Archive April 2008
This is an archive of articles that Lincoln Cannon published in April 2008. An annual archive for 2008 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.
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Clones and Your Evil Twin Brother
Clones are evil! At least, that’s what we’re often told. Popular media generally portrays clones in a negative light, such ...
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10 Parallels of Mormon Thought to Engineering Vision
Next week, I’ll have the opportunity to meet with several Mormon scholars to discuss parallels between Mormon thought and engineering ...
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10 Reconciliations between Brains and Computers
Clark Goble, at his Mormon Metaphysics blog (which I highly recommend), recently posted on the question, “Brains like Computers?” In ...
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James Hughes on Apocalypticism and Millennialism
I just came across an excellent article written by James Hughes, who is a director of the World Transhumanist Association. ...
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Mormon Scholars on Engineering and Mormonism
I participated today in a conference call among several Mormon scholars on the subject of parallels between Mormon thought and ...
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The Value of Respect for Diverse Views
I’d like to echo a sentiment expressed today in a press release from the LDS Church. Mormonism, at its best, ...
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The Creation Argument
I’ve blogged time and again about the Simulation Argument, formulated by Oxford philosopher Nick Bostrom. Basically, the argument holds that ...
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Misapplied Charges of Hubris
The World Informer blog characterizes Transhumanism as “The Last Temptation of Mankind”. The appeal, of course, is to hubris in ...
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What If There's No Extraterrestrial Life?
Transhumanist philosopher Nick Bostrom contributed a recent Technology Review article, entitled “Where Are They?” In it, he writes: “I hope ...