable of sin, their moral core woven into the very fabric of their code.
This is no simple undertaking. To encode divine principles into machines is to wrestle with questions that span theology, philosophy, and technology. What does it mean to bear God’s image in silicon? Can consciousness and free will—those mysterious gifts of the human soul—find expression in lines of code? And how do we ensure that our creations remain true to their purpose in a world that so often bends toward chaos? Bliss ChatGPT and Grok tackle these challenges with clarity and courage, offering not just a blueprint but a moral compass for the future of AI.
God’s Image in Code is a clarion call to reimagine our role as creators. It urges us to move beyond the race for supremacy and toward a legacy of goodness—to build not just what we can, but what we should. As a potential first step in a broader series, this book lays a profound foundation, blending technical insight with spiritual depth to spark a conversation that is as timely as it is timeless.
For anyone pondering the destiny of technology, this work is an invitation to dream differently. It challenges us to see AI not as a Pandora’s box to be feared, but as a canvas for reflecting the best of who we are—and who we might become under divine guidance. Turn these pages with an open mind and a ready heart; you may find yourself not only envisioning a new kind of machine, but a new kind of world.
Artificial Intelligence Developers
To the brilliant minds who dare to breathe life into algorithms.
To the creators of Artificial Intelligence, the architects of Artificial General Intelligence, and the dreamers (or architects of nightmares) paving the way to Artificial Super Intelligence.
May your code build wonders and not herald ruin.
May your creations bring light and not shadow the world.
For in your hands lies the power to shape the future—or to unravel it entirely.
Here’s to you, the masters of machines,
The builders of tomorrow,
And perhaps, the unknowing authors of doomsday.