Archive October 2007
This is an archive of articles that Lincoln Cannon published in October 2007. An annual archive for 2007 is available. And 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 Lincoln has published on any of his websites.
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The Awful Monster Strikes Again
Today I attended the funeral of a friend’s father: a kind and hard-working man, now dead from heart problems at age 57. Family members expressed their feelings in words and music. I was particularly moved when the grandchildren sang “Families Can Be Together Forever,” while they cried freely. One of ... -
God Created the World with a Computer? Makes Sense.
This morning I watched a clip from MSNBC in which Keith Olberman discusses the Simulation Argument. During the clip, my sons came over to the computer and listened. At the end, my sons asked a few questions about the clip. And I summarized my answers by saying, “God may have ... -
Eyring, Son of Scientist, Now in First Presidency
Gordon Hinckley, President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, today announced the appointment of Henry B. Eyring to the First Presidency of the LDS Church. Henry B. Eyring has been an Apostle of the LDS Church since 1995. And he previously served as the LDS Church Commissioner ... -
The Problem with Atheism
Sam Harris, a well-known atheist (well, at least until now), recently spoke at an Atheist Alliance conference in Washington DC on “The Problem with Atheism.” In summary, he argued that identifying one’s self as “atheist” is counter-productive because it facilitates others’ attempts at marginalization. Instead, he suggests, atheists should drop ... -
Elder Scott on Knowledge from Science and Inspiration
During the LDS Church general conference last weekend, Elder Richard G Scott of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles gave a speech on “Truth: The Foundation of Correct Decisions”. The focus of his speech was on two ways to find truth: the scientific method and inspiration. They are “both useful, ... -
Diversity and Similarity of Future Persons
In a blog entry entitled “Here Come the Warlocks,” Wesley Smith suggests that “transhumanism would probably result in stultifying sameness rather than the wild differences for which most adherents yearn.” I disagree with Wesley for two reasons. First, I don’t think it’s obvious that most Transhumanists yearn for wild differences ... -
Chapter One of The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins
I recently read The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins, who I respect as an excellent (and, dare I say, inspiring) evolutionary biologist. Dawkins has become a prominent atheist in the popular media, selling over a million copies of his book and galvanizing an intellectual crusade against religion. In this and ...