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Ep 27: Christopher Benek—Presbyterian, Pastor, Transhumanist
Micah Redding, Christopher Benek
Posted on 2017-02-13 16:00:00
Is it possible to be a Presbyterian and a Transhumanist? Rev. Christopher Benek, pastor of a large Presbyterian church, and graduate of Princeton Theological Seminary, says yes! Join us as we discuss how AI will participate in God's redemption, how humans are God's technology, and the surprising connection between Ray Kurzweil and NT Wright.
- Is it possible to be Reformed & Transhumanist? How does that work?
- How the pastor of a large Presbyterian church became a transhumanist
- Are humans God's technology?
- Why A.I. will participate in God's redemption
- Alternative Intelligence vs Artificial Intelligence
- How technology will end the abortion debate
- How the church can address technological unemployment, i.e., when robots take our jobs
- Ron Cole-Turner
- Bigger Stronger Faster by Chris Bell
- Are steroids bad?
- How Tiger Woods & LASIK eye surgery change the debate over human enhancement
- Two perspectives
- Hell in a handbasket
- Participate in Christ’s redemptive purposes.
- Ray Kurzweil, Transcendent Man
- Simply Christian and Surprised by Hope by NT Wright (essential reading for Christian Transhumanists)
- Stewardship of Tech
- Taking away people’s cars
- Care-taking creation
- Creation is technology
- Christian Transhumanist Association
Ep 27: Christopher Benek—Presbyterian, Pastor, Transhumanist
Christian Transhumanist Podcast
Micah Redding, Christopher Benek
2017-02-13 16:00:00
61768968
Christian Transhumanist Podcast
Micah Redding, Christopher Benek
2017-02-13 16:00:00
61768968
Guests
- Kevin Kelly
- NT Wright
- Science Mike McHargue
- David Deutsch
- Aubrey de Grey
- Frank Tipler
- Robin Hanson
- Robert Wright
- James Hughes
- Steve Fuller
- Liz Parrish
- Thomas Jay Oord
- Greg Boyd
- Philip Clayton
- Adam Ericksen
- Christian Piatt
- Paul Wallace
- Derek Flood
- Katharine Hayhoe
- Christopher Benek
- Robert Walden Kurtz
- Calvin Mercer
- Peter Enns
- Shannon Vyff
- Ron Cole-Turner
- Meghan O'Gieblyn
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The Christian Transhumanist Podcast is an editorially independent production of Micah Redding, provided here as a community resource on behalf of the CTA.