▁which ▁see ks ▁to ▁control ▁reality , ▁to ▁resolve ▁all ▁problems ▁with ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁scientific – techn ological ▁methods ▁and ▁tools ." ▁In ▁other ▁words , ▁human ▁be ings ▁will ▁som ed ay ▁be ▁able ▁to ▁master ▁all ▁problems ▁and ▁possibly ▁even ▁control ▁the ▁future ▁using ▁technology . ▁Some , ▁such ▁as ▁Stephen ▁V . ▁M ons ma , ▁connect ▁these ▁ideas ▁to ▁the ▁ab dic ation ▁of ▁religion ▁as ▁a ▁higher ▁moral ▁authority . ▁ ▁Opt im ism ▁ ▁Opt im istic ▁assumptions ▁are ▁made ▁by ▁pro ponents ▁of ▁ide ologies ▁such ▁as ▁trans human ism ▁and ▁singular itar ian ism , ▁which ▁view ▁techn ological ▁development ▁as ▁generally ▁having ▁benef icial ▁effects ▁for ▁the ▁society ▁and ▁the ▁human ▁condition . ▁In ▁these ▁ide ologies , ▁techn ological ▁development ▁is ▁mor ally ▁good . ▁ ▁Trans human ists ▁generally ▁believe ▁that ▁the ▁point ▁of ▁technology ▁is ▁to ▁overcome ▁bar riers , ▁and ▁that ▁what ▁we ▁commonly ▁refer ▁to ▁as ▁the ▁human ▁condition ▁is ▁just ▁another ▁bar rier ▁to ▁be ▁sur pass ed . ▁ ▁Sing ular it ari ans ▁believe ▁in ▁some ▁sort ▁of ▁" ac cel er ating ▁change "; ▁that ▁the ▁rate ▁of ▁techn ological ▁progress ▁acceler ates ▁as ▁we ▁obtain ▁more ▁technology , ▁and ▁that ▁this ▁will ▁cul min ate ▁in ▁a ▁" Sing ular ity " ▁after ▁artificial ▁general ▁intelligence ▁is ▁invent ed ▁in ▁which ▁progress ▁is ▁nearly ▁infinite ; ▁hence ▁the ▁term . ▁Est im ates ▁for ▁the ▁date ▁of ▁this ▁Sing ular ity ▁vary ,