The Crapture: Transhumanism and Christianity
Dystopia Now12 Jun 2025

The Crapture: Transhumanism and Christianity

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This week, we explore the growing relationship between Christianity and transhumanism and how they may be merging in the MAGA movement into an end-times fantasy that can satisfy everyone!

Surveillance, Policing, and Immigration Tech

Waymo Faces Data Privacy Protests in Los Angeles
https://www.wired.com/story/waymo-data-privacy-protests-los-angeles/

Waymo's Driverless Cars Revealed to Be Narcs as Cops Use Them to Probe Crimes
https://gizmodo.com/waymos-driverless-cars-revealed-to-be-narcs-as-cops-use-them-to-probe-crimes-2000590426

Los Angeles ICE Raids Spark Concerns Over Immigration Conditions
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/11/la-ice-raids-immigration-conditions

Democrats Face Backlash Over Resolution Thanking ICE
https://www.newsweek.com/democrats-ice-gratitude-resolution-backlash-2084004

Trump Leans on Palantir to Build Massive Database of Americans
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/technology/trump-palantir-data-americans.html

Greta Thunberg
https://x.com/GozukaraFurkan/status/1932462605928464469

AI, Religion, and the Tech-Spiritual Convergence

Machine Learning MAGA: Rise of the Christian Cyborg
https://www.truthdig.com/articles/machine-learning-maga-rise-of-the-christian-cyborg/

Silicon Valley's Obsession with AI Looks a Lot Like Religion
https://thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/silicon-valleys-obsession-with-ai-looks-a-lot-like-religion/

AI's Spiritual Delusions Are Destroying Human Relationships
https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/ai-spiritual-delusions-destroying-human-relationships-1235330175/

Excerpt from The Rapture of the Nerds
https://www.npr.org/2012/08/24/159996462/excerpt-the-rapture-of-the-nerds

Three Out of Four Pastors Believe God Can Work Through AI
https://relevantmagazine.com/culture/tech-gaming/three-out-of-four-pastors-believe-god-can-work-through-ai/

Faith Sermon AI Generator
https://www.verble.app/faith-sermon/?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=22426629834&gbraid=0AAAAAp5jAe4rAOh1sg8xXRKGQlFjiGUdB&gclid=Cj0KCQjw0qTCBhCmARIsAAj8C4bpBxsXcD1_Ks4M9IFWA0FpEcdv1YbwNoHYFx6YojGR8dga7TQk-gEaArfQEALw_wcB

Free AI-Powered Sermon Generator
https://speechgenerator.co/free-sermon-generator/

AI Sermon Generator Tool by Vondy
https://www.vondy.com/ai-sermon-generator--sAqpPa5L

Christianity and the Tech Elite Are Merging in San Francisco
https://sfstandard.com/2024/11/09/christians-tech-religion-sf/

In Silicon Valley, Christianity Finds a New Following
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/11/business/silicon-valley-christianity.html

Joe Rogan, Tech Bros, and the Rise of Austin Church Culture
https://www.chron.com/culture/religion/article/joe-rogan-austin-church-bros-20349767.php

Why Elon Musk and Other Tech Leaders Are Embracing Christianity
https://theconversation.com/elon-musk-says-hes-a-cultural-christian-why-some-leading-thinkers-are-embracing-christianity-233601

The Real Origins of the Religious Right
https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2014/05/religious-right-real-origins-107133/

Julian Huxley: The Man Who Put Eugenics Into UNESCO
https://aeon.co/essays/julian-s-huxley-the-man-who-put-eugenics-into-unesco

Centrism, Tech Politics, and Abundance Ideology

Dispatch from Welcomefest: Centrism, Abundance, and the New Tech Politics
https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/welcomefest-dispatch-centrism-abundance/

Nuclear Armageddon and Christianity

Castle Bravo: The Largest U.S. Nuclear Explosion
https://www.brookings.edu/articles/castle-bravo-the-largest-u-s-nuclear-explosion/

'Armageddon View' Prompts a Debate Among Evangelicals and Policy Experts
https://www.nytimes.com/1984/10/24/us/armageddon-view-prompts-a-debate.html

Armageddon: Reagan-Era Beliefs and Political Impact
https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1984/10/24/armageddon/8b364a1c-fadc-41e1-b2d1-b262aa08eb46/

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