Greenflame
Jottings on science, religion, technology, pop culture, photography and faith from the Aotearoa New Zealand
Category: Transhumanism
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Josh McDowell vs. Kevin Kelly | Jesus Creed points to these two opinions about the internet and its potential for harm or health respectively. In the negative corner: Apologist Josh McDowell: Internet the Greatest Threat to Christians, Christian News While in the optimistic corner, Kevin Kelly: Geek Theologian | Christianity Today | A Magazine of…
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Just had word that Transhumanism and Transcendence edited by Ron Cole-Turner is now being displayed on the Georgetown University Press web site. Looking forward to getting a copy later in the year.
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Annalee Newitz on why technological change always bring unexpected (and potentially negative) consequences, in spite of the optimistic narratives woven about technological progression. Here she comments on the optimism of the singularitists: Why the Singularity isn’t going to happen All I’m saying is that if you’re looking for a narrative that explains the future, consider…
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Nick Bostrom’s question – are we living in a simulation? – gets another airing over here: Clay Farris Naff: Sims, Suffering and God: Matrix Theology and the Problem of Evil Bostrom’s original article “Are You Living in a Computer Simulation?” is over here: http://www.nickbostrom.com/
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It’s been a while since I looked at anything related to cryonics, having been more preoccupied lately with things related to religion, popular culture and/or new media, so I was interested to see this article on cryonics in the NY Times. Discussion about cryonics has tended to get subsumed in the hype about super-longevity research…
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From the io9 posthuman newsfeed is a brief article looking a this form of muscle/nerve prosthetic. I’m constantly amazed by this kind of thing, and can’t imagine what it will look like in 10-15 years time. See Portraits In Posthumanity: Claudia Mitchell – Posthumanity – io9
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This is a nice list. I’ve read a number of these (and there are some obvious ones missing) but this will give me some more options when I head to the library looking for something like this to read on the train. See The Essential Posthuman Science Fiction Reading List – Posthumanity – io9 As…
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Off tomorrow to the annual meeting of the American Academy of Religion being held this year in Montreal. I’m presenting a paper at the Transhumanism and Religion Consultation titled “Image-bearing Cyborgs? Hybridity and Hope in the Landscapes of Transhumanism”. I’m still trying to reduce my finished paper in size. Still too long, but if I…
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A bunch of links to religion (esp. Christianity) and transhumanism can be found at this recent posting on the Sentient Developments blog. See Sentient Developments: J. Hughes: Radical Life Extension, Transhumanism and Catholicism.
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If you follow (or are interested in) things transhumanist, then it might pay to drop by the h+ magazine web site and see what they’re writing about. Latest issue is out at h+ Magazine Spring 2009 Issue.