The Rapture of the Nerds
http://time.com/66536/terasem-trascendence-religion-technology/
Jessica Roy/Melbourne Beach @JessicaKRoy April 17, 2014
Gabriel Rothblatt, a pastor at Terasem, photographed at the Terasem ashram in Melbourne Beach, Florida April 7, 2014
Bob Croslin for TIME
A new religion has set out to store memories for centuries and deliver its believers into a world where our souls can outlive our selves
In the backyard of a cottage here overlooking the water, two poles with metal slats shaped like ribcages jut out from the ground. They look indistinguishable from heat lamps or fancy light fixtures.
These are satellite dishes, but they arent for TV. Theyre meant for dispatching mindfiles, the memories, thoughts and feelings of people who wish to create digital copies of themselves and fling them into space with the belief that theyll eventually reach some benevolent alien species.
Welcome to the future. Hope you dont mind E.T. leafing through your diary.
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