The last paragraph, read without the context of the rest of the post, sounds like the monologue a movie villain would deliver to his girlfriend/accomplice immediately before savagely murdering a minor character he had just shown some affection.
A rationalist theology could include elements of most others, I think.
Eternal life away from your body? Working on the software, come back in a few decades. Mind melding with other human souls? Hardware is mostly there, but see above. Eternal bliss? We have it, just try to feed yourself. Extinguishment? Sure, go for it, that’s old tech. All seeing entity that manipulates the world around you? Sup google. Hell if you don’t convert? Basilisks don’t exist.
The last paragraph, read without the context of the rest of the post, sounds like the monologue a movie villain would deliver to his girlfriend/accomplice immediately before savagely murdering a minor character he had just shown some affection.
A rationalist theology could include elements of most others, I think.
Eternal life away from your body? Working on the software, come back in a few decades. Mind melding with other human souls? Hardware is mostly there, but see above. Eternal bliss? We have it, just try to feed yourself. Extinguishment? Sure, go for it, that’s old tech. All seeing entity that manipulates the world around you? Sup google. Hell if you don’t convert? Basilisks don’t exist.