Radical life extension, cybernetic immortality, and techno-salvation. Really?
Longevity researchers along with transhumanists lift up before us a prize to be won through scientific and technological victory, namely, prolonged life. Whether via Radical Life Extension in the body or Cybernetic Immortality in disembodied form, human intelligence and consciousness have an unendin...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley-Blackwell
[2018]
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Dialog
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| IxTheo Classification: | CF Christianity and Science NBE Anthropology VA Philosophy |
| Further subjects: | B
end of life
B transhumanism (H+) B Technoscience B cybernetic immortality B longevity research (LR) B Death B radical life extension (RLE) |
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| Summary: | Longevity researchers along with transhumanists lift up before us a prize to be won through scientific and technological victory, namely, prolonged life. Whether via Radical Life Extension in the body or Cybernetic Immortality in disembodied form, human intelligence and consciousness have an unending future, we are promised. Should we trust this techno-promise? Or, should we trust God's promise of resurrection from the dead? What does it take for us greet the end of life with contentment? |
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| ISSN: | 1540-6385 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Dialog
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1111/dial.12432 |