Micah Redding & James Hughes explore cyber-Buddhism, religious transhumanism, and the longevity dividend, covering topics like Universal Basic Income, the Christian theology of personal identity, and the importance of a powerful vision for the future.
Projects from Dr Hughes: Citizen Cyborg, Cyborg Buddha and the IEETThe experience of being an unusual transhumanistPentecostalism and altered states of consciousnessThe longevity dividendTechnological unemployment & Universal Basic IncomeThe Christian theology of personal identity - and how it connects to transhumanism and BuddhismWhy it's better to read a book than to do methTed Peters & the soul, or...Substance Dualism, and why robots might go to heavenJesus, the imago dei, and the ultimate limits of human transformationThe "rapture of the nerds", Christian millennialism, and the good apocalypseNick Bostrom's contribution to theology"Smug atheists should read more science fiction" - Charlie Jane AndersWhat religious transhumanists can do for the world"Without a vision, the people perish" - Proverbs 29:18(Read these notes in your browser)