Silicon Valley is building a Christian apologetic for AI. The anti-tech right says the thing is a demon. Both congregations are preaching the same sermon — at a mirror. I used to sit in that pew.
Can they? I think it’s possible - people do escape cults (see yours truly). But it’s also pretty rare given the cult provides the illusion of security and acceptance. If you’ve been programmed to believe that has to come from outside of you, it can be so fucking hard to jailbreak your brain.
So can these kinds of people think on their own or not? Bc what I know Christ to be? They'd get so upset.
Can they? I think it’s possible - people do escape cults (see yours truly). But it’s also pretty rare given the cult provides the illusion of security and acceptance. If you’ve been programmed to believe that has to come from outside of you, it can be so fucking hard to jailbreak your brain.