KAPCÁR, Andrej. The aesthetics of the machine-god : transcendence, salvation, or dystopia in the image of the technological god-entity. In Deus ex Machina: I. International Online Conference, 25. - 26. 2. 2021. 2021.
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Original name The aesthetics of the machine-god : transcendence, salvation, or dystopia in the image of the technological god-entity
Authors KAPCÁR, Andrej.
Edition Deus ex Machina: I. International Online Conference, 25. - 26. 2. 2021, 2021.
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Original language English
Type of outcome Presentations at conferences
Field of Study 60304 Religious studies
Country of publisher Czech Republic
Confidentiality degree is not subject to a state or trade secret
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Organization unit Faculty of Arts
Keywords in English machine; god; gods; esotericism; transhumanism; magic; occultism
Tags International impact
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Abstract
Esoteric teachings throughout the ages have been closely related to obtaining knowledge transcending the limitations of the empirical world. With the rise of the technological advancement, a new question has started to be asked – can this transcendence be reached through technological means, can an artificial mind, free of any cultural and historical biases be able to provide answers to our questions? How would we react to such an event? Would it be similar to the mysterium tremendum, as described by Rudolf Otto more than 100 years ago? The artificial gods and the transcendence of human boundaries through technology has been up until now mostly the subject of popular fiction. With the progress in robotics and AI, the situation is slowly changing. Several examples from pop-culture, history, but also present are drawing a picture of how a reaction to such a phenomenon might look like. This paper aims to approach the perception of the technological transcendence through aesthetic means.
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