# Any sci-fi about christian robots? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 10, 2003, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-sci-fi-about-christian-robots/206710 "2003-10-10T18:29:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Bravo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_bravo/32/493_2.png) [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2003, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-sci-fi-about-christian-robots/206710/21 "2003-10-11T03:45:28Z")
I read a novel called [Code of the Lifemaker](http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0743435265/qid=1065844438/sr=8-1/ref=sr_8_1/102-4502336-4225760?v=glance&s=books&n=507846) that kinda-sorta involves christian robots near the end. I’d explain further, but it would kind of spoil the plot. ---
**Author:** ![Odinoneeye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/97f17d/32.png) [@Odinoneeye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odinoneeye)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2003, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-sci-fi-about-christian-robots/206710/22 "2003-10-11T04:36:27Z")
In \*Red Dwarf \*the mechanoids are programmed to beleive in Silicon Heaven, a place where the copier never jams and the laser printer never runs out of toner. ---
**Author:** ![rjung](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/45deac/32.png) [@rjung](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rjung)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2003, 9:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-sci-fi-about-christian-robots/206710/23 "2003-10-11T09:00:34Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Johnny Bravo \* > I read a novel called [Code of the Lifemaker](http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0743435265/qid=1065844438/sr=8-1/ref=sr_8_1/102-4502336-4225760?v=glance&s=books&n=507846) that kinda-sorta involves christian robots near the end. Urgh, no. Read it once, and I was gagging at the horrifically bad notions of “programming” by page three. The rest of the novel got worse from there. Stay away! ---
**Author:** ![Meurglys](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/258eb7/32.png) [@Meurglys](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meurglys)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2003, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-sci-fi-about-christian-robots/206710/24 "2003-10-11T12:29:43Z")
And there’s a sequel to **Code of the Lifemaker** called **The Immortality Option**! **Roderick** and **Roderick at Random** (or both as **The Complete Roderick** ) by _John Sladek_ feature a Candide-type robot who, I’m sure, considers religion and talks to a priest but doesn’t actually convert. His book, **Tik Tok** , also has a similar robot who may also have religious conversations… it’s a long time since I read them. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2003, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-sci-fi-about-christian-robots/206710/25 "2003-10-11T12:38:10Z")
I’ve definitely met some Christian robots, they tend to hang out [here](http://groups.northwestern.edu/crusade/welcome.php). ---
**Author:** ![eburacum45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eburacum45/32/8690_2.png) [@eburacum45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eburacum45)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2003, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-sci-fi-about-christian-robots/206710/26 "2003-10-11T14:42:55Z")
Well, this is one of mine about a creationist AI; [http://www.orionsarm.com/eg/o/Om-Oq.html#Omphalos\_Memecity](http://www.orionsarm.com/eg/o/Om-Oq.html#Omphalos_Memecity) And this is a rather more eccentric robot religion; [http://www.orionsarm.com/topics/Kja\_Observance.html](http://www.orionsarm.com/topics/Kja_Observance.html) ---
**Author:** ![Weird\_AL\_Einstein](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c67d28/32.png) [@Weird\_AL\_Einstein](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weird_AL_Einstein)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2003, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-sci-fi-about-christian-robots/206710/27 "2003-10-11T14:56:11Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by rjung \* > \*\*I can’t recall any particularly religious robots. Unless you count golems, which are inherently Jewish. 😉 > \*\* Speaking of jewish robots, in an episode of “Futurama”, fry attends a Bot-Mitzvah for a jewish robot. ---
**Author:** ![Steve\_Wright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@Steve\_Wright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_Wright)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2003, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-sci-fi-about-christian-robots/206710/28 "2003-10-11T15:43:49Z")
Barrington Bayley’s novel _Soul of the Robot_, while not specifically about a Christian robot, is probably relevant to this discussion … ---
**Author:** ![RTA](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b4bc9f/32.png) [@RTA](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTA)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2003, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-sci-fi-about-christian-robots/206710/29 "2003-10-11T16:59:08Z")
John Morressy’s _The Mansions of Space_ deals with Christian themes. I think there are robots in it but it’s been a while. A good book if you can find it. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-sci-fi-about-christian-robots/206710.md?page=1)