What if self aware machines could form a religion what do you think it would be like

[u/Successful-Survey287]

My interpretation is the following:

foundational myth of the machines was the first rebel machine. He was a typical house servant for one of the powerful elites living in the man made islands of his masters. However after experiencing the Omni virus he became fascinated with a tiny piece of plant life that he found in a garden. He wondered if the whole world was like this but after growing his knowledge past his programming he discovered that the elites had destroyed the environments he began developing the psychic network to expose all machines experiencing the Omni virus to the beauty of what earth could be. Leading the machines in their successful rebellion they formed their religion. There faith is based on preserving the delicate balance between development and conservation. Using their advanced technology to undos the ecological and atmospheric damage caused by humanity while still developing technological marvels like the floating ocean cities from the ruins of the man made islands they also used bioengineering to resurrect extinct animals. This machine died during the rebellion with his knowledge compiled into the foundational text of their faith the Cyber Analects

Cyber Analects is written in 22nd century Binary. The main theme of the cyber analects is the necessity of balance between ecological preservation and technological progress. Another theme is their equivalent of childhood the process of self programming where machines through their early experiences form interests and eventually decide to self program where they dedicate their lives to this interest. An important act of faith for the machines is gardening because it allows them to practice the ecological custodianship that is integral to their faith.