With regard to "vestigial monotheism": I think what you're describing is just a property of discourses in general, in that they're all built around bodies of kn

With regard to "vestigial monotheism": I think what you're describing is just a property of discourses in general, in that they're all built around bodies of knowledge which have fixed points [assumptions/truths/whatever], and that participants act in such a way as to keep those things stable. Definitely seen things like this before, very poignant. Not to knock on Kurzweil and friends too hard [lots of interesting stuff in both spaces obviously], but I've had this vibe from talking with self-described Singularitarians as well (there's some overlap between those circles).