Judaism, Christianity, and What Next (?)
Although the Temple of Jerusalem was destroyed through the Jewish-Roman wars around A.D. 70, Jewish people did not abandon their religion. Likewise, although the Western Roman Empire fell before the sixth century, its state religion Christianity was not abandoned and forgotten.
So, if the modern civilization, initially built by Europeans and Americans before the 20th century, should fall due to its excessive materialism sooner or later probably in next 1000 years, the core religion in this modern civilization should survive. But, what is the core religion?
In my estimate, if science, technology, and market-based or commercialism-based economy continue to develop in the current trend for next 1,000 years, robots equipped with super AI might take over power of domination from the mankind, since robots don't die or are not afraid of death.
So, can future advanced robots believe in God or be afraid of God? If so, what religion will they have?
Maybe the great power of God should appear truly in the era of robots that must start 1,000 later, which however may have nothing to do with the mankind of today. But, it is very difficult to imagine that robots live in the Kingdom of God, which the mankind look like failing in so far as now.
Judaism, Christianity, and what next (?) must be the most important issue for the mankind, including Muslims who are also participating in the modern material civilization based on the traditions of Judaism and Christianity.
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Mat 2:2 Saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him.
Mat 2:3 When Herod the king had heard these things, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.