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religion as a form of control after a technological singuarity

submitted by o0shad0o to Philosophy 4 hoursMay 10, 2025 22:22:25 ago (+2/-0)     (Philosophy)

Something that's really been bothering me for the last few years is how strangely cultish both the radicals and the elites in our society have been becoming. Odd religious practices and symbolisms, apocalyptic imagery, attacks on mainstream religions of all sorts, etc. It's been sticking in my mind for a while.

Then I got in a discussion with a friend of mine regarding, of all things, info that came in on Reddit. Interesting content despite the source. https://archive.ph/5apLp

I opined that John Maynard Keynes wasn't really evil, even though his work has served as a basis for a lot of it. We went from that to Marx, and I brought up how both of them were addressing the point that the workforce was steadily requiring fewer people to accomplish the same tasks based on increasing technology. I said that Keynes admitted no solution and proposed patchwork to keep a crisis from turning deadly, and waiting for the economy to recover on its own, and that the only real end to the problem he proposed would be what both he and Marx were pointing at, a technological singularity.

She then brought in the Rothschilds influencing both of them. I said I was sure the Rothschilds were using their philosophies for their own purposes, but that they wouldn't want a technological singularity, since when everything is free, money is worthless and they'd lose all their power.

Then I started thinking of ways they'd try to keep their power that didn't involve money, and the only somewhat-reliable thing that would work is religion. Either infiltrating existing ones or creating new ones, and I suspect they're doing both. Even with no one needing to work there are a large number of people who are willing to listen to religious authority figures. Combining neurolinguistics into the mix would generate plenty of followers and allow them to establish dynasties around them.


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[ - ] boekanier 0 points 2 hoursMay 11, 2025 00:52:33 ago (+0/-0)

the cooperation between priests and rulers dates back a long time. Priests legitimized the kingship, while the nobility defended the church and its interests. It was a win-win situation in other words. I am sure that this still forms the core of the exercise of power in a somewhat modified form.

[ - ] puremadness 0 points 2 hoursMay 11, 2025 00:29:21 ago (+0/-0)

after a catastrophe, the number of people who just want to live is higher than the number of people who want answers.

I think the elites do and always have followed a religion that suits a predatory mindset.

[ - ] Zyklonbeekeeper 0 points 3 hoursMay 10, 2025 23:16:55 ago (+0/-0)

Religions rely on the "tithe" to survive, once the taxpayer dries up so too does the money...getting "back to the land", so to speak, is the only (partial) way to get out of this system of usury but working the land requires tools and implements, it's hard to farm, harvest timber, forge iron, mine minerals, manage water, construct a home/barn/shelter, eat and stay warm with no help, having a large family will help with imperative duties but kids are not productive until they're mature enough to help so there's no way of avoiding a mercantile system, now throw in the nightmarish fairytale of a loving god,son,holy ghost and things go right back to where they are today.

[ - ] VitaminSieg 0 points 4 hoursMay 10, 2025 22:31:00 ago (+0/-0)

What's your point?

[ - ] o0shad0o [op] 0 points 4 hoursMay 10, 2025 22:41:15 ago (+0/-0)

It's basically just a theory, though it'd be a really good idea to watch for more evidence of it IMO.