One cult we know a lot about: “anthropomorphic climate change.” After a half century, “saving the planet” has been woven into the culture. Many people share the conceit that humans have the power to save or destroy the earth.
Over the years, green initiatives have made inroads, being translated into laws and policies. Now, though, a rising generation of left-wing Democrats, backed by aspiring oligarchs, is pushing a radical green agenda with greater intensity. Average Americans are already shouldering the costs. .......The other cult, which is our focus here, centers on the rise of artificial intelligence, which futurists claim will supplant humans as governors. And, no less, the expectation that practically omniscient, predictive algorithms will control every aspect of human existence. .......
Both cults are magnets for rich, powerful people. Both satisfy those who seek even greater wealth and power. Green radicalism is a path to both. A future run by elites and smart machines attracts elites who thirst for control. Then come those who seek to fill voids left in their lives by abandonment of God. They’ve sought religion substitutes in scientism. ....But we needn’t arrive at Schwab’s dystopic world. A powerful counter worldview needs to develop. One that accounts for the spiritual in humans… one that rejects materialism and declares faith and freedom as mutual… one that peoples across the globe rally to because it stands for the inherent value of every human life… one that will kill Schwab’s monstrous vision before it kills us."
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