The "death of God" and the narrative of secularization are not evidence of a decline in meaning, but rather a pluralization of belief systems. Sociological data reveals that as institutional church attendance wanes, belief in spirits, magic, and the paranormal persists, suggesting that disenchantment functions more as a regulative ideal than a historical reality. This myth of a disenchanted West often obscures the occult interests of foundational modern thinkers and scientists. Metamodernism emerges as a dialectical response to this, attempting to synthesize the rationalism of modernity with the re-enchantment of the past. Current technological discourse, particularly surrounding AI, mirrors these historical patterns, where the promise of automation is frequently framed through eschatological and religious lenses, revealing that technology and religion remain deeply entangled rather than antithetical.
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