The whole point of an apocalypse cult is that it offers you personally a seat on the space ship out. Those of us warning about destruction via AGI have no such offer; either everyone is saved including those who mock us, or no-one is.
While I'm on the subject: has anyone ever heard of a religion in which the apocalypse might potentially be averted altogether if we can just do some difficult task?
@ciphergoth Sometimes the apocalypse can be averted if everyone is faithful enough
@ciphergoth it depends on whether it’s a punishment or the culmination of existence. The flood in Genesis was because of people’s wickedness. It wasn’t meant to end the world and wouldn’t have happened if enough people besides Noah’s family had kept the faith.
@ciphergoth I’d call some forms of environmentalism apocalyptic bc they believe civilization will be destroyed as punishment for living out of balance with the ecosystem. But they do believe that if everyone acted right there would be no apocalypse.
@ciphergoth (As a consequence of living out of harmony with the earth, they’d say. I further asserted they view it as punishment.)
@HollyElmore Delayed, or averted altogether? Link me to any examples or give me search terms :)