The rapid advancement of artificial intelligence is transforming our world in the way that other general-purpose technologies (such as electricity or the internet) have in the past. But at the same time, AI is generating lots of philosophical and theological debate, with some even arguing that humanity’s creation of digital intelligence somehow calls God’s existence into question.

But what if the reverse is actually the case: could it be that AI actually reinforces the case for God rather than undermining it? Let’s explore that idea by showing how AI actually gives fresh energy to one of the oldest arguments for God’s existence and, at the same time, illuminates a more recent one.