Courage Assumption
The Courage Assumption (formerly known as the Faith Assumption and the Faith Position) is part of the New God Argument. It posits that humanity will not become extinct before evolving into superhumanity, which may be false. However, to the extent that we do not know it to be false, we may have practical or moral reasons to trust that we can make it true. In any case, the Faith Assumption is a common aspiration among secular advocates of technological evolution, such as Transhumanists, and may be consistent with the religious doctrine of theosis, also known as deification: the idea that humanity should become God.
This is a list of articles that Lincoln Cannon has written about the Courage Assumption of the New God Argument. A full archive of all articles that Lincoln has published since 2005 is also available. You may also search for articles and other content that's available on any of Lincoln's websites.
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The Practical Power of Created Truth
Philosophers and scientists have pursued truth for at least millennia. Most seem to want something rigid that we might associate ...
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Cultivating Bias Toward More Right
There are at least two ways to be less wrong. You can decrease risk of being wrong, which also decreases ...
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God Starts with Your Imagination of the Future
When we imagine better minds and bodies, better relationships, and a better world, we imagine God. When we trust in ...
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Compassion in the New God Argument (Version 3.4)
On Saturday 3 August, I presented the New God Argument at the Sunstone conference in Salt Lake City. As part ...
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New God Argument (Version 3.0)
Below is an experimental formulation (version 3.0) of the New God Argument. Those familiar with previous formulations of the argument ...
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Dynamic Faith in Pancritical Rationalism
In the comments on an H+ Magazine article on “Why Christianity and Transhumanism are not Enemies,” Max More disagreed with ...
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Trust in Posthumanity and the New God Argument
Here is a transcript of my speech on the New God Argument at the Transhumanism and Spirituality Conference 2010. If ...
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Theological Implications of the New God Argument
Below is a transcript of my presentation of the New God Argument today at the annual meeting of the Society ...
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New God Argument (Version 2.0)
Below is the revised summary of the New God Argument, as presented today at the annual meeting of the Society ...
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Cannon's Wager: Bet on Better Works
Will works save you? Some Christians enjoy debating whether good works are necessary for salvation, with responses ranging from the ...
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The New God Argument Begins
This is a transcript of the original presentation of the New God Argument by Chris Bradford, Joseph West, and Lincoln ...
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New God Argument (Version 1.0)
Abstract: If basic life forms are probable then we should trust that advanced civilizations are probable. If any advanced civilization ...