Category Archives: Philosophy

Another Idea for Family Home Evening

Posted on 09-November-2011 by

According to Fareed Zakaria writing in Time magazine (14 Nov 2011): Sal Khan accidently created what might well be a new way of teaching.  Seven years ago, the MIT graduate was helping his cousin, who lived across the US, with … Continue reading →

Posted in Social Justice, Technology, transhumanism | 1 Comment

Are Leaderless Organizations Practical?

Posted on 07-November-2011 by

Jeffrey Neilsen, in an op-ed piece in the SLTrib (26 Oct 2011), describes some recent examples of leaderless communities: the Arab Spring in the Middle East, the Occupy Wall Street Movement, and even the Tea Party While I find these … Continue reading →

Posted in @n@rchy, anarchism, Organizational Dynamics, Social Justice | Leave a comment

Mormonism, Blacks and Me, 1964

Posted on 19-October-2011 by

In June, 1964, I was called to be a missionary in the Franco-Belgian Mission.  I was physically, emotionally, and spiritually immature at the time.  For example, I grew 2 inches during my 2-and-one-half years in Europe.  And emotionally, I was … Continue reading →

Posted in humanism, mormonism, Personalities, Social Justice | 8 Comments

Lincoln Cannon: Mormonism and Transhumanism

Posted on 17-October-2011 by

This is a short exerpt from a published conversation between Ben Goertzel and Lincoln Cannon (president of the Mormon Transhumanist Association): Ben:  You’re a very well educated, scientifically and technically literate guy.  How can you believe that crazy stuff (Mormonism)? … Continue reading →

Posted in mormonism, Religion, Technology, transhumanism | 5 Comments

Science, Religion, and Politics

Posted on 09-October-2011 by

According to a Lisa Randall (professor of physics at Harvard) op-ed piece in Time magazine (3 Oct 2011): Today’s politicians seem more comfortable invoking God and religion than they do presenting facts or numbers.  Of course, everyone is entitled to his or … Continue reading →

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Is “Dexter” Finding Religion?

Posted on 05-October-2011 by

I love the Showtime hit drama “Dexter.”  The trials of America’s favorite serial killer are very intoxicating to watch.  The language is rough, the violence is mostly implied, and the sex and nudity by today’s standards are fairly tame. The trouble is … Continue reading →

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Science and Mormonism

Posted on 27-September-2011 by

On 22 Sep 2011, John Welch, the Robert K. Thomas professor of law and editor-in-chief at BYU Studies, gave the 12th annual Summerhays lecture at BYU.  I’ve been unable to find the text of his speech, but I did find Emma … Continue reading →

Posted in mormonism, Religion, transhumanism | 1 Comment

McConkie: The First Deadly Heresy

Posted on 22-September-2011 by

According to Bruce R. McConkie, then member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the LDS Church (June 1, 1980, in a fireside address at BYU): Heresy one: There are those who say that God is progressing in knowledge … Continue reading →

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The Earth Will Soon Be Sentient

Posted on 19-September-2011 by

I’ve written another blog piece for the Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies (http://ieet.org), this time on the future evolution of the Earth.  It can be read and commented on at http://ieet.org/index.php/IEET/more/hansen20110919. If you are so inclined you can also comment … Continue reading →

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NASA: Encounter with a Centaur

Posted on 16-September-2011 by

On Monday, September 12, I attended a VIP tour at a NASA encampment in the Arizona desert north of Flagstaff.  At this site (for the previous 2 weeks), space scientists and engineers had been testing their hardware, software, and communication’s … Continue reading →

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