Posts from Lincoln Cannon
Facebook Disabled My Account After I Criticized Them
https://feed.metacannon.net/2021/01/facebook-disabled-my-account-after-i-criticized-them.html.mp3January 22, 2021
Facebook unfriended me. Why? So far as I can tell, it’s because I’ve been using Facebook to advocate for decentralization of social media. And apparently the algorithm didn’t like that. This morning, sometime between 8:54am and 9:06am Mountain, Fa...
I Interviewed GPT-3 About Mormon Transhumanism
https://feed.metacannon.net/2021/01/i-interviewed-gpt-3-about-mormon-transhumanism.html.mp3January 13, 2021
If you’re tuned in to news about AI research and machine learning, you’ve surely heard about GPT-3. It’s a natural language model that uses deep learning to produce human-like text. The model is based on a neural network that optimized for 175 bil...
What Robots Can Do
https://feed.metacannon.net/2020/12/what-robots-can-do.html.mp3December 14, 2020
What can robots do? What can’t they do? Are there hard limits on the potential of machine intelligence? Or will it continue to replicate and eventually surpass the capacities of human intelligence? Randy Paul brought to my attention “ What Robots ...
75 Thoughts on October 2020 General Conference
https://feed.metacannon.net/2020/11/thoughts-on-october-2020-general-conference.html.mp3November 01, 2020
Last month, members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints met for our semi-annual General Conference. I’m a practicing member of the Church, which is by far the largest Mormon denomination. And I watched the conference online while sh...
What If It All Works Out?
https://feed.metacannon.net/2020/09/what-if-it-all-works-out.html.mp3September 15, 2020
What if the best prophecies are fulfilled? What if the worst are avoided? What if, by the grace of God, we make heaven on Earth? What will that look like? Such questions come from one of my favorite professional anthropologists, Jon Bialecki. He h...
Why Does God Let Bad Things Happen?
https://feed.metacannon.net/2020/08/why-does-god-let-bad-things-happen.html.mp3August 22, 2020
A multiple-choice question about God bubbled to the top of my Facebook feed. It asked, “Why doesn’t God stop bad things from happening?” And it offered four options as answers: a) God can’t stop bad things. b) God won’t stop bad things. c) God cau...
The Last Wagon?
https://feed.metacannon.net/2020/07/the-last-wagon.html.mp3July 25, 2020
Today’s the day after Pioneer Day. The fireworks are now silent. The embers are dark. And I’m thinking about what comes after. Imagine, with me, the last wagon, long after the first pioneers. What is it that we see? Is the ox team that pulls it th...
The True Church
https://feed.metacannon.net/2020/07/the-true-church.html.mp3July 02, 2020
I’m a practicing member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the largest Mormon denomination. I love and support the Church, its members, and its leaders. But that doesn’t mean that I always agree with all of them, all of the time. ...
Are We at the End of the World? Or the Beginning?
https://feed.metacannon.net/2020/06/are-we-at-the-end-of-the-word-or-the-beginning.html.mp3June 27, 2020
What a spring! Pandemic, shutdowns, layoffs, protests, riots – not to mention earthquakes and rumors of, what, murder hornets? I wouldn’t blame you if you’re tempted to think it’s the end of the world. But I’ve got a proposal for you. Instead of t...
Kernel Announces Neuroscience-as-a-Service (NaaS)
https://feed.metacannon.net/2020/05/kernel-announces-neuroscience-as-a-service.html.mp3May 06, 2020
Kernel, the neurotech startup funded and led by Bryan Johnson, has been working quietly for four years. Finally, yesterday, they announced more information. They plan, at least initially, to focus on brain monitoring. And their first offering is N...
From Coronavirus to Compassion
https://feed.metacannon.net/2020/03/from-coronavirus-to-compassion.html.mp3March 12, 2020
Today, COVID-19 is ravaging our world. Some of us are suffering physically. All of us are suffering socially and economically. I don’t know for sure what will happen tomorrow. But I know what must happen. You do too, I trust, intuitively if not co...
What Happens When FM-2030 Is Resurrected?
https://feed.metacannon.net/2020/03/what-happens-when-fm-2030-is-resurrected.html.mp3March 07, 2020
I thought I was sitting down to watch another Transhumanist-themed documentary. I was wrong. No. I don’t have anything against documentaries about Transhumanists or Transhumanism. To the contrary, I’m a huge fan. You might even find me featured in...
The Ultimate Battlestar Galactica Watch Order
https://feed.metacannon.net/2020/02/ultimate-battlestar-galactica-watch-order.html.mp3February 26, 2020
I love Battlestar Galactica. The story and characters inspire me. The reimagined TV series and movies bring them to life. And I recently decided to watch the show again – even better the second time! But I ran into a problem when I was getting sta...
Jesus Christ in the New God Argument
September 30, 2019
<img border="0" data-original-height="675" data-original-width="1200" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cyE5HkdkLEc/XZGQpm05CcI/AAAAAAACIzo/oxkAArdxqPcAlIAZPOR4jrXACLdrz8DNACLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/jesus-crucifix.png" /><br /><br />After r...
Evolution of the New God Argument
September 20, 2019
<img border="0" data-original-height="675" data-original-width="1200" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1Qrwk8aCXVk/XYU4oEXXFZI/AAAAAAACIyg/_vmmzFowuyYbLcnX_uzuoHSga04r7Kw8gCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/endless-journey.png" /><br /><br />The Ne...
Scrutinizing Compassion in the New God Argument (Version 3.4)
September 17, 2019
<img border="0" data-original-height="675" data-original-width="1200" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Si-Og44UF_8/XYEZnaEkYgI/AAAAAAACIyI/kdMKQfJZPjw0I02aeE6W_TsD_TlJkSW-wCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/parent-protecting-child.png" /><br /><br /&g...
Got Science? Then Be Religious About Edification and Reconciliation
August 12, 2019
<img border="0" data-original-height="675" data-original-width="1200" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mH4R9iHzWQo/XVGqTl48thI/AAAAAAACIq8/rwQN7XYkpjEg_Dszl27vIGEp2kckedYfgCLcBGAs/s1600/science-religion.png" /><br /><br />Many ant...
The Transfiguration Is Near
May 22, 2019
<img border="0" data-original-height="675" data-original-width="1200" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-IzSPwvtghr4/XOS5NcLZ_VI/AAAAAAACHrE/PUaVAoLrXMIaB3LbWrNf5q9nCVI0K6h9QCLcBGAs/s1600/mind-transformation.png" /><br /><br />In th...
How to Raise the Dead
April 14, 2019
<img border="0" data-original-height="473" data-original-width="840" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-zesQjVHSuLM/XLOeyAlvfmI/AAAAAAACHk0/-fl0mCyprrktaBgEkqzoNfVUxDq_cQs1ACLcBGAs/s1600/could-christians-raise-the-dead.png" /><br /><br...
Just as We Have, They Received the Holy Gift
April 08, 2019
<img border="0" data-original-height="675" data-original-width="1200" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-k-lruKnyKF8/XKuAEPsycWI/AAAAAAACHjQ/6vDX1LS7gYYCKlVVUID7xTIulXzn8f-TQCLcBGAs/s1600/boy-reading-worn-bible.png" /><br /><br />Im...
47 Thoughts on April 2019 General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
April 07, 2019
<img border="0" data-original-height="675" data-original-width="1200" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-mzxjiuAzJK8/XKp9LJjlnuI/AAAAAAACHjA/8bYlUcqee08CNj_hK1NvjldbcjtGgzoxACLcBGAs/s1600/october-2010-general-conference-congregation-811005-print.p...
Return of Christ
April 06, 2019
<img border="0" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-jaIBM22MCdU/XKgMOg1LVHI/AAAAAAACHik/vAC3PgN1AtoHBtceZMzIj6Ta_GsSi3mWwCLcBGAs/s1600/return-of-christ.png" /><br /><br />This is an edited transcript of my presentation at the 2018 Co...
I'm Still Insane, Blake Ostler Confirms, for Believing in the Simulation Hypothesis
February 05, 2019
<img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="844" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-RQRXRpVQBUE/XFnsJa0zgWI/AAAAAAACHWM/KGM38NNGjMoOcz5uF997aDXmlpSd8WRwQCLcBGAs/s1600/simulated-earth.png" /><br /><br />A decade a...
Meditation on the Rebirth of Christ
December 24, 2018
<img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="844" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-nwjRmedMArc/XCFF5c16pWI/AAAAAAACHLc/SauKlxComv82I7oKmN8fR6My3X-AnoGXwCLcBGAs/s1600/jesus-christmas-god-child-manger.png" /><br /><b...
Is It Okay To Be a Mormon?
November 29, 2018
<img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="844" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-CIOgN71Td5U/W_x8ruSyZcI/AAAAAAACHHc/7469Fpavw1o87TzMzcUxxF3H54kPK5UrwCLcBGAs/s1600/waters-of-mormon.png" /><br /><br />During th...
Light
November 21, 2018
<img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="844" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-JGFpPq5rVco/W_WO8TmYlJI/AAAAAAACHGw/xe74f_pE9mkooYbhIDsdrmX9U_nLk5eHACLcBGAs/s1600/A27A415A-F8F4-49E0-96CC-2F7A72CD253F.jpeg" /><br />...
No Pity for Nietzsche
November 03, 2018
<img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="844" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-zgbPQwqVhgA/W94VEzuEv1I/AAAAAAACG4c/XOPPyC3v4wE7QPH6j_RrrnRpYq1JFiVcwCLcBGAs/s1600/friedrich-nietzsche.png" /><br /><br />If Chr...
49 Thoughts on October 2018 General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
October 08, 2018
<img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="844" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-gYEXJtWMB4c/W7uLNCu336I/AAAAAAACG0E/xEGLzU6omeU9RZi-NUDOHyVtUI66S7SawCLcBGAs/s1600/general-conference-2018-oct.png" /><br /><br /&g...
This Post Is Brought to You by Fundamentalist Christianity
September 21, 2018
<img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="844" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dQ2dKRWenOI/W6UjLHY3vUI/AAAAAAACGwc/Ig2eWMqNQ_UFIEPO3nf8lgUXMD0nZUzNACLcBGAs/s1600/fundamentalist-christians.png" /><br /><br />...
My Funeral (God Forbid)
September 06, 2018
<img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="844" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OLE7JGvaOxg/W5GWni1rY8I/AAAAAAACGWc/eZusCqlTEo0vgF_It6gEZY6Nu152HcCGQCLcBGAs/s1600/white-oriental-lilies.png" /><br /><br />One ...
The Sacred Grove Is a Maze
August 05, 2018
<img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="844" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-F9VM1sYuiog/W2cxDlNXhVI/AAAAAAACGPs/ttBmoDIqvLI7lHKDn-bGZJr9arD8UWYJACLcBGAs/s1600/sacred-grove.png" /><br /><br />From a resurr...
My Biases on Bryan Johnson's Plan to Save Humanity
May 17, 2018
<img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="844" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1EN1rr49i9Y/Wv4BTHbu3BI/AAAAAAACEqE/PdoNsJT4sH8TFSRaCMuurHwHBh5GBCXcgCLcBGAs/s1600/earth-asteroids.png" /><br /><br />Tech entre...
Wesley Smith Lies About Transhumanism
May 15, 2018
<img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="844" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-LOoKhET7nUo/WvpUgv3pgTI/AAAAAAACD6E/MzkXQmojcuM0386mPKIH8YR8w8h17ypngCLcBGAs/s1600/crossed-fingers-363478_1920.png" /><br /><br /&g...
Mormon Projections on Superintelligent Communities
May 09, 2018
<img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="844" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-5afVs4ViuBE/WvNgzw6FvAI/AAAAAAACDpE/K8FCqrFWpO42kEpVtGDhqEdn7knOtEGoACLcBGAs/s1600/community.png" /><br /><br />Transhumanists, ...
Catholics Should Cheat Death Too
April 18, 2018
<img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="844" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9fRSM0KAA8o/WtaO6JgtsII/AAAAAAACDbg/x9IRzp7W3CooL0MhZx04NlzhFMItFS4cgCLcBGAs/s1600/peter-raises-tabitha-from-the-dead.png" /><br /><...
80 Thoughts from LDS Church General Conference (April 2018)
April 02, 2018
<img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="844" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-FW4aTG1QDVI/WsJgm4wKAhI/AAAAAAACDRE/cP0ubFxn9k02K_XvndfTQU8wv0eaDizLACLcBGAs/s1600/lds-general-conference-solemn-assembly.png" /><br />...
Reform LDS Church Interview Practices Related to Sexuality
March 21, 2018
<img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="844" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YygE-ghfECQ/WrH-6aPwxXI/AAAAAAACDJE/cr3UI5tuM7cMXKk5WEHt57gmVgeVoPqrACLcBGAs/s1600/stop-sexual-abuse.png" /><br /><br />Evidentl...
Cryonics and Transhumanism Are Hope for More, Better, and Real Life
March 16, 2018
<img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="844" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/--unhxgpHjhs/WqwWlkFKq2I/AAAAAAACDHg/fHUNgQ9AGwUbQzBXmLr2nvcI0jVchneeQCLcBGAs/s1600/mummy.png" /><br /><br />Infamously, cryonics...
Why Is Resurrection Necessary?
January 30, 2018
<img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="844" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-dd_ZID-0Cpk/Wm_4iJ7oykI/AAAAAAACC7Q/okg9inbPoWAfzKg8oK0ogy00TfsAIExSgCLcBGAs/s1600/resurrection-leave-tomb.png" /><br /><br />"W...
A Brief History of Religious Transhumanism
November 29, 2017
<img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="844" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vEiP-qgFMvI/Wh80eGw6YyI/AAAAAAACB8k/gVPLhx5-1jw9l1ZCVn919TjM0zx5hwuXwCLcBGAs/s1600/wings-time-wheel.png" /><br /><br />Although ...
90 Thoughts from LDS Church General Conference (October 2017)
October 01, 2017
<img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="844" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-yb-0cYJmp5w/WdF0tpE-5VI/AAAAAAACANw/WIPhjCC9UgcVnYmUwOHXlWL497O0MVfzACLcBGAs/s1600/lds-general-conference-hall.jpg" /><br /><br /&g...
Last General Conference Sermons of LDS Church Presidents
September 22, 2017
<img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="844" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-lyxSJLJHXAk/WcWdwnF4zuI/AAAAAAAB_8g/CsRVH_vDrBMb741s9QGmr-dHWMyY7-J6wCLcBGAs/s1600/joseph-smith-last-sermon.jpg" /><br /><br />T...
Help Mormons Understand that Evolution Complements Our Religion
August 25, 2017
<img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="844" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-a7-AI435Jm4/WZ-jq16HZ0I/AAAAAAAB_mA/O4u3GIQ4lwEZlvYVh1paJ-VyqVKYpSs_wCEwYBhgL/s1600/beanmuseum.jpg" /><br /><br />If, like I am,...
Theology May Become a Science of Superintelligence
August 23, 2017
<img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="844" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-3MiglFvzclA/WZznZAyZzsI/AAAAAAAB_ls/qCzZsTWkJvQ7UlSHuH6Ph3mfet7GBFS-wCLcBGAs/s1600/aquinas.jpg" /><br /><br />Sometimes, perhaps...
10 Things I Love About Mormon Heaven
June 18, 2017
<img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="844" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-v3V1N-BuMrM/WUXYD2RNUjI/AAAAAAAB_Rw/pjhJg4l5rScOOTQQT3Pu_ZDoDQ-KwJ5cgCLcBGAs/s1600/heaven.jpg" /><br /><br />I love how heaven i...
A Brief History of the Mormon Transhumanist Association
April 10, 2017
<img border="0" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5ZAr3OUzDrE/WOvC8sl51oI/AAAAAAAB_Ac/az4vXhfbw9w5WxJrDh_ZDkf7WPDXQSVzgCLcB/s1600/lincoln-cannon-mta-2017.jpg" /><br /><br />At the 2017 Conference of the Mormon Transhumanist Associa...
Mormonism: A Religion of the Future
April 05, 2017
<img border="0" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7rhHvnkz0mk/WORiLtkuz1I/AAAAAAAB--4/97O4Hry52BQiAfXpbwARmysGvsG8uYdwwCLcB/s1600/religions-of-the-future.jpg" /><br /><br />In 2007 and 2008, I gave a few presentations in the virtua...
LDS Church Has No Official Position on Human Evolution
March 21, 2017
<img border="0" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Vb90Qp__6oo/WNDH8Vn6bGI/AAAAAAAB-8o/NyXCgKrcA94NJ5trwVCUY1_RZqMs6GcyACLcB/s1600/lds-evolution.jpg" /><br /><br />The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), the la...
A Vision for Mormon Transhumanism
March 11, 2017
<img border="0" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-L_1e5vPutYA/WMQ54cIr0aI/AAAAAAAB-2s/Vyw33_OFaScLtrtHc21MySyfvyJfM1tswCLcB/s1600/caravaggio-conversion-paul-unseen.jpg" /><br /><br />I envision the role of Mormon Transhumanism in c...
If You Could Hie to Kolob (Endless Version)
January 27, 2017
<img border="0" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-XjtCA35qNNA/WIvI1QC0B2I/AAAAAAAB9Dc/8euFyrNNlvoZejHirhq4pwHuZUPsmD69QCLcB/s1600/simulated-earth.jpg" /><br /><br />"<a href="https://www.lds.org/music/library/hymns/if-you-could-...
How a Mormon Kid Recognized that He Was a Transhumanist
January 08, 2017
<img border="0" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-pJH45OaOnYg/WHGGwHvmNyI/AAAAAAAB8tA/j53j04vMyC8-42T5Qxt-zRtH1ZOH5DWvwCLcB/s1600/little-lincoln-byu-dorm.jpg" /><br /><br />Implicitly, I’ve been a <a href="http://lincoln.metacan...
Jesus Invites All to Share in the Titles and Roles of Christ
December 24, 2016
<img border="0" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-gh9zABU0gRo/WF7kAUZNO1I/AAAAAAAB8kI/ee-kEPg9r9Mid0feRqcj4mVESWuvViPTwCLcB/s1600/girls-consoling-scripture.jpg" /><br /><br />Jesus has many titles and corresponding roles, most nota...
Top 10 Christian Transhumanist Scriptures from the Bible
November 28, 2016
<img border="0" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-yaRLHyBePlQ/WDuPB8NTixI/AAAAAAAB77k/5K-NfM8GZEYcakoXndoetjRKWz0lKRDaQCLcB/s1600/christian.jpg" /><br /><br />The Bible teaches Christian Transhumanism. Or, in other words, as presen...
To Love Is Better Than To Know Is Better Than To Obey
October 29, 2016
<img border="0" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-HtEeXW1U9PY/WBQdGNJd2UI/AAAAAAAB7ow/ZyqPQX1C_jkvSAZyrI60aCvKvKLaZCsLgCLcB/s1600/marionette.jpg" /><br /><br />Spencer, my oldest son, recently completed training to be a missionary ...
Response to a New God Argument Critique by Timothy Killian
October 17, 2016
<img border="0" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-DCcYTTIW2X8/WAUGfyn7-CI/AAAAAAAB7jU/dHGVFwPqz780VwKN4-39o57yJpVslxeaQCLcB/s1600/timothy-killian.jpg" /><br /><br />Timothy Killian authored a critique of the <a href="https://new...
Posts from Lincoln Cannon
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Facebook Disabled My Account After I Criticized Them
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I Interviewed GPT-3 About Mormon Transhumanism
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What Robots Can Do
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75 Thoughts on October 2020 General Conference
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What If It All Works Out?
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Why Does God Let Bad Things Happen?
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The Last Wagon?
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The True Church
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Are We at the End of the World? Or the Beginning?
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Kernel Announces Neuroscience-as-a-Service (NaaS)
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From Coronavirus to Compassion
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What Happens When FM-2030 Is Resurrected?
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The Ultimate Battlestar Galactica Watch Order
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Jesus Christ in the New God Argument
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Evolution of the New God Argument
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Scrutinizing Compassion in the New God Argument (Version 3.4)
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Got Science? Then Be Religious About Edification and Reconciliation
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The Transfiguration Is Near
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How to Raise the Dead
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Just as We Have, They Received the Holy Gift
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47 Thoughts on April 2019 General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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Return of Christ
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I'm Still Insane, Blake Ostler Confirms, for Believing in the Simulation Hypothesis
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Meditation on the Rebirth of Christ
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Is It Okay To Be a Mormon?
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Light
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No Pity for Nietzsche
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49 Thoughts on October 2018 General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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This Post Is Brought to You by Fundamentalist Christianity
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My Funeral (God Forbid)
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The Sacred Grove Is a Maze
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My Biases on Bryan Johnson's Plan to Save Humanity
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Wesley Smith Lies About Transhumanism
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Mormon Projections on Superintelligent Communities
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Catholics Should Cheat Death Too
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80 Thoughts from LDS Church General Conference (April 2018)
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Reform LDS Church Interview Practices Related to Sexuality
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Cryonics and Transhumanism Are Hope for More, Better, and Real Life
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Why Is Resurrection Necessary?
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A Brief History of Religious Transhumanism
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90 Thoughts from LDS Church General Conference (October 2017)
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Last General Conference Sermons of LDS Church Presidents
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Help Mormons Understand that Evolution Complements Our Religion
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Theology May Become a Science of Superintelligence
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10 Things I Love About Mormon Heaven
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A Brief History of the Mormon Transhumanist Association
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Mormonism: A Religion of the Future
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LDS Church Has No Official Position on Human Evolution
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A Vision for Mormon Transhumanism
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If You Could Hie to Kolob (Endless Version)
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How a Mormon Kid Recognized that He Was a Transhumanist
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Jesus Invites All to Share in the Titles and Roles of Christ
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Top 10 Christian Transhumanist Scriptures from the Bible
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To Love Is Better Than To Know Is Better Than To Obey
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Response to a New God Argument Critique by Timothy Killian