Posts from Lincoln Cannon

Jesus Christ in the New God Argument

by Lincoln Cannon

September 30, 2019

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Evolution of the New God Argument

by Lincoln Cannon

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)

by Lincoln Cannon

September 17, 2019

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Got Science? Then Be Religious About Edification and Reconciliation

by Lincoln Cannon

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

by Lincoln Cannon

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

by Lincoln Cannon

April 14, 2019

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Just as We Have, They Received the Holy Gift

by Lincoln Cannon

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

by Lincoln Cannon

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

by Lincoln Cannon

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

by Lincoln Cannon

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

by Lincoln Cannon

December 24, 2018

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Is It Okay To Be a Mormon?

by Lincoln Cannon

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

by Lincoln Cannon

November 21, 2018

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No Pity for Nietzsche

by Lincoln Cannon

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

by Lincoln Cannon

October 08, 2018

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This Post Is Brought to You by Fundamentalist Christianity

by Lincoln Cannon

September 21, 2018

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My Funeral (God Forbid)

by Lincoln Cannon

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

by Lincoln Cannon

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

by Lincoln Cannon

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

by Lincoln Cannon

May 15, 2018

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Mormon Projections on Superintelligent Communities

by Lincoln Cannon

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

by Lincoln Cannon

April 18, 2018

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80 Thoughts from LDS Church General Conference (April 2018)

by Lincoln Cannon

April 02, 2018

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Reform LDS Church Interview Practices Related to Sexuality

by Lincoln Cannon

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

by Lincoln Cannon

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?

by Lincoln Cannon

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

by Lincoln Cannon

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)

by Lincoln Cannon

October 01, 2017

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Last General Conference Sermons of LDS Church Presidents

by Lincoln Cannon

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

by Lincoln Cannon

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

by Lincoln Cannon

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

by Lincoln Cannon

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

by Lincoln Cannon

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

by Lincoln Cannon

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

by Lincoln Cannon

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

by Lincoln Cannon

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)

by Lincoln Cannon

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

by Lincoln Cannon

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

by Lincoln Cannon

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

by Lincoln Cannon

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

by Lincoln Cannon

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

by Lincoln Cannon

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...

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