In part 2 of our discussion on cybernetic immortality and resurrection we look into the concepts of the soul, personal continuity, and resurrection as we compare the Christian image of hope with the possibility of uploading the mind.

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Topics:

• The nature of the soul: Dualism v. psychosomatic unity

• Pannenberg, Wolfhart. Systematic Theology 3 volumes ed. Geoffrey Bromilley. Grand Rapids: William B. Eerrdmans Publishing Company, 1991-1998.

• https://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2018/november-web-only/cybernetics.html

• Murphy, Nancy. "The Resurrection Body and Personal Identity: Possibilities and Limits of Eschatological Knowledge," In Resurrection: Theological and Scientific Assessments. ed Ted Peters, Robert John Russell, and Michael Welker. Grand Rapids: William B. Eerrdmans Publishing Company, 2002.

• Body and memory

• Hertzler, Noreen. "Cybernetic Immortality versus Christian Resurrection," in Resurrection: Theological and Scientific Assessments. ed Ted Peters, Robert John Russell, and Michael Welker. Grand Rapids: William B. Eerrdmans Publishing Company, 2002.

• https://www.technologyreview.com/s/612909/this-new-fabric-will-automatically-cool-you-down-when-you-get-hot-and-sweaty/

Passages Reference:

• Genesis 2:7

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