I did read the article. Old themes get recycled and presented as novel and original as in the Star Wars movies with their purposefully religious themes.
Truly nothing new under the sun.
well, the Star Wars mythology is taken from various religious iconography. It was a smart move — quite frankly people NEED mysticism, a sense of awe. If they don’t get it from their religion they look for it elsewhere — where in political ideology or movies or apple-fans etc.