Archive 2014
This is an archive of articles that Lincoln Cannon published in 2014. Monthly archives for February 2014, March 2014, April 2014, May 2014, June 2014, July 2014, August 2014, September 2014, October 2014, November 2014, and December 2014 are 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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Reflections on Global Trends 2030
Every few years, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence publishes a report on global trends and projections of ...
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Communities Become Like God
The Mormon doctrine of theosis (or deification) is, so far as this Mormon is concerned, the most profound and beautiful ...
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Technological Evolution and Postsecular Religion
Humanity is engaged in epochal change, an accelerating technological and cultural evolution with unprecedented risks and opportunities. Among the possibilities ...
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Progressive Revelation Among the Mormons
A friend, who considers me a progressive Mormon, shared with me an article by BYU political science professor Ralph Hancock ...
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11 Reasons Neil DeGrasse Tyson Didn't Debunk Religion
An article at Atlanta Blackstar presents “11 Neil DeGrasse Tyson Quotes That Debunk ‘Religious Science’”, or at least purports to ...
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Religion is the Most Powerful Social Technology
Religion is a social technology – the most powerful social technology. Like all powerful technologies, it can be used for ...
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What is a Mormon Transhumanist?
At the 2014 Conference of the Mormon Transhumanist Association, I started a conversation about what it means to be a ...
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68 Meditations on the God Who Weeps
I recently read and enjoyed “The God Who Weeps.” It was co-authored by Fiona and Terryl Givens, wife and husband, ...
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American Atheists
Last week, I encouraged the Mormon Transhumanist Association (MTA) to sponsor recording of a panel discussion between Mormons and atheists, ...
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Does the Mormon God Shun?
In response to the recent atheist and Mormon panel discussion, Holly Welker asks, “Is Shunning a Part of Mormonism?” The ...
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New God Argument (Version 3.0)
Below is an experimental formulation (version 3.0) of the New God Argument. Those familiar with previous formulations of the argument ...
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What should be the future of governance?
Tell me. I’m interested in the big picture. How could and should we organize ourselves, locally, regionally and globally, going ...
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Compassion Above and Beyond Technofascism
We should take seriously the risks of technofascism, an elitist “libertarianism” empowered by accelerating technological change and concentrated at high ...
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What Is the Value of Religion?
The value of religion depends, of course, on what you mean by “religion”. If religion is merely euphemization of escapism ...
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Sanctimony Desecrates Excommunication
This has been an emotional day for Mormonism. As reported in national headlines, Kate Kelly of Ordain Women has been ...
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Watching and Searching
At Welfare Square in Salt Lake City, I’m watching. Across the street is a half-naked malnourished man, smoking a cigarette; ...
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This Is Still the Place
On the morning of 24 July 1847, a group of Mormon pioneers broke camp for the last time. They traveled ...
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How Weak Is the Orthogonality Thesis?
I finally got my digital hands on a Kindle copy of Nick Bostrom’s “Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies.” And the first ...
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Resuscitation Is a Religious Mandate
A well known and atheist-minded Transhumanist, Zoltan Istvan blames religion for an anti-cryonics law in Canada. Basically, Transhumanism is the ...
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Transhumanism, Atheism, and Misrecognized Religion
Some Transhumanists have a hard time distinguishing between Transhumanism and atheism. And some Transhumanists have a hard time recognizing the ...
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"Religion" and "God" and Fundamentalism
I’m sometimes criticized for using “religion” and “God” in unusual ways. Generally, this criticism comes from persons with fundamentalist inclinations ...
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Ray Kurzweil and the Postsecularization Hypothesis
Ray Kurzweil is evidence for the postsecularization hypothesis: religion is not at all dying, but is merely continuing to evolve. ...
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8 Tools To Manage Technology for My Children
If you’re a parent, like me, one of the challenges of accelerating technological change is that of encouraging children to ...
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97 Thoughts from October 2014 General Conference
This weekend, I watched and listened to the October 2014 General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day ...
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Catholic Authorities Teach Theosis
Most regular readers of my blog are aware of the ancient tradition of Christian authorities that teach theosis (the idea ...
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Self-Reliance for Reliability and Self-Transcendence
In the Hebrew Bible, we read of a fiery voice that burned as Moses wondered and questioned. “Why should I ...
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15 Lotions, Potions, and Pills at 40 Orbits
Today (1 December 2014) is my fortieth birthday. As you might imagine, I’ve heard the phrase “over the hill” a ...
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True to Life Christmas
It’s Christmas in New Zealand. I’m young and remembering, hoping to glimpse the monster at Loch Ness, wading in an ...