Understanding Transhumanism

Rapid developments in artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies can add confusion to the existential questions of who we are and why we are here. Through this conversation, Mouw and Picard explore the potential benefits and cautions of these technologies and thoughtfully examine the philosophical foundation of transhumanism.

This conversation is a part of our Discovery and Doxology series, and hosted in partnership with Biologos and Church of the Advent and made possible through the support of Templeton Religion Trust. This series brings together leading scientists, philosophers, and theologians to discuss the relationship between science and faith.

Learn more about Rosalind Picard and Richard Mouw.

Authors and books mentioned in the conversation:

Raymond Kurzweil

Brave New World, by Alduous Huxley

Uncommon Decency: Christian Civility and Uncivil World, Pluralisms and Horizons, He Shines in All That’s Fair, Praying at Burger King, Calvinism in the Las Vegas Airport: Making Connections in Today's World, all by Richard Mouw

BF Skinner

The Concept of Mind, by Gilbert Ryle

Hubert Dreyfus

Friedrich Nietzsche

He Jiankui

Neil Postman

John McCarthy

Related Trinity Forum Readings:

Brave New World, Aldous Huxley
God's Grandeur: The Poems of Gerard Manley Hopkins

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Science, Faith, & the Pursuit of Truth with Elaine Howard Ecklund and Ted Davis

Neurobiology and the Soul with Curt Thompson and Jeffrey Dudiak

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Special thanks to Ned Bustard for the artwork and Andrew Peterson for the music.