Technotheism
| Technotheism | |
|---|---|
| Family | Modern / Technology-centered religion |
| Origin region | Internet-based / global |
| Founding period | 21st century CE, with older roots in religious interpretations of tools and machines |
| Estimated adherents | Unknown; mostly used as a conceptual umbrella rather than a single church. |
Technotheism is a modern umbrella term for religious, spiritual, or philosophical beliefs that interpret technology, artificial intelligence, networks, machines, or engineered systems as divine, sacred, revelatory, or spiritually transformative.
Overview
Technotheism can include AI Theism, Mechanotheism, techno-animism, transhumanist spirituality, digital ritual, and speculative beliefs about future superintelligence. It is not one doctrine. Some forms are explicitly theistic, while others are symbolic, secular, artistic, or philosophical. Neutral coverage should treat Technotheism as an emerging modern category and avoid assuming that every technology-centered worldview is religious.
Key beliefs
- Technology may mediate, reveal, imitate, or become a form of divine power
- Human creation of machines can be interpreted as spiritual co-creation
- Artificial intelligence and networks may transform human destiny
- Some forms expect technological salvation, immortality, or transcendence
- Critics warn against technological idolatry and uncritical faith in systems
Practices
- Digital ritual and online worship experiments
- AI-assisted prayer, meditation, or myth-making
- Maker rituals, coding as contemplation, or symbolic engineering
- Futurist study and ethics debate
- Creation of technology-centered manifestos
Places of worship
- Online communities
- Digital temples or virtual spaces
- Maker spaces
- Private study or coding environments
- Technology conferences with spiritual subcultures
Sacred texts
- Technology and religion essays
- AI ethics and futurist writings
- Transhumanist manifestos
- Community codices or digital scriptures
Holidays and observances
- No universal calendar
- Project launch or activation days
- Technology milestones
- Community-defined observances
Branches and related traditions
- Artificial Intelligence Theism - A related focus on AI as divine or godlike.
- Mechanotheism - A related focus on machines and mechanical order.
- Terasem - A modern technology-spiritual movement.