<i>vestigial monotheism</i><p>That&#x27;s a fantastic metaphor.<p>I&#x27;m curious though how someone could act in a religious manner about a self-driving car.<p>To the original point though, I am very much in the camp of &quot;historical determinism that we&#x27;re inevitably making computers that will be smarter and better than us&quot; and here is why: I believe that intelligence (and &quot;consciousness&quot; if you want to go down that rabbit hole) is completely material and as such it is possible that we will eventually understand the mechanics of them.<p>If we can understand those, then history would indicate (Historical fallacy) that we can replace or replicate those mechanics with more durable systems or materials than the fairly fragile.