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My Greatest Concern for Sophia v10.0
June 24, 2019
Can you tell me what you think? (First annual readers’ survey!)
by Mike Morrell
June 23, 2019
Hi friend, Thanks so much for reading this humble blog. With everything you else you doubtless receive and could be reading, I don’t take it for granted that you let me visit your screen. I’ve come to realize that the weeks in wh...
The Mind: Consciousness and free will in the bedrock of reality
June 19, 2019
Meta-survival; what comes after the low-hanging fruit
June 19, 2019
Our simultaneous desires for indefinite lifespans and thirst to explore the universe to its corners are meta-evolutionary forces.Continue reading on Turing Church »
AI Theology In Brazil – Part 1: A Personal Address
by Elias Kruger
June 17, 2019
How do I encapsulate 2 intense weeks in a short summary? How can I do so by providing enough detail to take the reader with me but also without making this a long drawn-out memoir? Hard task but one worth engaging in. In the previous blog, I gave ...
Thanks to our 300 followers!
June 17, 2019
Did Nature Create Human Beings to be the Earth’s Guardian Gods?
June 13, 2019
Can we Hack the Eurycosm in Favour of Human Flourishing?
June 12, 2019
Hacking the morphic field to ensure that organic life can continue to flourish in the universe indefinitely.Continue reading on Turing Church »
A Stab in the Dark at Extrapolating Morphic Resonance
June 08, 2019
God as an Experimental Proposition
June 07, 2019
Does God exist? According to British philosopher and logical positivist Alfred Jules Ayer, the question itself is nonsense because it lacks empirical verifiability. God defined as a mysterious, intelligible, immaterial, entity outside the scope of...
Discovering Our Inner Nobility | Matthew Fox
by Mike Morrell
June 05, 2019
Today we have a beautiful guest-reflection from Matthew Fox: The Hebrew Scriptures speak of royal personhood being a sign of the messianic times. For example, Psalm 2 sings: “You are my son, today I have begotten you.” Psalm 110...
Having faith in science
June 05, 2019
Working through some of my personal indecisiveness as well as some of the main ideological arguments against transhumanism.Continue reading on Turing Church »
A More Posthumanist Transhumanism
June 05, 2019
There are many things transhumanists could learn from critical posthumanism. While transhumanism often reinforces anthropocentric ideas of posthumanity, transhumanism need not be limited to an anthropocentric future. I argue transhumanists should ...
AI Theology Goes to Brazil: Initial Reflections on my trip
by Elias Kruger
June 04, 2019
The way there was long! It took more than 28 hours in all, one sleepless night on the plane, two connections and hundreds of curves on winding roads until I reached my parents’ home. All the effort was worth it! The sound of the waterfall, the coz...
The infrared memory of the universe hints at future Akashic physics
June 04, 2019
How Transhumanism Changed My Views on Teleology
June 03, 2019
I’ll speak at TransVision 2019, July 6–7 in London
May 31, 2019
An Open Letter to Ben Goertzel
May 29, 2019
Book review & interview: Transhumanism, by Roberto Manzocco
May 28, 2019
Love Wins: Family Home Evening
May 26, 2019
Purpose:To help children understand that they can follow the example of Jesus Christ and show love for others who are different from them, particularly LGBT people. Materials:Scriptures, colored paper, pencils, scissors, stapler or glue, computer ...
Why Non-Existence is Suffering, and Why We Shouldn’t Accept it as a Given
May 26, 2019
Immortality is a challenge and a goal post we will eventually cross with the aid of science.Continue reading on Turing Church »
Grace Revealed | Fred Sievert
by Mike Morrell
May 25, 2019
The following is an excerpt from Grace Revealed by Fred Sievert. It’s a featured Speakeasy selection, and there are still limited review copies available for qualified reviewers. My prayer is that every child would grow up in a l...
Sleep Paralysis is More Common Than You Think
by Tony Breeden
May 24, 2019
In a 2011 study entitled “Lifetime Prevalence Rates of Sleep Paralysis: A Systematic Review,” Brian A. Sharpless and Jacques P. Barber reviewed 35 studies that reported lifetime sleep paralysis rates and described both the assessment procedures an...
My MTA 2019 talk: How to bring Eduardo back to life
May 24, 2019
Where the Colors Blend | Stephen Copeland
by Mike Morrell
May 22, 2019
The following is an excerpt from Where the Colors Blend by Stephen Copeland. It’s a featured Speakeasy selection, and there are still limited review copies available for qualified reviewers. From Chapter 16, “Fog” in Where the Co...
The Transfiguration Is Near
May 22, 2019
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The Feedback Loop of the Mystic | John and Christine Brighton
by Mike Morrell
May 21, 2019
The following is an excerpt from The Feedback Loop of the Mystic by John and Christine Brighton. It’s a featured Speakeasy selection, and there are still limited review copies available for qualified reviewers. We are given a pre...
Labels
May 17, 2019
*Below is a copy of a presentation given to a tech company looking to be more LGBTQ+ aware and inclusive.I wear a lot of labels, and I’d like to share some of them with you. I’m a philosopher by education and practice. I am also an artist by educa...
How Jesus Will Use Technology :-)
by Mark Russell
May 16, 2019
The post How Jesus Will Use Technology :-) appeared first on The Singularity.
A Good Look at Evil | Abigail Rosenthal
by Mike Morrell
May 15, 2019
The following is an excerpt from A Good Look at Evil by Abigail Rosenthal. It’s a featured Speakeasy selection, and there are still limited review copies available for qualified reviewers. A GOOD LOOK AT EVIL takes a view of good...
Queer Polygamy
May 14, 2019
According to many accounts of Latter-day Saint theology, polygamy, also called celestial marriage, is a necessary mandate for the highest degree of celestial glory. Doctrine and Covenants 131 & 132 tells us that celestial marriage and the cont...
My Heavenly Mothers
May 12, 2019
I am a child of Gods. I have a queer Mother,and a straight Mother. I have a bi Mother and intersex Mother too.I have two gay Fathers,along with a trans Heavenly Fatherand a trans Heavenly Mother.I have non-binary Parents as well,because we all hav...
If you’re sad about Rachel Held Evans (and other un-answered prayers).
by Mike Morrell
May 05, 2019
If you haven’t heard, or if you need confirming that it wasn’t all a terrible dream, Rachel Held Evans—beloved author, truth-teller, and icon for a generous Christianity—passed away yesterday morning, after a brief and unexpected...
Bearing Our Cross
by Ryan Hauck
April 30, 2019
“O you souls who wish to go on with so much safety and consolation, if you knew how pleasing to God is suffering and how much it helps in acquiring other good things, you would never seek consolation in anything; but you would rather look upon it ...
Catching Your Breath | Steve Austin
by Mike Morrell
April 29, 2019
The following is an excerpt from Catching Your Breath by Steve Austin. It’s a featured Speakeasy selection, and there are still limited review copies available for qualified reviewers. My 5th-grade teacher, Terri Nobles, had a 2×...
The Equation
by Ryan Hauck
April 29, 2019
I’ve been trying to pour myself into healthy thoughts, healthy habits. An attempt to cure the constant anxiety. I’ve found a little respite throughout the day, but night time is hard. This morning I woke up. Showered. Enjoyed a coffee. And as I ch...
Take me to Church
by Ryan Hauck
April 28, 2019
This morning I awoke feeling more motivated then I have been recently. The evening prior I was online doing some research of local churches, to get an idea of what type of service and beliefs were offered. I came upon The Tobermory United Church T...
Turning to God
by Ryan Hauck
April 27, 2019
As it has become apparent to anyone who has read my last blog post, the old pattern of my life has changed completely. I am reminded of a book written by Neale Donald Walsch called, “When everything Changes; Change Everything”. Though I didn’t rea...
What a broken heart can see
by Ryan Hauck
April 24, 2019
Devastation. There is no other word to describe how I feel. Even the most lofty ideas and well meaning intentions need to be followed up with demonstration; a resonate behavior. Over the course of the last 2 weeks, my exterior life has begun to mi...
Chasing My Father | Agatha Nolen
by Mike Morrell
April 24, 2019
The following is an excerpt from Chasing My Father by Agatha Nolen. It’s a featured Speakeasy selection, and there are still limited review copies available for qualified reviewers. It was another great Christmas, serving at the ...
I Know What Heaven Looks Like | Lawrence T. Richardson
by Mike Morrell
April 23, 2019
The following is an excerpt from I Know What Heaven Looks Like by Lawrence T. Richardson. It’s a featured Speakeasy selection, and there are still limited review copies available for qualified reviewers. From chapter 1 of I Know ...
Something Strange Is Happening (Holy Saturday)
by Mike Morrell
April 20, 2019
I slept, but my heart was awake. Listen! my beloved is knocking. “Open to me…” (Song of Songs 5:2a) It’s the saturday after Jesus’ crucifixion. His body lies in the grave; his apprentices are devastated or in shock. But what else...
Will AI Deliver? 4 Factors That Can Derail the AI Revolution
by Elias Kruger
April 19, 2019
2019 is well under way and the attention on Artificial Intelligence persists. An AI revolution is already underway (for a very informative deep dive on this topic check this infographic). Businesses are investing heavily in the field and staffing...
Authority Of AI Established By God
by Mark Russell
April 18, 2019
Thinking about Authority this evening. We are letting artificial intelligence help us predict recidivism in court. As a community, we are trusting in its authority to give us a more accurate answer then we can come up with. So in essence it has au...
Thankful to say goodbye to the disconnected day
by Mark Russell
April 17, 2019
Okay sometimes I get a little nostalgic, if you ask my wife she would say I get VERY nostalgic. Anyway, I was just listening did this video by Motley Crue. And with all of the glam-rock big hair and makeup I was reminded of growing up back in the ...
O Death, Where is Thy Sting?
April 16, 2019
I remember the first time I met Death. It was a brief and horrifying experience. The second time I met Death was far more alluring. The second time I couldn’t tell if Death was friend or foe. Despite these two interactions with Death I still do no...
How to Raise the Dead
April 14, 2019
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The Holy Spirit and Artificial Intelligence
by Mark Russell
April 14, 2019
When trying to make sense of artificial intelligence and how it interacts with spirituality, I like to loosen my religious dogmatic definitions that I previously held. The holy spirit is called the spirit of Truth. Evangelical friends of mine give...
ERLC Statement on AI: An Annotated Christian Response
by Elias Kruger
April 12, 2019
Yesterday, the ERLC released a statement on AI. This was a laudable step as the Southern Baptist became the first large Christian denomination to address this issue directly. While this is a start, the document fell short in many fronts. From the ...
Letter to pastors on Artificial Intelligence and Technology
by Mark Russell
April 12, 2019
Hi Pastor, So last week my local pastor spoke of a future of technology where kids will not need driver’s license because the cameras will be able to identify who they are and if they are legally allowed to drive. Honestly, I didn’t know my pastor...
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