2022.02.04

  • The mission Project
    • The Agenda Projects
      • Theological Mission
        • to articulate the role of science and technology in the mission of God
        • to articulate the Christian story as a story of human transformation, exemplified by Christ, where science and technology are a key aspect of who we are, and who we are becoming
        • We are made to be transformed into the likeness of Christ and of God. Christ invites us to follow him in a path of love, trust, and sacrifice—and through this glorification. The glory of God is exemplified in science and technology.
        • Draft:
          • Humans were made to become like God
            • Being like God involves wielding immense power and responsibility within the cosmos
              • "The Dominion Mandate", aka "The Cultural Mandate"
                • Genesis 1
                • Psalm 8
              • This power is unlimited, as the image of God is unlimited
            • This power includes, and may be best understood as, science and technology
              • Genesis 1-2 and Psalm 8 set this power within a technological context
              • Genesis 1-2 has God modeling the scientific process, and then discipling humans in it
              • Science and technology are based on the cooperative, cultivating approach that God models for us
                • Takes some explaining
                • Science as humility
                • Technology as cooperation
                • Francis Bacon is significant here
          • Being like God is exemplified in creative, cooperative, cultivating creation within the created order. This is science and technology
          • Humans turned their own power and glory to evil, and against themselves
          • Christ redeems humanity, and renews our power and promise
          • Christ invites us to become like him, adopting his ethics and mindset, in order to be transformed into his likeness
          • Christ exemplifies our transformation
      • A Faith-Revitalizing Agenda Faith-Renewing Mission
        • to articulate the ways in which science and technology can renew and revitalize faith
        • to show how the transformative power of science and technology draws us back into the questions, challenges, narrative, and ultimately, promises of faith
        • Draft
          • The Simulation Argument as support for creation
          • The Singularity & the Great Filter as support for eschatology
          • Transhumanism as support for Christian ethics
            • Cryonics & the ethics of resurrection
          • Human transformation as support for both Christian visions of the future, and for the necessity of Christian ethics
      • Technological Mission
        • to articulate a vision of the ethical formation and development of particular technological possibilities
        • to work out scenarios that may disrupt existing ways of life, and yet unlock greater levels of flourishing
        • to prioritize our distinctive ethical foci: relationships, trust, cooperation, compassion, decentralization of power, and the elevation of the least of these.
        • Draft
          • An ethical vision for communication technologies
          • An ethical vision for biotechnology
          • An ethical vision for AI
          • An ethical vision for Cognitive Extension
          • Healing: Life-extending technologies
          • Clothing: Life-enhancing technologies
          • Freeing: Life-expanding technologies
          • Technologies that can improve communication, compassion, empathy
          • Technologies that can improve trust
          • Technologies that can uplift life
          • Technologies that can uplift the poor
          • Technologies that can feed the hungry
          • Technologies that can clothe the naked
          • Technologies that can heal the sick
          • Technologies that can raise the dead
          • Technologies that cast out demons
    • Teams
    • Leaders
    • Mission Statements (the question we are trying to answer)
    • Message Statements (a first draft of our answer)