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kleinbl00 · 2553 days ago · link · · parent · post: God in the machine: my strange journey into transhumanism
You want the analogy to advance the pursuit of knowledge and understanding. They want the analogy to advance the pursuit of comfort and self-satisfaction. Nobody ever compared quantum mechanics and Jesus because they wanted a better understanding of either; they compared quantum mechanics and Jesus because they wanted an excuse to stop questioning the shit that didn't make sense to them.