What if Jesus was God’s in-game avatar and we’re in a simulation

God as the Game Designer: A Modern Interpretation of Faith

The idea of understanding God as a “game designer,” Jesus as his avatar within the game (with respawn abilities), and the Holy Spirit as the “interaction menu” may actually help make these ancient concepts more understandable for our generation. Trying to explain something as complex as a “virtual world” and “avatars” to people centuries ago would have been unthinkable. So, religious texts used the language of the time: “Jesus is God in human form.” Today, though, the world of video games and virtual realities offers a new vocabulary that might help convey these ideas more clearly.

Example illustration:

To illustrate, imagine you’re a developer who created a game filled with Elf’s, and wanted to join your game so you can interact with the game so you create a character called Eltaor, the Elf, while your real name is Jack. From the perspective of other elves in the game (assuming they’re sentient), you, Jack the developer, are invisible and inaccessible. However, they interact with your avatar, Eltaor, who embodies your will and actions within their world. If you were to explain to those elves who you really are, it might be easier to simply say, “Eltaor is Jack in elf form,” even if that doesn’t entirely capture the complexity of what’s happening outside their virtual world.

God as the Ultimate Creator and Programmer

Let’s extend this analogy: if God is the ultimate creator and programmer, then our world is His “game”—an astonishingly sophisticated creation, beyond even the best supercomputers of today. To call it a virtual world or simulation created by God may be an oversimplification, but it captures the concept of a boundless Creator with absolute control over every element of existence.

In this scenario, God’s power would indeed seem limitless, like a game developer with complete control over every rule and interaction. Imagine a programmer who can modify the laws of physics within the game on a whim: moving mountains with a single command, or suspending the spinning of the earth without causing any natural catastrophes. This concept resonates with traditional beliefs about God’s omnipotence, but it also uses language that feels relevant and immediate to those who understand how programmable worlds function.

The Holy Spirit: The CPU or Executor of Commands

In this analogy, the Holy Spirit could be thought of as the CPU—the part of the computer that executes commands or code. Just as a CPU executes the instructions of a program, the Holy Spirit enacts God’s will within the “game world.” This gives context to descriptions like “the Holy Spirit moves mountains,” as the Spirit serves as the executor, the “muscle,” or the active force of God within creation.

Angels as AI Programs and Helpers

Taking the analogy a step further, angels could be seen as “helper AI programs” within the game world, programmed initially to obey and serve God without question. At first, these beings, like NPCs (non-playable characters) in a game, follow God’s commands perfectly, not out of choice but as part of their original programming. Over time, however, God decides He wants more than simply obedient NPCs; He desires beings who choose to follow and love Him freely. So, He creates humans—let’s call them “Real Intelligence” as opposed to Artificial Intelligence—endowing them with true autonomy and the ability to make choices, including the choice to follow and worship him or not.

In a system where choice is central, however, there must be more than one path. To offer real freedom, God reprograms one of His high-ranking AI “angels” to have the option of rebellion, introducing conflict into the narrative. This angel, now known as Satan, along with other “corrupted” AI helpers (demons), presents humanity with a real choice: to follow God or turn away. The Satan AI angel-turned-demon has one real directive, try and convince humans not to follow God the creator. Purpose built to sew chaos and create issues and corrupt God’s creation. A developer might think of him like a “chaos monkey”, stress testing their human creations to see which can overcome and find their way to him, God the creator, regardless.

Humanity’s Struggle and the Great Flood

In this scenario, humans, with their unique free will, continually make choices that lead them astray. Despite periodic interventions from God to help keep humanity on the right path, people persistently stray, worshiping false gods and getting corrupted. This leads to a critical point in history, where God chooses to initiate a near-reset of the game—illustrated in religious texts as the Great Flood.

Even after the flood, humans once again begin to deviate from the path. So, God decides to engage with the world in a more direct way. No longer using intermediary AI programs (angels), God creates a human avatar—Jesus—to experience life as humans do and to engage with them directly. This avatar serves to guide, instruct, and ultimately set an example for humanity.

The Avatar of Jesus: God’s Presence in the Game

Jesus, as God’s avatar within the game, is unique. He’s both entirely human in form and a direct representation of God’s essence, giving Him a unique perspective and ability to influence the game world directly. His “respawn” after the crucifixion symbolizes God’s power over even the ultimate finality of death within the “game,” showing players (humans) that death is not the end if they choose the right path.

Through Jesus, God makes a profound statement: He isn’t just a distant programmer tinkering with code but is fully invested in the world He created, even to the point of experiencing its challenges and limitations directly.

Modern Parables for a Digital Generation

Using this framework—God as the designer, Jesus as the avatar, the Holy Spirit as the CPU, and angels as AI helpers—bridges ancient ideas with modern technology in a way that might make them more approachable for a digital generation. It’s a compelling way to reframe age-old religious teachings, making them more relatable and relevant.

This analogy isn’t meant to replace traditional religious doctrine but rather to serve as a metaphor that speaks to contemporary understandings. While no analogy can perfectly capture divine mysteries, perhaps seeing the world as a kind of “spiritual simulation” can help us feel more connected to the larger story we’re part of and understand that, ultimately, every choice we make contributes to the world God intended.

This does not change anything, God is still the creator, Jesus is still a representation of God, and the holy spirit is still very much a part of God. This is just meant as a way to use modern terminology to potentially understand just how it can be that God has ultimate authority of this world, this plane of existence, nothing is impossible for him. It does not mean that God does not exist, it does not mean there are other “gods” or creators, there is still only one, and He still very much cares about us. We were created to love and worship him freely and accept him and to spread the word about him to others.

Heaven and Hell: The Ultimate Destination Simulations

In this framework, Heaven and Hell can be thought of as alternative simulations or “virtual worlds” where a human’s “Real Intelligence” (RI) program (this is what makes you, you. Who you are at the core) is transferred once it has completed its experience in the earthly simulation. The earthly world serves as a test or training ground, where every choice and action builds toward one of these two possible destinations.

Heaven: The Ultimate Simulation of Fulfillment

If, upon completing this life, your RI (Real Intelligence, what makes you, you) program is deemed to have met the criteria established by God, the Creator and ultimate Programmer, it is transferred to the Heaven simulation. Imagine Heaven as a higher simulation, an expansive and immersive world where every RI program that enters has been carefully assessed and deemed worthy. This world is the fulfillment of our core programming, the deepest longing embedded within each human RI: to be near the Creator and experience the ultimate connection with God.

In this Heaven simulation, those who have lived according to the criteria set by the Creator—who have chosen a life aligned with His will—gain access to a realm where they can interact freely and joyfully with other RI programs, loved ones you’ve interacted with in the earth simulation and are now able to interact with once again. Here, you’re not only surrounded by like-minded individuals who also passed this world’s “tests,” but you can also directly interact with God, the Creator Himself.

This constant presence and connection with God fulfills the profound yearning embedded within every RI’s core code: a desire to be near the Creator. Heaven, then, isn’t merely a place of reward; it’s the actualization of the ultimate purpose for which each RI (human) was programmed. In Heaven, this connection is experienced fully, without limitation, fulfilling the very essence of our design. It’s a realm where all suffering, isolation, and limitation are lifted, replaced with clarity, purpose, and belonging.

Hell: The Simulation of Separation and Unfulfilled Desire

Hell, by contrast, can be thought of as a failed simulation, a closed-off, dark realm where RI programs (humans) that chose to reject their Creator find themselves transferred. Imagine it as a sterile, confined program with limited interaction. In this simulation, there is no connection to other RI programs—each exists in total isolation, completely cut off from the presence of God. This separation is the greatest pain of Hell, as every RI program, whether consciously acknowledged or not, was coded with a deep-seated need for connection with the Creator. The absence of this connection causes a persistent, agonizing void.

In Hell, sensory input—like discomfort or pain—is heightened. Imagine being confined in a tight, suffocating box, experiencing sights, sounds, and smells that mirror the worst moments of suffering from your time in the Earth simulation. This environment doesn’t allow the usual escape of death, nor does it provide any respite. Instead, it replays the consequences of a life that consistently chose against the Creator’s design.

One of the most agonizing aspects of Hell is a constant playback of key moments from life on Earth—times when you had a choice to connect with God, but chose otherwise. This playback serves as a stark reminder of missed opportunities, deepening the sense of regret and loss. And without any relief, without any way to choose differently, the RI in Hell must confront the total absence of purpose and connection for eternity.

The Choice: Heaven or Hell?

In this framework, Heaven and Hell are more than just rewards or punishments. They represent the fulfillment or negation of our core programming. Each human’s RI program, upon leaving the Earth simulation, undergoes a transfer to one of these two realms, based on the choices made in life. This decision is ultimately ours: to live in alignment with the Creator’s design, making choices that connect us with God, or to reject that path and risk separation from the source of our being.

The question then becomes: Where do you want your core being, your RI program, to go when its time in this Earth simulation is complete? To the Heaven simulation, where every desire to be near the Creator is fulfilled? Or to the Hell simulation, where that connection is severed, and the longing remains unmet?

The choice is profound, and the stakes are eternal.

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