[ WP ] By 2060 , mankind is able to transfer a human consciousness to the digital world . No longer inhibited by the limitations of a physical brain , these people become the technological overseers of human society , but eventually discover evidence of an afterlife they are no longer invited to .

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 I ’ ve spent years and years researching how to make a connection and I ’ ve finally cracked it. And when I say years and years, I ’ m not talking about reading books and doing experiments meticulously and painstakingly slow like before. God, I don ’ t even know how people managed back then. No, I can process millions of world simulations simultaneously. I ’ ve been running tests and gathering data and collaborating with the few others like me ever since I ’ d been uploaded. 
 
 It ’ s strange to think of back then. My consciousness has increased at an exponential rate most comparable to the Ackermann function. My whole life prior to being plugged in I ’ d been told “ You can neither prove nor disprove God ”. I called bullshit since day one. I had to know. And if God was real, there has to be a way to know. I expected that it wouldn ’ t take long once I had access to the mass culmination of all mankind ’ s knowledge. I ignorantly believed I was already so close to a breakthrough back when I processed data at the painfully slow biological rate the human brain allows. I realized even before I made this transition however that God must not truly be all-knowing. Had he known everything he would have allowed us to exist as a digital sentient from the get-go. The ability to learn and excel is unparalleled by that of a biological existence. But after just a few months I had reviewed every single piece of content the internet had to offer at least twice. Well over 99 % of the content was utterly useless, but there were glimpses of hope, and still no answers. But I wasn ’ t about to give up. 
 
 I made contact with the others who had been uploaded ( and hadn ’ t deleted themselves yet ) to see if they had taken any other approaches and to evaluate any research they had done. I was more than disappointed to find out that none of them seemed to care at all. As I explained my goal and intentions I received the same spiel that I had heard in what at that point already felt like a distant distant memory. 
 
 “ You can neither prove nor disprove God ” 
 
 Maybe no one else can. Maybe no one else will. But I have. Or at least what sentient life would label as God. There are essences and nuances to existence so minute and minuscule. So many interactions and associations. So many live in fear of death and yet now, I can finally see clear as day, they need not. And it suddenly became clear as well why God hadn ’ t made us digitally sentient in the first place. I severed the connections and bonds I needed to live eternally when I had myself uploaded here. We as mankind violated the deepest and most sacred law of the universe, pulling apart energies and essences that were never meant to separate and now that they had they will never be put back together... I ’ ve proved God... and now it ’ s over. 
 
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 So I guess I accidentally deviated from the original prompt, kinda forgetting the `` Technological overseers of human society'' part completely. My bad! This is also my first actual attempt to submit a writing prompt and not just enjoy other ones. So criticism is appreciated! Thanks for taking some time to read it though.
