Religion and ideological herd behaviors are a core part of human nature. You can&#x27;t expect these to magically vanish just because people have abandoned belief in supernatural deities and magic. Those are just one form of it. Religion is a social phenomenon and cognitive style that is independent from the subject matter.<p>That being said: the techno-critics also display these behaviors as do the new agers, &quot;naturalists,&quot; and others with which they tend to travel. Head over to one of those circles or boards and start arguing the futurist line and see what it gets you.<p>Both sides have valid points.