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On biotechnology, theology, and the human sciences [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
There may be very good Christian theological reasons to oppose human biotechnological enhancement. It is, however, difficult to discern what they are. Much of the specifically Christian response to transhumanist biotechnological enhancement has revolved ...
Jong, Jonathan
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Transhumanism as a positional good, economic inequality, and a response from Christian ethics

open access: yesIn die Skriflig
Ethical responses to transhumanism, even from secular points of departure, often use religious language in debating the merits of discussion, and phrases such as ‘playing God’ or ‘hubris’ are not rare.
Manitza Kotzé
doaj   +1 more source

“CONSCIENCE AND THE ENDS OF HUMANITY: CHRISTIAN HUMANISM AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE”

open access: yesModern Theology, EarlyView.
Abstract The astonishing speed of the development of Artificial Intelligence (AI) has sparked reflections by theologians and philosophers on what distinctiveness, if any, human beings possess as individuals and as a species. This article addresses this question with respect to an ancient idea in Christian thought reaching back to St.
William Schweiker
wiley   +1 more source

Alignment of the Starlings: Learning With Generative AI

open access: yesFuture Humanities, Volume 4, Issue 1, May 2026.
ABSTRACT I will argue that answers to normative questions concerning the place of generative AI in learning rest on answers to ontological questions regarding (1) precisely what is happening when a human ‘interacts’ with generative AI and (2) What is distinctive about organic learning as opposed to currently existing ‘machine learning’ (3) What is the ...
Sean Watson
wiley   +1 more source

The Uninhibited Evolution of the Human Persona: A Transhumanistic Study of Anil Menon’s The Beast with Nine Billion Feet

open access: yesSpace and Culture, India, 2020
Debates on intuition about transformed humankind in the future have led to the conception of transhumanism. It is a new philosophical movement to express the ideology that humanism will evolve by employing science and technology.
Narendiran S, Bhuvaneswari R
doaj   +1 more source

Transhumanism (dot) Mil: A Bibliometric Analysis of Technoprogressive Terms in Military Publications [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
Has transhumanism influenced military thinking? Previous work found that transhumanist terms did not appear widely in military publications. The present work analyzes and improves on previous content analysis of transhumanist terms in military literature
Evans, Woody
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Futures of Everyday Life: A Qualitative Content Analysis of Future Personas in Scenarios

open access: yesFUTURES &FORESIGHT SCIENCE, Volume 8, Issue 1, April 2026.
ABSTRACT Scenario reports, holding a long‐standing tradition in foresight and futures studies, act as an essential document for organizations to prepare for possible, plausible, and alternative futures. Focusing on descriptions and representations of everyday life, we examined 29 future persona narratives from six publications—covering a wide field ...
Gerhard Schönhofer   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

"Don't be too proud of this technological terror you've constructed"

open access: yesJournal of Digital Social Research
Transhumanism is a school of thought that promotes the enhancement of humanity through technological intervention (e.g., cloning, gene therapies, uploading one’s mind to a computer, nanotechnology).
Thomas Brooks   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Digital Theology: Is the Resurrection Virtual? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Many recent writers have developed a rich system of theological concepts inspired by computers. This is digital theology. Digital theology shares many elements of its eschatology with Christian post-millenarianism.
Steinhart, Eric
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The Psychological Pathways to AI Resistance: Religiosity, Populism and Anxiety as Predictors of AI Engagement

open access: yesInternational Journal of Psychology, Volume 61, Issue 2, April 2026.
ABSTRACT This study investigates how religiosity affects individuals' intentions to engage with artificial intelligence (AI) using a non‐WEIRD sample (N = 422). We examined populist beliefs and AI‐related anxiety as mediators in this relationship. Results indicate that higher religiosity is associated with stronger populist attitudes, which increase AI
Zeynep Aytaç   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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