Category Archives: transhumanism

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 →

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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 →

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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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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 →

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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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Using Digital Technology for Diplomacy

Posted on 09-September-2011 by

Over the past two years, the State Department has been working to upgrade its digital platforms.  This work is being accomplished under the tutelage of Alec Ross, senior advisor for innovation to the Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.  Ross’s efforts … Continue reading →

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The Wrath of God

Posted on 03-September-2011 by

The planet has had its share of earth-shattering events lately.  Think earthquakes, tsunamis, hurricanes, tornadoes and the like.  Is God sending his wrathful vengence, is He signaling the Last Days?  Apparently, fewer and fewer of Americans think so.  According to Stephen Prothero, writing for … Continue reading →

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Anti-science, Religion, and the Tea Party

Posted on 31-August-2011 by

For NYT’s columnist and Nobel Prize winner Paul Krugman (SLTrib 30 Aug 2011), anti-science among Tea Party Republicans is a concern: [Rick] Perry, the governor of Texas [and Republican candidate for President], recently made headlines by dismissing evolution as “just a … Continue reading →

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