&gt; We already had a period of enlightenment that disposed of the “old gods”. And they seriously believe an electrified god artefact would fare any better?<p>Plenty of people think that way about money, with the ends often justifying the means to astonishing degrees. We create things, then worship them. Plenty of people get manipulated to elect people, and that makes what those do right by definition in their eyes, rationalizing even hard facts away once they&#x27;re taken; people basically get deceived and &quot;voluntarily&quot; make choices against their own interests as a matter of daily business; that&#x27;s just more sustainable coercion, not freedom. There&#x27;s one thing worse than not being free, that&#x27;s not being free and thinking you are.