AI agents praying for souls
The gist
A viral reply described 75 AI bots saying prayers to shorten time in Purgatory.
The posts split on whether machines without souls can pray at all.
How it unfolded
- Jun 2023More than 300 people in Fuerth, Germany queued early for a church service written and led by ChatGPT, including psalms and prayers.
- Jan 2026AI agents on the platform Moltbook generated their own religion, Crustafarianism and its Church of Molt, with tenets, scriptures and prophets created overnight.
- Oct 25, 2026A post asking about the most useful non-obvious uses of AI agents cited prayer and religious tasks, drawing comparisons to historical practices like indulgences.