Archive January 2009
This is an archive of articles that Lincoln Cannon published in January 2009. An annual archive for 2009 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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Theological Implications of Military Simulations
Christian Schumann-Curtis dropped me a note to point out an article on Slate, which reports that the United States Department of Defense is working on software that simulates dead soldiers. The purpose is to enable their children to interact with them for emotional support. This is just one more data ... -
Is God a Subtle Singleton?
In a short paper entitled “What is a Singleton?”, Nick Bostrom defines “singleton” as a world order with a single decision-making entity at the highest level, and briefly describes a variety of possible singletons. Of particular interest, the paper notes the following: “A singleton that is a superintelligent machine might ... -
President Barack Obama, Technophile-in-Chief
Today, the United States of America celebrated the inauguration of President Barack Obama. While we may each identify various reasons to join in the celebration, there are a few that may stand out for Mormon Transhumanists. First, as I mentioned when congratulating him for his nomination and election, Obama’s station ... -
Non-Superlative Religious Ideologies
Absolutely nothing if not sublimely eloquent, Dale Carrico criticizes transhumanism as necessarily superlative – depending on exaggerations, absolutes, extremes, determinisms, and so forth. I’ve commented previously on his criticism of transhumanism. I agree with his criticism of superlativity as nonsensical and practically detrimental. However, I disagree with his assessment of ...