Archive May 2012
This is an archive of articles that Lincoln Cannon published in May 2012. An annual archive for 2012 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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Becoming God Can Be Cruel and Irrational
“God is cruel,” says Hank Pellissier, managing director of the Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technology. Here are my thoughts ...
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Imagine a 1970 Journal Entry on Blacks and Priesthood
In 1978, the LDS Church extended priesthood to blacks. Prior to that time, some Mormons doubted the divinity of the ...
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How strong are constraints on intelligent purpose?
In “The Superintelligent Will: Motivations and Instrumental Rationality in Advanced Artificial Agents,” Nick Bostrom argues briefly for the idea that ...
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Should you persuade me of your ideology?
Should we attempt to persuade each other of our ideologies? Some of us avoid proselyting. Others, such as Mormons, heartily ...