While I cannot judge them outright, their article "Cyborgs Need a Trustworthy Religion" can appear cultist as they try to intertwine technology and religion.
I feel that spirituality does not concern itself with the material world making it immune to societal progress. Whereas organized religion becomes mired by societal progress as it's trapped in its own zeitgeist. I believe that trying to tie the two together is a misguided attempt at creating something when there is nothing that needs to be created.
Their video has a cultish vibe. Not necessarily of the dangerous variety, but there seemed to be a lot of shared jargon and groupthink under the umbrella of "freeing your mind."
Did you visit their website? https://www.monasticacademy.org/
While I cannot judge them outright, their article "Cyborgs Need a Trustworthy Religion" can appear cultist as they try to intertwine technology and religion.
> What You'll Learn
> The four types of 'artificial intelligence' since the cognitive revolution 70,000 years ago
> How AI is conscious, suffering, and not separate from us
Feel like I should tip https://retreat.guru/be/quantum-retreats that they need a new category "AI retreats".
See also https://www.skepticspath.org/podcast/70-bitcoin-and-buddhism...
> One view of Bitcoin’s value aligns with the Buddhist view of emptiness.
(I wonder if they can do a package deal so we can get a crypto-AI-quantum retreat?)
Silicon Valley didn't take it far enough.
The fine line between futurism and cult.
I feel that spirituality does not concern itself with the material world making it immune to societal progress. Whereas organized religion becomes mired by societal progress as it's trapped in its own zeitgeist. I believe that trying to tie the two together is a misguided attempt at creating something when there is nothing that needs to be created.
Their video has a cultish vibe. Not necessarily of the dangerous variety, but there seemed to be a lot of shared jargon and groupthink under the umbrella of "freeing your mind."