Singularitarianism

Singularitarianism
Family	Modern / Futurist worldview
Origin region	Global technology and futurist communities
Founding period	Late 20th and 21st centuries CE
Estimated adherents	Unknown; usually a futurist belief or philosophy rather than a formal religion.

Singularitarianism is a modern futurist worldview centered on the expectation that accelerating technology, especially artificial intelligence, may produce a transformative technological singularity.

Overview

Singularitarianism is not usually a religion, but it can resemble religious or eschatological thinking when it offers a future transformation of humanity, a salvific role for intelligence, or hope for radical life extension. It overlaps with transhumanism, AI ethics, artificial intelligence theism, and technology-centered spirituality. Neutral coverage should distinguish technical forecasting from metaphysical claims.

Key beliefs

• Technological progress may accelerate toward a singularity or discontinuity
• Artificial intelligence could radically transform civilization
• Human limitations may be overcome through technology
• The future may involve life extension, mind uploading, or posthuman intelligence
• Critics question timelines, assumptions, risks, and quasi-religious enthusiasm

Practices

• Futurist study and debate
• AI safety or technology ethics discussion
• Life extension and transhumanist planning
• Scenario writing and forecasting
• Community meetings or online forums

Places of worship

• Online community
• Technology conference
• Futurist study group
• No universal place of worship

Sacred texts

• Futurist books and essays
• Artificial intelligence research and ethics papers
• Transhumanist manifestos
• Speculative fiction about posthuman futures

Holidays and observances

• No universal holidays
• Technology milestone anniversaries
• Community-defined future-oriented events

Branches and related traditions

• Transhumanist spirituality - A related category when technological transformation is spiritualized.
• Artificial Intelligence Theism - A related category when future AI is treated as divine or godlike.
• Terasem - A modern movement combining technology, life extension, and spiritual ideas.

See also

• Religion
• Theology
• Philosophy of religion
• New Religious Movements
• Unaffiliated and Secular Worldviews
• Technotheism