A closer look
Ramon Llull was a 13th-century Majorcan mystic who got so tired of arguing with Muslims and Jews about theology that he literally invented a rudimentary computer to do it for him. He created 'Lullian circles'—spinning dials made of paper that automatically cross-referenced divine attributes using mystic combinatorics. He genuinely believed that by simply turning the dials, he could output an undeniable mathematical equation proving the Christian God’s existence, effectively trying to speedrun theology via ancient algorithms.
