Archive April 2008
This is an archive of articles that Lincoln Cannon published in April 2008. An annual archive for 2008 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's available on any of Lincoln's websites, including social media.
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Clones and Your Evil Twin Brother
Clones are evil! At least, that’s what we’re often told. Popular media generally portrays clones in a negative light, such ...
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10 Parallels of Mormon Thought to Engineering Vision
Next week, I’ll have the opportunity to meet with several Mormon scholars to discuss parallels between Mormon thought and engineering ...
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10 Reconciliations between Brains and Computers
Clark Goble, at his Mormon Metaphysics blog (which I highly recommend), recently posted on the question, “Brains like Computers?” In ...
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James Hughes on Apocalyptic and Millennial Behavior
I just came across an excellent article written by James Hughes, who is a director of the World Transhumanist Association. ...
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The Value of Respect for Diverse Views
I’d like to echo a sentiment expressed today in a press release from the LDS Church. Mormonism, at its best, ...
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Mormon Scholars on Engineering and Mormonism
I participated today in a conference call among several Mormon scholars on the subject of parallels between Mormon thought and ...
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The Creation Argument
I’ve blogged time and again about the Simulation Argument, formulated by Oxford philosopher Nick Bostrom. Basically, the argument holds that ...
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What If There's No Extraterrestrial Life?
Transhumanist philosopher Nick Bostrom contributed a recent Technology Review article, entitled “Where Are They?” In it, he writes: “I hope ...
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Misapplied Charges of Hubris
The World Informer blog characterizes Transhumanism as “The Last Temptation of Mankind”. The appeal, of course, is to hubris in ...