Category Archives: transhumanism

“No Weapon Shall Prosper,” a Book Review

I read about No Weapon Shall Prosper in the sltrib and decided to purchase the book.  As a rule, I don’t like apologetics and after reading parts of this book, I still don’t like apologetics.  The book was written because of concerns about … Continue reading

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MTA April 6th Conference List of Speakers

The Mormon Transhumanist Association has announced the preliminary list of speakers and topics for its annual conference on 6 April 2012: Adam Davis on “Scientific Realism and the Simulation Argument” Brad Carmack on “Mormonism Beyond the Gender Binary” Brent Allsop on … Continue reading

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Mormonism’s Relationship to Christianity

There was an interesting letter to the editor in the sltrib (2 Feb 2012) penned by Dave Cassity: Richard Land of the Southern Baptist Convention argues that –[by adding] the Book of Mormon — Mormonism [is] a fourth Abrahamic religious tradition:  as … Continue reading

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The Future of Mormon Theology

According Blake Ostler writing on patheos.com:   The primary task of Mormon theology for the foreseeable future is to assess its relationship to naturalism and the scientific worldview. Many Mormons view God as located within and limited by our “particular … Continue reading

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Anarcho-Transhumanism

I’ve always considered myself a bit of a non-violent anarchist.  I’m extremely cynical about the value of organizations, particularly in an era when it’s easy to self-organize around specific tasks.  Most mature organizations seem to degenerate into self-preservation activities (including assimilation).  … Continue reading

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Theosis: Mormons vs Evangelicals

According to Daniel Burke writing for the Religion News Service and published in the SLTrib (5 Jan 2012): [Joseph] Smith preached fairly orthodox Christian theology at first, but “became increasingly radical, breaking more and more from standard Christianity with every year that … Continue reading

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Transhumanism, Immortality, and Prolonging Human Lives

Stefan Lorenz Sorgner makes the following statements about Transhumanist and Immortality: Transhumanists . . . aspire for a type of immortality, though, in most cases, this is not literal immortality but rather a long life or a prolonging of human … Continue reading

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Mormon Transhumanist Association’s April 2012 Conference

The 2012 conference of the Mormon Transhumanist Association will be held on 6 April 2012 at the Salt Lake City Public Library in Salt Lake City, Utah. The conference will be open to the public. Speakers will address the themes … Continue reading

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Mormons and the Nature of God

I recently attended the funeral of the youngest son of a friend and neighbor.  While it was a sad event, the funeral was short and the speakers did a good job.  The sermon by the Bishop was short and to … Continue reading

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Harold Bloom: On Mormon Cosmology and Mitt Romney

According to Harold Bloom, Mormon observer and Yale University scholar, wrote the following as an op-ed piece in The New York Times (12 Nov 2011): Our political satirists, with Mr. Romney evidently imminent, delight in describing the apparent weirdness of … Continue reading

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