H+: Bringing Arts/Sciences and Design Into the Discussion of Transhumanism
The central issue now is the actuality of altering the human form is practicable, duplicating the mind is probable, and extending life is feasible.
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H+: In Defense of Posthuman Dignity
The prospect of posthumanity is feared for at least two reasons. One is that the state of being posthuman might in itself be degrading. Another is that posthumans might pose a threat to “ordinary” humans.
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A New Philosophical Guide for the Sciences: Ontology without Reduction
Explicit or not, ontologies play a decisive role in the interpretation of any scientific theory.
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Review of Delvin Lee Ratzsch’s “The Battle of Beginning”
The author wishes to clarify the confusions that exist on both sides of the creation-evolution debate.
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Theology and Evolution: How Much Can Biology Explain?
My approach challenges naturalism, but in no sense does it compete with science. The hard work of science still remains to be done, and theology can never be a substitute for this effort.
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The Compatibility of Religious and Transhumanist Views of Metaphysics, Suffering, Virtue and Transcendence in an Enhanced Future
Exploring the compatibility of the transhumanist project with the major world faiths.
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Cosmic Optimism: From the Principle of Maximum Diversity to Path Optimization
Before we turn to the Principle of Maximum Diversity, we review the development of the Principle of Least Action (or Effort), one of the mainstays of modern physics.
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What Lies Beneath: Two Perspectives on the Human Person in Psychiatric Healing
How one understands the human person influences his or her approach in healing the human person.
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E. Coli at the No Free Lunchroom
Reviewing William Dembski’s case for intelligent design.
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How Deep is Blue? The Present Future of AI
We face the field head-on to evaluate what the pundits are saying, what scientists are building, and how close we really are to the edge of the precipice.