On the other hand, a number of polytheistic religions were pretty much eliminated by monotheistic religions.
I assume that any religion that’s more than a few centuries old is a very resilient set of memes (so are some younger religions, of course, but it’s harder to predict with them) and isn’t going away any time soon, unless, of course, there’s a singularity or something extraordinary in the way of new religious ideas comes along.
Once we have artificial intelligence, can artificial deity be far behind? Indeed a fooming AI will have many of the amazing aspects typically attributed to a god.
On the other hand, a number of polytheistic religions were pretty much eliminated by monotheistic religions.
Indeed; when that same Roman Empire became officially Christian, they eventually did end “paganism” within its borders, although it took them a long time to get serious about it.
On the other hand, a number of polytheistic religions were pretty much eliminated by monotheistic religions.
I assume that any religion that’s more than a few centuries old is a very resilient set of memes (so are some younger religions, of course, but it’s harder to predict with them) and isn’t going away any time soon, unless, of course, there’s a singularity or something extraordinary in the way of new religious ideas comes along.
Once we have artificial intelligence, can artificial deity be far behind? Indeed a fooming AI will have many of the amazing aspects typically attributed to a god.
Indeed; when that same Roman Empire became officially Christian, they eventually did end “paganism” within its borders, although it took them a long time to get serious about it.