> Because they believe that they have arrived at their beliefs scientifically, anyone who disputes their ludicrous conclusions must be irrational. So they don'

> Because they believe that they have arrived at their beliefs scientifically, anyone who disputes their ludicrous conclusions must be irrational. So they don't understand science at all but claim to use it. Typical. Singularitarians are a new version of scientologists which are a new version of mormons which are a new version of protestants or siekhs which are a new version of ... You get the point. Different details, same dumb stupidity and desire to control, use, and take advantage of others. It's just interesting to see such groups at different stages of their development and how the wider society around them responds. Typically there seems to be more acceptance as these religions get older, which is hardly surprising given humans' proclivity towards blind tradition following even when such blind following is dangerous. Humans have a hard time being skeptical of even the dumbest ideas if they are codified in tradition and this is something that such religions rely on to become established over time. Such religions usually survive in the long term if they can make it past a generation or a few decades and establish themselves as tradition, something singularitarianism is struggling heavily with currently. Fascinating to see how illogical ideas and systems of control like these religions come about.