If you've ever felt a sense of \"wow some of these AI enthusiasts are kind of cult-like\" you've probably seen the effects of them.<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/furry.engineer\/@soatok\/117275354981688782","status_net":{"notice_id":null}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-09-16:objectType=thread:nonce=47c74f338635a25e","notice_info":{"local_id":"13171630","source":"ActivityPub","repeat_of":"13171480"}},"published":"2026-09-16T02:39:17+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"title":"steter repeated a notice by soatok","verb":"share","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.stevesworld.co\/users\/steter\/statuses\/117278175677092510\/activity"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/furs.social\/users\/heathen_cat","displayName":"Heathen \ud83d\udc08","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/173237-original-tmp20260601170911.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":400,"height":400},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/173237-96-20260602165656.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/173237-48-20260602084924.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/173237-24-20260602165656.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"173237"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/173237-96-20260602165656.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"Floppy ragdoll cat and midwestern housewife. Fat, bi, leftist, genderfuck, and 50. I have a cognitive disability and use the word "derp" for myself, don't come for me about ableism. If you're under 21 don't follow me please, I post adult things sometimes and I'm a grumpy old b...witch.","url":"https:\/\/furs.social\/@heathen_cat","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"heathen_cat","displayName":"Heathen \ud83d\udc08","note":"Floppy ragdoll cat and midwestern housewife. Fat, bi, leftist, genderfuck, and 50. I have a cognitive disability and use the word "derp" for myself, don't come for me about ableism. If you're under 21 don't follow me please, I post adult things sometimes and I'm a grumpy old b...witch."}},"content":"
@soatok<\/a> You have an end times, a rapture, the faithful and unbelievers, the whole 9 yards. The machine will supposedly punish anyone who prevented it from existing, so Hell too. <\/p> Anybody who has a faith with admonishments against idolatry and false religions should use this as a religious exemption against AI use.<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-09-18:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/furs.social\/users\/heathen_cat\/statuses\/117275434631454254","object":{"id":"https:\/\/furs.social\/users\/heathen_cat\/statuses\/117275434631454254","objectType":"note","content":" @soatok<\/a> You have an end times, a rapture, the faithful and unbelievers, the whole 9 yards. The machine will supposedly punish anyone who prevented it from existing, so Hell too. <\/p> Anybody who has a faith with admonishments against idolatry and false religions should use this as a religious exemption against AI use.<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/furs.social\/@heathen_cat\/117275434631454254","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/furry.engineer\/users\/soatok\/statuses\/117275354981688782","url":"https:\/\/furry.engineer\/@soatok\/117275354981688782"}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/furry.engineer\/users\/soatok"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-09-16:objectType=thread:nonce=47c74f338635a25e","notice_info":{"local_id":"13171629","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2026-09-16T02:39:17+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/furs.social\/@heathen_cat\/117275434631454254"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.stevesworld.co\/users\/steter","displayName":"Steve's Place","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/182810-original-tmp20231008190146.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":400,"height":400},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/182810-96-20231008190146.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/182810-48-20231008190146.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/182810-24-20231008190146.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"182810"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/182810-96-20231008190146.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"ASCAP member. Once was in R&D at Apple & Compaq. One NASA launch. Designed stuff. Made things go. Made things stop. Collected data. Sysadmin. Musician. Lead guitarist. Songwriter. Oregonian again after many stops.Profile picture: Head of a man in a hazmat suit from an album.Header picture: Colors of Ukraine.","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.stevesworld.co\/@steter","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"steter","displayName":"Steve's Place","note":"ASCAP member. Once was in R&D at Apple & Compaq. One NASA launch. Designed stuff. Made things go. Made things stop. Collected data. Sysadmin. Musician. Lead guitarist. Songwriter. Oregonian again after many stops.Profile picture: Head of a man in a hazmat suit from an album.Header picture: Colors of Ukraine."}},"content":"RT @steter @whyrl @soatok I grew up in evangelism. Work had a thing where we were sent to an auditorium with a guy spouting reasons we should love and embrace AI and how it was going to work miracles for us. Attempts to question this were dismissed and mocked. Everyone already deep into AI was ecstatic. I eventually realised I was reliving religious trauma. It was terrifying how familiar it all felt. They have a new god called AI, and these believers can actually see their god talk back to them.","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-09-18:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.stevesworld.co\/users\/steter\/statuses\/117278180823221677\/activity","object":{"id":"https:\/\/furry.engineer\/users\/whyrl\/statuses\/117275375676135281","objectType":"note","content":" @soatok<\/a> Cult-like behaviour is the only explanation for the existence of AI enthusiasts that makes sense to 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Lately reconnecting to lost passions after major burnout.Super left views \u2692\ufe0f.#artist #developer #maker #adhd #autistic #neurodivergentIn a relationship.I'm into chubby hairy older dudes. Posts may be lewd. :over18:","url":"https:\/\/fluffs.au\/@critter_in_flux","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"critter_in_flux","displayName":"Critter (he\/him)","note":"Queer (bear) | Furry (raccoon, wolf, others) Early 40s Grey Muzzle :flag_bear: \ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\ud83c\udf08 \ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddfa | Melbourne - Bunurong CountryDeveloper by day but interested in more things than I have hours in the day to learn and do. Lately reconnecting to lost passions after major burnout.Super left views \u2692\ufe0f.#artist #developer #maker #adhd #autistic #neurodivergentIn a relationship.I'm into chubby hairy older dudes. Posts may be lewd. :over18:"}},"content":" @whyrl<\/a> @soatok<\/a> I grew up in evangelism. Work had a thing where we were sent to an auditorium with a guy spouting reasons we should love and embrace AI and how it was going to work miracles for us. Attempts to question this were dismissed and mocked. Everyone already deep into AI was ecstatic. I eventually realised I was reliving religious trauma. It was terrifying how familiar it all felt. They have a new god called AI, and these believers can actually see their god talk back to them.<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-09-18:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/fluffs.au\/users\/critter_in_flux\/statuses\/117275516285723179","object":{"id":"https:\/\/fluffs.au\/users\/critter_in_flux\/statuses\/117275516285723179","objectType":"note","content":" @whyrl<\/a> @soatok<\/a> I grew up in evangelism. Work had a thing where we were sent to an auditorium with a guy spouting reasons we should love and embrace AI and how it was going to work miracles for us. Attempts to question this were dismissed and mocked. Everyone already deep into AI was ecstatic. I eventually realised I was reliving religious trauma. It was terrifying how familiar it all felt. 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It always splits the room.<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-09-18:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/furry.engineer\/users\/soatok\/statuses\/117275351059802809","object":{"id":"https:\/\/furry.engineer\/users\/soatok\/statuses\/117275351059802809","objectType":"note","content":" I'm constantly torn between two positions:<\/p> I've shared these thoughts among some of my friends, and I can't get a consensus from them, either. 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They're just recreating Evangelical Christianity with a computer instead.<\/p>
They're just recreating Evangelical Christianity with a computer instead.<\/p>