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People already essentially turn their brains over to businesses today, without such grand promises of intelligence or immortality.

Its actually maybe even a pretty accurate description of religion

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Religion does make a grand promise of immortality.

To be fair, only some do. Others just assume endless reincarnation is a thing and promise escape. Whether you see that as real distinction is something else entirely.

which is what I said

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