Titlebook: Religion and the Technological Future; An Introduction to B Calvin Mercer,Tracy J. Trothen Textbook 2021 The Editor(s) (if applicable) and

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Existing and Possible Technologies: How We Biohacke.g., neural implants and artificial joints), truly radical enhancements are on the horizon. Strong demand encourages the development of technologies that make us stronger, smarter, and happier. Enhanced athletes provide an example of the demand for and possibilities of human enhancement. The major

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Transhumanism, the Posthuman, and the Religions: Exploring Basic Concepts reader to the transhumanist “Letter to Mother Nature,” thanking nature for the present state of evolution, but suggesting it is time for technologically-driven amendments to the human species. Major themes of the world’s religions useful in evaluating enhancement technology are summarized, with att

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Radical Human Enhancement and Ethics: Questions We Must Askonsultation, involving diverse voices in ethical decision-making, is emphasized. Readers are given an opportunity to identify their values and consider how these values influence their opinions about technology. Deontological, teleological, and virtue ethics theories are summarized. Building on the

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Superlongevity and Other Physical Enhancements how big money is poured into efforts to terminate aging in the human species. The chapter explains Longevity Escape Velocity, that is, living long enough to partake of technology to live forever. Religious issues are engaged, including role of the body in prolongevity scenarios, some of which maint

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Cognitive Enhancement and Moral Bioenhancement: Becoming Smarter and More Moralthe need for moral enhancement increases as enhanced cognitive capacity enables humans to do even greater good and harm. Examples of enhancement interventions are identified ranging from pharmaceutical agents to AI, potentially supplementing traditional education and spiritual disciplines. The chapt

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Mind Uploading: Cyber Beings and Digital Immortalitysmall animal brains. Religious issues addressed include the role of the body, what kind of body the uploaded mind gets, and how cognition is embodied. The philosophical and religious concept of personal identity is examined with regard to whether the mind upload preserves the identity of the person

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Superintelligence: Bringing on the Singularitynyfold. Superintelligence would likely facilitate the Singularity, a dramatic, sudden break in human history where, according to one expert, “all the change in the last million years will be superseded by the change in the next five minutes.” Superintelligence and the Singularity bring potential for

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Religion 2.0 and the Enhanced Technological Futureg our way to radical enhancement. This chapter asserts that the religions can utilize the power of symbols, doctrines, and traditions to interpret and embrace radical human enhancement technology in ways that bring love, justice, and morality to the coming transhuman/posthuman world. Elements of Tec