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How can AI impact the future with our religious beliefs!
Note: These are just intuitive thoughts based on the latest news from Rome. It is not meant to hurt anyone’s beliefs or traditions. It’s just time to ask, so let’s just see and understand. We apologize if it hurts your religious or other sentiments.
What would future of religions be like?
Would they change with time and changing demands?
Or would AI give us time to follow through traditional ways of worship?
Would AI give us time to follow old beliefs, and would cultures be intact in today’s and the future world?
Now lets answer the following futuristic intuitive questions in everyone’s mind now.
I. Is diversity maintained in all religions?
II. Is tradition still intact in all religions?
III. Are old traditions modified with modernization?
IV. Do we have followers of old traditions in some of the popular religions?
V. Should we change with time?
VI. Should people decide here? Or anything you can think of?
VII. Should we continue as we used to?
VIII. Why should traditions change? Just like modernization changed the way we email?
IX. Would AI change the way we follow our religions?
X. Would AI give us time to do traditional practices?
XI. Would AI help add the constraints in worshiping ?
XII. Can AI remind people of traditions?
XIII. Can AI help reconnect us by giving us time?
XIV. Would future with AI help translations of languages in rituals across diverse regions of world? Help people understand Latin or Sanskrit as well as receite in the respective languages as needed by religious beliefs without hurting their sentiments?
XV. Would AI help diversity?
XVI. Can AI do polling to ask people what they want the most? Would it matter?
How can AI impact the future with our religious beliefs!
Why this question and why now?
As we all heard of the news: “Society of Saint Pius X (SSPX), an ultra-traditionalist group, as per [3], has now been excommunicated and are in schism.”
Pope Leo XIV’s sent warnings to priests and members of a breakaway Catholic group SSPX that had ordained four new bishops in defiance of his wishes [3]. It is the Pope’s decision to take the orders for Catholic. Lets see why SSPX separated? We consider what major religions of world follow today, just to know what is happening in the world. Let’s just have a quick review of where diversity exists in today’s world.
As per [3], “SSPX was founded in 1970 in Europe by Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre and was officially suppressed by the Bishop of Fribourg. In 1988, the group ordained four bishops without papal approval, which led to their excommunication.”
SSPX is concerned with the following, among other differences as per [3]:
1. Reforms to Catholic worship, such as celebrating Mass in languages other than Latin, among other.
2. Opposition to church reforms introduced in the 1960s by the Second Vatican Council.
Some religions and how they changed with time and how they follow diversity is mentioned below in brief.
Hinduism
If we consider Hinduism, there is indeed great diversity within the religion. It lacks a central governing authority, and no one is forced to follow a particular path. Some major diversities in Hinduism are:
1. Devotees of Lord Shiva, (Shaivism)
2. Some are devotees of Lord Vishnu and his avatars, (Vaishnavism)
3. While others are followers of the mighty power of Goddess Durga, also called Shakti (Power), (Shaktism)
4. Some worship all Hindu Gods.
Still, as per Wikipedia, Hinduism has been called one of the oldest religions in the world. It is maintained by its followers through rituals and righteous living, as mentioned in the epics and the Vedas.
The major Hindu scriptures are the Vedas, the Upanishads, the Puranas, the Mahabharata (including the Bhagavad Gita), and the Ramayana.
Traditional Hinduism is till intact in its diversity. Though some priests do add modern clauses while conducting rituals.
Buddhism
As per [1] Buddhism has abundant diversity. Rooted in the core teachings of the historical Buddha in the 5th century BC, Buddhism has adapted to many cultures across the world. It has modern social practices as well as traditional preservation. Buddhism across world, especially in East and South Asia has the following primary divergence:
1. Theravāda
2. Mahāyāna
3. Vajrayāna
With modernization and its tools, Buddhism spread globally, in new forms as per [2]. Traditional Buddhism is absolutely still intact. Buddhism exists as traditional form as well as in a modernized version, which is dynamically changing to changing times.
In many parts of Asia, such as Thailand, ancient practises are preserved. Traditional Buddhism remains part of daily life, with its rules still holding strong for many across parts of Asia. Many monasteries preserve their ancient cultural traditions.
Modernization has created a parallel stream of beliefs and practices.
Christianity
Major diverse segments
- Roman Catholicism
- Protestantism
- Eastern and Oriental Orthodoxy
Christians have theological viewpoints, ranging from conservative, traditional to progressive and liberal. As per Wikipedia, Christianity has adapted to the distinct cultures it encountered, resulting in regional diversity that persists today.
But are old traditions intact? I will cover Orthodoxy some other time.
Islam
Islam is a globally diverse faith.
Core Branches and Sects
1. Sunni
2. Shia
3. Sufism
To the best of the authors’ knowledge, Islam maintains its foundational theological and essential traditions while adopting some regionally based adaptations, as seen in certain architectural styles.
More on this coming soon.
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References
[1] https://share.google/bSw2WQPEUSGW3k4rj
[2] https://share.google/y2SFlUpXmj14c860s
[3] https://edition.cnn.com/2026/07/02/europe/vatican-excommunicates-breakaway-catholic-group-intl
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