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Radical life extension, cybernetic immortality, and techno‐salvation. Really?
Author(s) -
Peters Ted
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
dialog
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.114
H-Index - 5
eISSN - 1540-6385
pISSN - 0012-2033
DOI - 10.1111/dial.12432
Subject(s) - immortality , extension (predicate logic) , contentment , victory , cybernetics , consciousness , transhumanism , life expectancy , philosophy , epistemology , environmental ethics , aesthetics , sociology , psychology , politics , computer science , social psychology , political science , law , theology , population , demography , programming language
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?