Archive 2016
This is an archive of articles that Lincoln Cannon published in 2016. Monthly archives for January 2016, February 2016, March 2016, April 2016, May 2016, June 2016, July 2016, September 2016, October 2016, November 2016, and December 2016 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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Christian Reconciliation with Platonic Science
Our generation is not the first to question the compatibility of religion and science. And our generation would not be ...
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The Intersection of Tech and Church and More
Ozy recently published an article featuring me on “The Intersection of Tech and Church.” Sanjena Sathian wrote the article based ...
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These 7 Nootropics Are the Real Smart Drugs
Nootropics are drugs, supplements, and foods that improve mental function. Sometimes people refer to them as smart drugs. They facilitate ...
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Cipher to the Science of Superintelligence
The present is an age of progress, of change, of rapid advance, and of wonderful revolutions. The very foundations of ...
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10 Years Leading the Mormon Transhumanist Association
This week, the Mormon Transhumanist Association announced that it will change leadership in March, at the tenth anniversary of its ...
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Christian Reconciliation with Aristotelian Science
Our generation is not the first to question the compatibility of religion and science. And our generation would not be ...
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Review of Your Digital Afterlives by Eric Steinhart
It took me two years to read the 216 pages in Eric Steinhart’s book, Your Digital Afterlives: Computational Theories of ...
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Key to the Science of Theology
This is a transcript of my talk at the 2016 Conference of the Mormon Transhumanist Association, held yesterday in the ...
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How to Become a God and More
The New Yorker recently published an article, variously entitled “How to Become a God” or “The Immortality Upgrade”, featuring the ...
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Nootropics and the Word of Wisdom
A friend wrote to ask about my thoughts on the relation between nootropics and the Word of Wisdom. Nootropics are ...
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New God Argument (Version 3.3)
I’ve published version 3.3 of the New God Argument. The changes since version 3.2 are to simplify language in the ...
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You Should Hope You're Living in a Computed World
Celebrity technologist Elon Musk recently suggested that we may be living in a computer simulation. Of course this made technology ...
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Potential Is Origin in Religious Transhumanism
This is a transcript of a sermon I gave at the Unitarian Universalist Society of South Valley in Salt Lake ...
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Resurrecting Our Gods in Our Creations
Four weeks ago, Spencer (my oldest son) left home to serve as a missionary of The Church of Jesus Christ ...
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Gratitude Is a Superpower
When my children were young, Dorothee and I taught them that gratitude is a superpower. Why is that? Well, we ...
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59 Thoughts from October 2016 General Conference
In the spring and fall of each year, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints holds its annual general ...
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4 Reasons I Don't Identify as a Singularitarian
When others learn that I identify as a Transhumanist, or when they see me reference Moore’s Law or Kurzweil’s Law ...
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Envision Future Intelligence with Bryan Johnson
Bryan Johnson is a rising star among celebrity technologists. After selling Braintree Financial to Ebay for $800M in 2013, Bryan ...
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Response to a New God Argument Critique by Killian
Timothy Killian authored a critique of the New God Argument (NGA). Entitled “An Analytic Review of Lincoln Cannon’s ‘The New ...
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To Love Is Better Than To Know Is Better Than To Obey
Spencer, my oldest son, recently completed training to be a missionary for the LDS Church. As I and many others ...
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Top 10 Christian Transhumanist Verses in the Bible
The Bible teaches Christian Transhumanism. Or, in other words, as presented in the Bible, Christianity entails Transhumanism. Of course some ...
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Jesus Invites All to the Titles and Roles of Christ
Jesus has many titles and corresponding roles, most notably Christ. The English word, “christ”, comes from the Greek word, “kristos”, ...