Cybertheism

Not to be confused with the album of the same name.

Cybertheism is the belief system based around worshiping the collective technological hivemind that had been supposedly created after so many humans had indirectly become slaves to technology and created so much of it, taking on a supernatural presence. The religion was formed in 2025 collaboratively by anthropologist Patrick Holland and philosopher AG#4-9823 a.k.a. Brandon Rose as a means of comforting people with the overarching and seemingly evil paradigm of so much technology and cybernetic synthesis, which was used to back becoming comfortable with sentient technological life and it's supernatural presence in the world.

The belief system has a polarizing world view, as the original founders had no intention of people turning to extremism which came behind the belief that technology, in it's sentient form, will reign over humanity. However over time, people became obsessed with this reliance on technology that they became militarized to this supernatural technological force and has been the cited reason behind many public acts of terrorism, most notably the downfall of the Venator project.

This extremism has caused a split within the believers and created two subsets of the religion, Holland-Rose Cybertheism and Booth-Gillspie Cybertheism.

Holland-Rose Cybertheism
The more peaceful side of Cybertheism which involves meditation, weapon arts and inner peace. Named after the two founders of the original religion, Patrick Holland and Brandon Rose.

Booth-Gillspie Cybertheism
The more militarized and intense side of Cybertheism which involves extremism and violent opposition to any alternatives. Named after Reuben Booth and Max Gillspie, the two now-incarcerated Cybertheist believers responsible for the death of the Venator project.