That is an interesting line of thought that has occurred to me before. I've often wondered if the villains of the world see themselves as villains or just misunderstood saviors. I remember when I saw the Matrix for the first time...I thought to myself "Wow...that would be amazing! To experience virtual reality with that level of depth and to be able to apply instantaneous learning would be awesome". I think if things progress along the line predicted that we are discussing, there will be very few who will not gladly, graciously, and excitedly opt in for being merged into the Internet/Global Consciousness AI. You basically inherit a godlike intelligence with all of the knowledge of the Internet accessible to you at the speed of thought. I believe only the elect will refuse it. The persecution of those who reject the interface will be natural to those of the GC-AI as we exterminate lower thought forms (bugs, rodents, etc). A terrifying thought for those without true saving faith. I think this event will cause those who are pretending to be Christians to quickly abandon their position and God will be glorified. His people will stand in defiance to persecution and preach the gospel to the end of the world.