What Is Artificial Intelligence and Consciousness?
Few use consistent coherent vocabulary to talk about AI. In particular, we tend to be careless or ignorant about important ... Read the article →

Lincoln Cannon
Lincoln is a technologist and philosopher, and leading advocate of Mormon Transhumanism. He writes and presents about technological evolution and postsecular religion. Read about Lincoln →
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AI Apocalypse
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Faithful Mormon Transhumanism
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8 Keys to Transformative Scriptural Understanding
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Eternal Christ
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The Story of Stolen CryptoPunk V1 1234
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Cultivating Bias Toward More Right
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The Historical Christ Jesus of Nazareth Matters
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Illustrated Second Edition of The Consolation
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Did Ezekiel See a UFO?
A friend asked for my thoughts on “The Spaceships of Ezekiel” by Josef F. Blumrich in 1974. I hadn’t heard ...
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God Starts with Your Imagination of the Future
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Scientific Reasons to Abstain from Alcohol
Alcohol consumption is dangerous and expensive, for both individuals and communities. The scientific evidence is strong, as I’ll show you. ...
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Roko's Basilisk and Technological Theology
Have you heard of Roko’s Basilisk? Gulp. Too late. ;) Today, I interviewed an artificial intelligence about Roko’s Basilisk. It ...
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