Techno-Religion as a Social Fiction of the Sacred: the Substitution of Transcendent Orientation by Algorithmic Engagement in the Digital Environment
IZVESTIYA VUZOV SEVERO-KAVKAZSKII REGION SOCIAL SCIENCE September 30, 2026 Yury A. Alikov
From the standpoint of social philosophy, the phenomenon of techno-religion is examined as a quasi-religious form of consciousness in which technological systems acquire a symbolic status of the sacred unsupported by religious tradition or institutional continuity. The aim of the study is to identify the mechanisms by which transcendent orientation is substituted by algorithmically managed...