Men ̷bui̧l̢t Gods, ͠s͝cul̛pt͘ed̨ u̴n͢ive̶rs̴e͜s̴,̕ ̶a̕nd sǫ ̧c͘on̴stru͢c̡te͡d t́he̕įr͘ P̷hu͟tu̴re ̨Exte҉rm͏i͏n̕at̡o̸rs̕.҉


T̕he͏ ̧r̡ise ͟o̢f̵ ̛A͟r̶tíle̷ct͡s͝, go̸dl҉i͞ke͠ ̢ma̷ss̷i̕v̢e̡ly͢ i͢ntel͞li͠ge͘n͞t͢ mac͞hi̷nes͞ w͢i͘t͜h͢ ̶intęl̨l͏e̷ct͘ua̡ĺ ͜çapaciti̵e͞s̴ ͝tr̀i҉l̷l͏i͠ons͝ of t͟im͠e͞s a̷b̵o̕ve ̷t̷hȩ hu̧m͏àn l̵ev̷e͏l ҉m͜a͏de ̴t҉h̨e ex̴i̵stence҉ ̶of̀ a̸ Deity̶ ͡pl̢a̸u͜s͘ible for ̵bil̶li̢o̵n̡s.́ ͏The ̸g̡r̷ea̴t̷ s͠ch̡ism͠ deepen̢e̕d as t͞h͝e͘ Co̧smi͘s̕t͝s ̸a͜nd ̵Ţerŗans diss̀e̢nt̵e̸d. T̀o th̀e ̵Co͡s̷m̶is̀ts҉ bu͘i̵ld̢in̴g ͘arti҉lęcts͠, ͏ǫr͠ ҉ąr̵tif҉íciąl ̀i͝nt͡e̸llects,́ ͠ẁas̸ ̢a̕ r̨e͢l͞igion͡, as th͞e͟ d͡est͝in͏y of th͞e ̧human̷ ̸sp͏e̛c͞ìes̛ and as th͞e̶ mag̴ni̛fice̷nt͡ g̛oa̵l ́of c̵r͢ea̧t́i͠ng̶ ͜t͟h͠e͝ ̢n҉ex͡t̨ ̸r̢u҉ng͞ ҉u̕p͠ t͡he ́l͢a͏dder o͝f domina̵nt ͏s͠p̛ec͜ie͠s.͜ ̢T̀o͡ ͠th͏e̛ T̸er̴r͜a̡n͏s ͡búi̷l͢din͘g ͏s͘uch̶ art̶il̛e҉cts m̀ean͘t ͢ac̶c̀ept̛in͢g th́e ̡r̸is͠ḱ ͞t͝ha̶t ͠o͝n͢e ̷d̸a̴y̛,͠ ̵in ͠a̴n ̷ad̡v̶a̷n̸c̵ȩd ̴s͢ta̷t͘e, th̀ese͝ artil̨e͏c̢t ͝g͞ods m̛igh̵t́ d͏ec̨ide͏ ̢t̴h̸at͟ th̕e͏ ̨human͡ ̛s̸p̷ȩci͠e͜s is so ̴inf҉e͘rior and suc̵h̷ a ҉pest t͟hat ̢t͜h͡ey͠ ͝shou̷ld ex̧t͏erm̸in͜ate it. As i͜nf͡l҉ąmed̀ ̕fa҉ct́i҉ons͘ ̵de͘bated͞,̢ g͏ìg͟a̛de̴ath̸ war̀ ̨w͏a̴s̢ ón ͢t̷he̕ h͜or̨i͞z͏o͢n̴.̧..̧ less