Archive January 2011
This is an archive of articles that Lincoln Cannon published in January 2011. An annual archive for 2011 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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"Look!" and Live: Meditation on 3 Nephi 28
I wrote a short fictional/exegetical article entitled “‘Look!’ and Live: Meditation on 3 Nephi 28” for the December 2010 issue of Sunstone Magazine. Before sharing the text of the article, I’d like to share some thoughts that complement the article. 3 Nephi 28 is particularly interesting to Mormons with Transhumanist ... -
Jesus Doesn't Like Our Religious Arrogance
Christians purportedly look to Jesus as the principal example of the kind of person we should be. In some cases, however, we’ve clearly failed to read, understand, or internalize the descriptions of Jesus in the New Testament. So, instead of comforting those who mourn, some of us heckle those who ... -
Gods of suffering and oppression
In response to the New God Argument, an anonymous commenter requested my thoughts on the following David Pearce quote. David is a Transhumanist philosopher who I respect a great deal, despite some differences of perspective. He calls into question the benevolence of posthumans: “Of all the immense range of alternative ...