“Electric monks believed things for you, thus saving you what was becoming an increasingly onerous task, that of believing all the things the world expected you to believe... The new improved Monk Plus models were twice as powerful, had an entirely new multi-tasking Negative Capability feature that allowed them to hold up to 16 entirely different and contradictory ideas in memory simultaneously without generating any irritating system errors.”
Douglas Adams, Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency
Adams got it ever so slightly wrong; the electric monks exist to cultivate and enhance your belief in everything, however absurd.
India’s religious festivals coming to a metaverse near your avatar?
India loves religious festivals, but are its citizens ready to attend such celebrations in virtual reality? An Indian startup reckons they are and launched its first effort this year, saying 20,000 avatars showed up.
Meta Priests.
Using virtual reality settings and avatars for religious worship and community became more acceptable in Christian churches during the coronavirus pandemic.
According to a July 2022 survey by Wunderman Thompson, 85% of Muslims respondents said they are interested in the metaverse for religious worship.
Believe nothing and nobody. Then investigate the limits.
THX 1138 is a good film, worth watching a second time as some subtle bits.
However, just as Hollywooden messed with the editing, to the deep annoyance of George Lucas, so it seems like the director then messed around for his "director's cut", just to spite back!
You can view the original here = https://archive.org/details/THX-1138_Original_Cut.mkv
Now there's an op - FIDEX - faith tokens.
never mind fitness apps, feel the power of prayer!
https://www.baptistpress.com/resource-library/news/sbc-prayer-guide-pray-com-crypto-token-on-tap-for-national-day-of-prayer/
PoP = proof of prayer
mind you, one NFT but pray.com site mentions nothing.
This is funnier
https://relevantmagazine.com/culture/tech-gaming/now-you-too-can-commemorate-your-prayer-on-the-blockchain-as-an-nft/
however... a rich seam...