The Christian Transhumanist Podcast

Ep 34: Meghan O'Gieblyn's Strange Journey into Transhumanism


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Meghan O'Gieblyn lost her faith—and found transhumanism. Then she realized that those two things weren't quite as far apart as she first believed.


Relevant links:
  • N+1: Ghost in the Cloud—transhumanism's Simulation Theology
  • Guardian: God in the Machine—my strange journey into transhumanism (shorter version of above)
  • Megan O'Gieblyn's Hell
  • Megan's website

  • Important thought:
    • The loss of faith is a loss of narrative, of history. Transhumanism, like Christianity, is the embrace of history's dramatic significance.

    • Pull quote:

      “But people who’ve gotten that far into the faith never totally shake it. To be a former believer is to perpetually return to the scene of the crime.” — Megan O'Gieblyn

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