Browse documents, photos and videos from members of the Mormon Transhumanist Association. http://pipes.yahoo.com/pipes/pipe.info?_id=mKqGN4QO3hGdrtclwjSbTQ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 12:25:20 +0000 http://pipes.yahoo.com/pipes/ http://transfigurism.orghttp://transfigurism.org/images/mta-thumb.pngTransfigurismLibraryhttp://feedburner.google.comSubscribe with My Yahoo!Subscribe with NewsGatorSubscribe with My AOLSubscribe with BloglinesSubscribe with NetvibesSubscribe with GoogleSubscribe with PageflakesSubscribe with PlusmoSubscribe with The Free DictionarySubscribe with Bitty BrowserSubscribe with NewsAlloySubscribe with Live.comSubscribe with Excite MIXSubscribe with Yourminis.comSubscribe with Attensa for OutlookSubscribe with WebwagSubscribe with netomat HubSubscribe with Podcast ReadySubscribe with FlurrySubscribe with WikioSubscribe with Daily RotationThe Mormon Transhumanist Association promotes practical faith in human exaltation through charitable use of science and technology. http://feeds.transfigurism.org/~r/TransfigurismLibrary/~3/DceSg2M0bOM/Transfigurist-Quarterly-Issue-3 in this issue &gt;&gt;&gt; in this issue &gt;&gt;&gt; Association receives Google Grant Association members participate in Turing Church workshop President Cannon interviews with Hank Pellissier Association finances go public Issue 3 A quarterly review of the Mormon Transhumanist Association Transfigurist Quarterly current topics &gt;&gt;&gt; Lincoln Cannon interviews with IEET Association President discusses “Mormonsim and Politics” with Hank Pellissier of the Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technology Project Managers Wanted Volunteer to lead an Association project! Did you know that the Association has its ow<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TransfigurismLibrary/~4/DceSg2M0bOM" height="1" width="1"/> www.scribd.com http://www.scribd.com/doc/76753570/Transfigurist-Quarterly-Issue-3 Fri, 30 Dec 2011 00:39:00 +0000 http://www.scribd.com/doc/76753570/Transfigurist-Quarterly-Issue-3 http://feeds.transfigurism.org/~r/TransfigurismLibrary/~3/foctreus9KU/Transfigurist-Quarterly-Issue-2 Issue in this issue &gt;&gt;&gt; in this issue &gt;&gt;&gt; Upcoming Transhumanism and Religion presentation Association conference updated New appointee to office of general counsel Association blogging 2 A quarterly review of the Mormon Transhumanist Association Transfigurist Quarterly current topics &gt;&gt;&gt; Google Group Discussions Did you know you can join in current online discussion groups with other Association members? Some of the latest, exciting google group topics: &gt; Ken Jenning's opinion of transhumanists &gt; WSJ: Steven Pinker: Why Violence Is Vanishing &gt; The Second Coming &gt; Morality in the multivers<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TransfigurismLibrary/~4/foctreus9KU" height="1" width="1"/> www.scribd.com http://www.scribd.com/doc/76753529/Transfigurist-Quarterly-Issue-2 Fri, 30 Dec 2011 00:38:02 +0000 http://www.scribd.com/doc/76753529/Transfigurist-Quarterly-Issue-2 http://feeds.transfigurism.org/~r/TransfigurismLibrary/~3/eb8sFwHBpoQ/Transfigurist-Quarterly-Issue-1 Issue in this issue &gt;&gt;&gt; Ray Kurzweil in Utah! (well, sort of) Association conference announced New Association Board members SLC Singularity Institute Summit 1 Ray Kurzweil Finding An Agent That’s Right For You On August 3, 2011, several Association members met at the Draper Cinemax theater to tune into a conversation with Ray Kurzweil about the future. Touching on topics such as the law of accelerating returns, spirituality, and robotics, the eight panelists (four pictured below) illustrated and debated the what and how of humanity’s future. A quarterly review of the Mormon Transhumanist A<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TransfigurismLibrary/~4/eb8sFwHBpoQ" height="1" width="1"/> www.scribd.com http://www.scribd.com/doc/76753463/Transfigurist-Quarterly-Issue-1 Fri, 30 Dec 2011 00:36:31 +0000 http://www.scribd.com/doc/76753463/Transfigurist-Quarterly-Issue-1 http://feeds.transfigurism.org/~r/TransfigurismLibrary/~3/7c99WHd2JEw/Mormon-Transhumanist-Association-Member-Survey-Results-2010 This document presents the results of the 2010 survey of members of the Mormon Transhumanist Association. The survey asked questions about religion, politics, feedback and demographics.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TransfigurismLibrary/~4/7c99WHd2JEw" height="1" width="1"/> www.scribd.com http://www.scribd.com/doc/52721931/Mormon-Transhumanist-Association-Member-Survey-Results-2010 Sun, 10 Apr 2011 23:26:53 +0000 http://www.scribd.com/doc/52721931/Mormon-Transhumanist-Association-Member-Survey-Results-2010 http://feeds.transfigurism.org/~r/TransfigurismLibrary/~3/kHtGPV2tcvs/18193252 <p><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://vimeo.com/18193252"><img src="http://b.vimeocdn.com/ts/114/121/114121106_200.jpg" alt=""/></a></p><p><p class="first">Presented at Transhumanism and Spirituality 2010, held 1 October 2010, 9:00am to 5:00pm MDT at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, Marriott Library, Gould Auditorium.</p> <p>Abstract: Transhumanism - the proposition that human beings should use technology to transcend the limitations of the body and brain - is a product of the Enlightenment humanist tradition. As a consequence most avowed transhumanists are secular, and many religious are skeptical or hostile towards the transhumanist project. However there are also many religious transhumanists who find the project of human enhancement at least consistent with, and sometimes a fulfillment of, their metaphysics, soteriologies and eschatologies. Transhumanism appears to be especially compatible with religious traditions that emphasize human agency and evolution to a transcendent state, such as Buddhism, or that have incorporated Enlightenment values, such as liberal Christianity. But elements of the transhumanist worldview and enhancement technologies are compatible with one element or another of most world faiths, even the most fundamentalist. We can thus expect that human enhancement technologies will be adopted creatively into the theologies of groups within all the world's faiths, producing many flavors of "trans-spirituality."</p><p><strong>Cast:</strong> <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://vimeo.com/transfigurism">Mormon Transhumanist Association</a></p><p><strong>Tags:</strong> <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://vimeo.com/tag:religion">religion</a>, <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://vimeo.com/tag:technology">technology</a>, <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://vimeo.com/tag:transhumanism">transhumanism</a>, <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://vimeo.com/tag:science">science</a>, <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://vimeo.com/tag:christianity">christianity</a>, <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://vimeo.com/tag:buddhism">buddhism</a>, <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://vimeo.com/tag:hinduism">hinduism</a>, <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://vimeo.com/tag:islam">islam</a> and <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://vimeo.com/tag:philosophy">philosophy</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TransfigurismLibrary/~4/kHtGPV2tcvs" height="1" width="1"/> Mormon Transhumanist Association at vimeo.com tag:vimeo,2010-12-26:clip18193252 Sun, 26 Dec 2010 18:33:26 +0000 Mormon Transhumanist Association http://vimeo.com/18193252 http://feeds.transfigurism.org/~r/TransfigurismLibrary/~3/Qw4_Qg15BuI/17779362 <p><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://vimeo.com/17779362"><img src="http://b.vimeocdn.com/ts/110/979/110979553_200.jpg" alt=""/></a></p><p><p class="first">Presented at Transhumanism and Spirituality 2010, held 1 October 2010, 9:00am to 5:00pm MDT at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, Marriott Library, Gould Auditorium.</p> <p>Abstract: Following the Turing-Church conjecture, minds can be uploaded from biological brains to other computational substrates. Mind uploading research may achieve practical results within decades. Given the technology, humans may live indefinitely, colonizing the universe, and resurrecting the dead by "copying them to the future". Perhaps they will create synthetic realities inhabited by sentient minds; perhaps we are in a synthetic reality. These considerations parallel the tenets of many religions. The Turing Church will be a meta-religion, without central doctrine, characterized by common interest in the promised land where science and religion meet, science becomes religion, and religion becomes science.</p><p><strong>Cast:</strong> <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://vimeo.com/transfigurism">Mormon Transhumanist Association</a></p><p><strong>Tags:</strong> <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://vimeo.com/tag:science">science</a>, <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://vimeo.com/tag:religion">religion</a>, <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://vimeo.com/tag:technology">technology</a>, <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://vimeo.com/tag:spirituality">spirituality</a>, <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://vimeo.com/tag:resurrection">resurrection</a>, <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://vimeo.com/tag:simulation">simulation</a> and <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://vimeo.com/tag:computation">computation</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TransfigurismLibrary/~4/Qw4_Qg15BuI" height="1" width="1"/> Mormon Transhumanist Association at vimeo.com tag:vimeo,2010-12-13:clip17779362 Mon, 13 Dec 2010 21:26:51 +0000 Mormon Transhumanist Association http://vimeo.com/17779362 http://feeds.transfigurism.org/~r/TransfigurismLibrary/~3/TKaLjTXlGbA/17779080 <p><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://vimeo.com/17779080"><img src="http://b.vimeocdn.com/ts/110/979/110979031_200.jpg" alt=""/></a></p><p><p class="first">Presented at Transhumanism and Spirituality 2010, held 1 October 2010, 9:00am to 5:00pm MDT at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, Marriott Library, Gould Auditorium.</p> <p>Abstract: The scientific paradigm embraces the value of cumulative progress: theories are tested, advances are made, and the field moves forward. Religious evolutions, however, seldom follow that trend. There are usually returns to fundamentalisms, forefathers or a pristine state. As we look at the future of religion over the next 10-30 years, which “returns” offer the most fruitful direction for those looking to “hack” -- or reconfigure -- religion to meet 21st century challenges? I offer suggestions, and outline the rules for the Ten Year Game -- an attempt to build a next-gen religion that thrives on opposition and crowd-sources wisdom.</p><p><strong>Cast:</strong> <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://vimeo.com/transfigurism">Mormon Transhumanist Association</a></p><p><strong>Tags:</strong> <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://vimeo.com/tag:religion">religion</a>, <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://vimeo.com/tag:spirituality">spirituality</a>, <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://vimeo.com/tag:technology">technology</a>, <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://vimeo.com/tag:gaming">gaming</a>, <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://vimeo.com/tag:networking">networking</a> and <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://vimeo.com/tag:crowdsourcing">crowdsourcing</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TransfigurismLibrary/~4/TKaLjTXlGbA" height="1" width="1"/> Mormon Transhumanist Association at vimeo.com tag:vimeo,2010-12-13:clip17779080 Mon, 13 Dec 2010 21:20:26 +0000 Mormon Transhumanist Association http://vimeo.com/17779080 http://feeds.transfigurism.org/~r/TransfigurismLibrary/~3/96QercFY24A/17778501 <p><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://vimeo.com/17778501"><img src="http://b.vimeocdn.com/ts/110/976/110976208_200.jpg" alt=""/></a></p><p><p class="first">Presented at Transhumanism and Spirituality 2010, held 1 October 2010, 9:00am to 5:00pm MDT at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, Marriott Library, Gould Auditorium.</p> <p>Abstract: If we will not go extinct before becoming posthumans then, given assumptions consistent with contemporary science and technological trends, posthumans probably already exist that are more benevolent than us and that created our world. If prehumans are probable then posthumans probably already exist. If posthumans probably increased faster in destructive than defensive capacity then posthumans probably are more benevolent than us. If posthumans probably create create many worlds like those in their past then posthumans probably created our world. The only alternative is that we probably will go extinct before becoming posthumans.</p><p><strong>Cast:</strong> <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://vimeo.com/transfigurism">Mormon Transhumanist Association</a></p><p><strong>Tags:</strong> <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://vimeo.com/tag:religion">religion</a>, <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://vimeo.com/tag:spirituality">spirituality</a>, <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://vimeo.com/tag:transhumanism">transhumanism</a>, <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://vimeo.com/tag:technology">technology</a>, <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://vimeo.com/tag:science">science</a>, <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://vimeo.com/tag:syncretism">syncretism</a>, <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://vimeo.com/tag:ethics">ethics</a> and <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://vimeo.com/tag:philosophy">philosophy</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TransfigurismLibrary/~4/96QercFY24A" height="1" width="1"/> Mormon Transhumanist Association at vimeo.com tag:vimeo,2010-12-13:clip17778501 Mon, 13 Dec 2010 21:06:46 +0000 Mormon Transhumanist Association http://vimeo.com/17778501 http://feeds.transfigurism.org/~r/TransfigurismLibrary/~3/n7Qq5e45QKg/17777251 <p><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://vimeo.com/17777251"><img src="http://b.vimeocdn.com/ts/110/966/110966360_200.jpg" alt=""/></a></p><p><p class="first">Presented at Transhumanism and Spirituality 2010, held 1 October 2010, 9:00am to 5:00pm MDT at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, Marriott Library, Gould Auditorium.</p> <p>Abstract: As we move further into the 21st century humanity has within reach the ability to alter the body human to such an extent as to give rise to a new post-human species. What is less clear is whether our ethical, moral and spiritual development can keep pace with our technological prowess. This paper will take the position that our faith communities are in a unique position to speak up for the need to hold both God and science together in our lives, to check human hubris and offset individual motives in exchange for ethical standards that support social justice.</p><p><strong>Cast:</strong> <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://vimeo.com/transfigurism">Mormon Transhumanist Association</a></p><p><strong>Tags:</strong> <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://vimeo.com/tag:religion">religion</a>, <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://vimeo.com/tag:science">science</a>, <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://vimeo.com/tag:technology">technology</a>, <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://vimeo.com/tag:transhumanism">transhumanism</a>, <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://vimeo.com/tag:syncretism">syncretism</a>, <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://vimeo.com/tag:ethics">ethics</a> and <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://vimeo.com/tag:philosophy">philosophy</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TransfigurismLibrary/~4/n7Qq5e45QKg" height="1" width="1"/> Mormon Transhumanist Association at vimeo.com tag:vimeo,2010-12-13:clip17777251 Mon, 13 Dec 2010 20:38:14 +0000 Mormon Transhumanist Association http://vimeo.com/17777251 http://feeds.transfigurism.org/~r/TransfigurismLibrary/~3/kkiTZabVyZI/17776247 <p><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://vimeo.com/17776247"><img src="http://b.vimeocdn.com/ts/110/961/110961980_200.jpg" alt=""/></a></p><p><p class="first">Presented at Transhumanism and Spirituality 2010, held 1 October 2010, 9:00am to 5:00pm MDT at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, Marriott Library, Gould Auditorium.</p> <p>Abstract: Transhumanism has a strongly spiritual aspect to it. That aspect can be obscured by an emphasis on science, technology, and analytical philosophy in many transhumanist discussions. But transhumanism is both transhuman-ism and trans-humanism. The philosophy’s deep roots in humanism mean that transhumanism champions not only rationality and scientific understanding but, critically, also champions an inspiring and challenging vision of perpetual progress, dynamic optimism, and progressive self-transformation. Essential to the perspective of transhumanism is an extropic striving not for a state of final, static perfection but for endless improvement -- apotheosis as perpetual perfecting rather than perfection. I will outline a few aspects of this vision, and respond to common questions and concerns about the meaningfulness of a transhuman life and the status of the physical body.</p><p><strong>Cast:</strong> <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://vimeo.com/transfigurism">Mormon Transhumanist Association</a></p><p><strong>Tags:</strong> <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://vimeo.com/tag:transhumanism">transhumanism</a>, <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://vimeo.com/tag:religion">religion</a>, <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://vimeo.com/tag:technology">technology</a>, <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://vimeo.com/tag:science">science</a>, <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://vimeo.com/tag:philosophy">philosophy</a>, <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://vimeo.com/tag:ethics">ethics</a> and <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://vimeo.com/tag:syncretism">syncretism</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TransfigurismLibrary/~4/kkiTZabVyZI" height="1" width="1"/> Mormon Transhumanist Association at vimeo.com tag:vimeo,2010-12-13:clip17776247 Mon, 13 Dec 2010 20:12:50 +0000 Mormon Transhumanist Association http://vimeo.com/17776247 http://feeds.transfigurism.org/~r/TransfigurismLibrary/~3/sygMdu-zL40/17467104 <p><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://vimeo.com/17467104"><img src="http://b.vimeocdn.com/ts/108/581/108581834_200.jpg" alt=""/></a></p><p><p class="first">Presented at Transhumanism and Spirituality 2010, held 1 October 2010, 9:00am to 5:00pm MDT at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, Marriott Library, Gould Auditorium.</p> <p>Abstract: Three streams of Darwinian processes are bio-organic, technological, and cultural evolution. In this presentation I will explore the interrelationships between these evolutionary media, and demonstrate the application of Christian archetypes for a succinct mythos that accurately encodes the transhuman worldview. Mythos is story-telling; rather than view transhuman and the religious stories as inherently destructive competitors, the opportunity for synergy is emergent from the multimodal faculties of human beings to engage story at both technical and holistic levels of cognition.</p><p><strong>Cast:</strong> <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://vimeo.com/transfigurism">Mormon Transhumanist Association</a></p><p><strong>Tags:</strong> <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://vimeo.com/tag:transhumanism">transhumanism</a>, <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://vimeo.com/tag:spirituality">spirituality</a>, <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://vimeo.com/tag:philosophy">philosophy</a>, <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://vimeo.com/tag:religion">religion</a>, <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://vimeo.com/tag:genetics">genetics</a>, <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://vimeo.com/tag:neuroscience">neuroscience</a>, <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://vimeo.com/tag:myth">myth</a>, <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://vimeo.com/tag:narrative">narrative</a>, <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://vimeo.com/tag:storytelling">storytelling</a> and <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://vimeo.com/tag:ethics">ethics</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TransfigurismLibrary/~4/sygMdu-zL40" height="1" width="1"/> Mormon Transhumanist Association at vimeo.com tag:vimeo,2010-12-04:clip17467104 Sat, 04 Dec 2010 14:21:08 +0000 Mormon Transhumanist Association http://vimeo.com/17467104 http://feeds.transfigurism.org/~r/TransfigurismLibrary/~3/XB6ikpBnsDo/17464428 <p><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://vimeo.com/17464428"><img src="http://b.vimeocdn.com/ts/108/561/108561608_200.jpg" alt=""/></a></p><p><p class="first">Presented at Transhumanism and Spirituality 2010, held 1 October 2010, 9:00am to 5:00pm MDT at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, Marriott Library, Gould Auditorium.</p> <p>Abstract: Soon, a wise and loving culture will apply the full power of technology to spiritual growth and so enter a state of hyper-evolution. They will enjoy continually diminishing hardship, and eternal life. God's will in this matter is revealing itself in today’s quickening changes imposed by the forces that guide our society; science, technology, spirituality, and even economics. From a Christian Transhumanist point of view, humanity is about to merge with what is called the Technical Singularity and so transcend this world. Learn about love in action in the technical world; connect to understand, forgive to grow.</p><p><strong>Cast:</strong> <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://vimeo.com/transfigurism">Mormon Transhumanist Association</a></p><p><strong>Tags:</strong> <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://vimeo.com/tag:religion">religion</a>, <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://vimeo.com/tag:christianity">christianity</a>, <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://vimeo.com/tag:technology">technology</a>, <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://vimeo.com/tag:transhumanism">transhumanism</a> and <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://vimeo.com/tag:syncretism">syncretism</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TransfigurismLibrary/~4/XB6ikpBnsDo" height="1" width="1"/> Mormon Transhumanist Association at vimeo.com tag:vimeo,2010-12-04:clip17464428 Sat, 04 Dec 2010 11:04:45 +0000 Mormon Transhumanist Association http://vimeo.com/17464428 http://feeds.transfigurism.org/~r/TransfigurismLibrary/~3/chEDRtXF01A/17463811 <p><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://vimeo.com/17463811"><img src="http://b.vimeocdn.com/ts/108/557/108557041_200.jpg" alt=""/></a></p><p><p class="first">Presented at Transhumanism and Spirituality 2010, held 1 October 2010, 9:00am to 5:00pm MDT at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, Marriott Library, Gould Auditorium.</p> <p>Abstract: The parameter is a symbol for decentralization, for spontaneous organization. Instinctively, aggregated intelligence seeks to optimize for the most effective utilization of resources. It becomes pertinent to create and embrace systems which can accommodate and grapple with dynamic scenarios. We live in a time where technology has moved far beyond the way we live today. Problem solving must be collaborative, dynamic, and holistic.</p><p><strong>Cast:</strong> <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://vimeo.com/transfigurism">Mormon Transhumanist Association</a></p><p><strong>Tags:</strong> <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://vimeo.com/tag:architecture">architecture</a>, <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://vimeo.com/tag:science">science</a>, <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://vimeo.com/tag:technology">technology</a>, <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://vimeo.com/tag:spirituality">spirituality</a>, <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://vimeo.com/tag:urbanism">urbanism</a> and <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://vimeo.com/tag:infrastructure">infrastructure</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TransfigurismLibrary/~4/chEDRtXF01A" height="1" width="1"/> Mormon Transhumanist Association at vimeo.com tag:vimeo,2010-12-04:clip17463811 Sat, 04 Dec 2010 10:07:10 +0000 Mormon Transhumanist Association http://vimeo.com/17463811 http://feeds.transfigurism.org/~r/TransfigurismLibrary/~3/kY985DrjfNg/17463603 <p><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://vimeo.com/17463603"><img src="http://b.vimeocdn.com/ts/108/555/108555307_200.jpg" alt=""/></a></p><p><p class="first">Presented at Transhumanism and Spirituality 2010, held 1 October 2010, 9:00am to 5:00pm MDT at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, Marriott Library, Gould Auditorium</p> <p>Abstract: At the boundary of the Axial Age, natural knowledge was transformed into classical mythologies and early religious systems. What actually happened to human thought five thousand years ago? Why do cultures come with mythologies? Exactly what is mythology doing? At the boundary of the 21st century, complexity science and neuroscience are recovering a world compatible with ancient thought. Ancient philosophy presents, in intuitive language and symbols, ideas that have only been "discovered" recently: complexity, scale-invariance, fractality, the observer, the horizon of information, non-linear and topological thermodynamics.</p><p><strong>Cast:</strong> <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://vimeo.com/transfigurism">Mormon Transhumanist Association</a></p><p><strong>Tags:</strong> <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://vimeo.com/tag:religion">religion</a>, <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://vimeo.com/tag:spirituality">spirituality</a>, <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://vimeo.com/tag:philosophy">philosophy</a>, <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://vimeo.com/tag:buddhism">buddhism</a>, <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://vimeo.com/tag:technology">technology</a> and <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://vimeo.com/tag:science">science</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TransfigurismLibrary/~4/kY985DrjfNg" height="1" width="1"/> Mormon Transhumanist Association at vimeo.com tag:vimeo,2010-12-04:clip17463603 Sat, 04 Dec 2010 09:46:19 +0000 Mormon Transhumanist Association http://vimeo.com/17463603 http://feeds.transfigurism.org/~r/TransfigurismLibrary/~3/6l2IV8AHwn4/17463501 <p><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://vimeo.com/17463501"><img src="http://b.vimeocdn.com/ts/108/554/108554106_200.jpg" alt=""/></a></p><p><p class="first">Presented at Transhumanism and Spirituality 2010, held 1 October 2010, 9:00am to 5:00pm MDT at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, Marriott Library, Gould Auditorium</p> <p>Abstract: This presentation will explore the lives and spiritual contributions of three of the early 20th century’s most innovative minds -- John A Widtsoe, Alfred North Whitehead, and Pierre Teilhard de Chardin -- as possible inspiration for religious transhumanists. One of the three was a chemist, one a mathematician/philosopher, and one a paleontologist. One was a Mormon authority, one a religious non-joiner, and one a Jesuit priest. They were contemporaries, and each was very religious in his own way. But each had to invent his own belief system, as we all do.</p><p><strong>Cast:</strong> <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://vimeo.com/transfigurism">Mormon Transhumanist Association</a></p><p><strong>Tags:</strong> <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://vimeo.com/tag:religion">religion</a>, <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://vimeo.com/tag:spirituality">spirituality</a>, <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://vimeo.com/tag:technology">technology</a>, <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://vimeo.com/tag:transhumanism">transhumanism</a>, <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://vimeo.com/tag:science">science</a>, <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://vimeo.com/tag:ethics">ethics</a>, <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://vimeo.com/tag:philosophy">philosophy</a> and <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://vimeo.com/tag:syncretism">syncretism</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TransfigurismLibrary/~4/6l2IV8AHwn4" height="1" width="1"/> Mormon Transhumanist Association at vimeo.com tag:vimeo,2010-12-04:clip17463501 Sat, 04 Dec 2010 09:36:17 +0000 Mormon Transhumanist Association http://vimeo.com/17463501 http://feeds.transfigurism.org/~r/TransfigurismLibrary/~3/acAUj_zXu84/17454587 <p><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://vimeo.com/17454587"><img src="http://b.vimeocdn.com/ts/108/482/108482853_200.jpg" alt=""/></a></p><p><p class="first">Presented at Transhumanism and Spirituality 2010, held 1 October 2010, 9:00am to 5:00pm MDT at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, Marriott Library, Gould Auditorium</p> <p>Abstract: Over the past 200,000 years, spirituality has dominated the human consciousness, resulting in a wide array of immaterial theologies, ideologies and mythologies. Human ability to compensate for the unidentifiable and unknown over the millennia has provided extraordinary philosophical exploration, so much that thinkers have used spirituality's lack of rigidity to endorse everything from cultivating life to death alike. In Integrationalism, I will demonstrate that any activity is justifiable in reference to spirituality; and further, ethical ambiguities and disincentives to promote trans-humanism are prevalent. Considering the ambiguities, I offer an alternative understanding to all spiritual philosophy.</p><p><strong>Cast:</strong> <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://vimeo.com/transfigurism">Mormon Transhumanist Association</a></p><p><strong>Tags:</strong> <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://vimeo.com/tag:spirituality">spirituality</a>, <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://vimeo.com/tag:transhumanism">transhumanism</a>, <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://vimeo.com/tag:science">science</a>, <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://vimeo.com/tag:technology">technology</a>, <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://vimeo.com/tag:ethics">ethics</a> and <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://vimeo.com/tag:philosophy">philosophy</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TransfigurismLibrary/~4/acAUj_zXu84" height="1" width="1"/> Mormon Transhumanist Association at vimeo.com tag:vimeo,2010-12-03:clip17454587 Fri, 03 Dec 2010 22:56:09 +0000 Mormon Transhumanist Association http://vimeo.com/17454587 http://feeds.transfigurism.org/~r/TransfigurismLibrary/~3/94cMyCJDCtw/17097087 <p><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://vimeo.com/17097087"><img src="http://b.vimeocdn.com/ts/105/721/105721129_200.jpg" alt=""/></a></p><p><p class="first">Presentation given on 1 October 2010, 9:00am to 5:00pm MDT at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City for Transhumanism and Spirituality 2010</p> <p>Abstract: Based on the inheritance properties of DNA, it is possible to identify informative markers that have survived in our genome from past generations and therefore take a glimpse into humanity’s recent and ancient past. Similarities observed in genetic profiles can be grouped in larger clusters, called haplogroups, linked to specific geographic regions and ethnic groups. The contribution of molecular science to personal and religious identity, spirituality, family history, and the concepts of race and diversity is calling for a re-evaluation of previously accepted paradigms that are deeply rooted in many cultures.</p><p><strong>Cast:</strong> <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://vimeo.com/transfigurism">Mormon Transhumanist Association</a></p><p><strong>Tags:</strong> <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://vimeo.com/tag:religion">religion</a>, <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://vimeo.com/tag:science">science</a>, <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://vimeo.com/tag:dna">dna</a>, <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://vimeo.com/tag:technology">technology</a>, <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://vimeo.com/tag:transhumanism">transhumanism</a> and <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://vimeo.com/tag:spirituality">spirituality</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TransfigurismLibrary/~4/94cMyCJDCtw" height="1" width="1"/> Mormon Transhumanist Association at vimeo.com tag:vimeo,2010-11-22:clip17097087 Mon, 22 Nov 2010 21:45:18 +0000 Mormon Transhumanist Association http://vimeo.com/17097087 http://feeds.transfigurism.org/~r/TransfigurismLibrary/~3/XLFJbGHoXtA/17061600 <p><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://vimeo.com/17061600"><img src="http://b.vimeocdn.com/ts/105/441/105441875_200.jpg" alt=""/></a></p><p><p class="first">Terryl Givens' Keynote Address for Transhumanism and Spirituality 2010, held 1 October 2010, 9:00am to 5:00pm MDT at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, Marriott Library, Gould Auditorium</p><p><strong>Cast:</strong> <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://vimeo.com/transfigurism">Mormon Transhumanist Association</a></p><p><strong>Tags:</strong> <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://vimeo.com/tag:lds">lds</a>, <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://vimeo.com/tag:mormon">mormon</a>, <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://vimeo.com/tag:transhumanism">transhumanism</a>, <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://vimeo.com/tag:spirituality">spirituality</a>, <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://vimeo.com/tag:religion">religion</a> and <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://vimeo.com/tag:science">science</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TransfigurismLibrary/~4/XLFJbGHoXtA" height="1" width="1"/> Mormon Transhumanist Association at vimeo.com tag:vimeo,2010-11-21:clip17061600 Sun, 21 Nov 2010 22:42:11 +0000 Mormon Transhumanist Association http://vimeo.com/17061600 http://feeds.transfigurism.org/~r/TransfigurismLibrary/~3/dydwTjqm3lI/MormonTranshumanistAssociation <table><tr><td style="padding:0 5px;"><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://picasaweb.google.com/transfigurism/MormonTranshumanistAssociation#5508833132173874162"><img style="border:1px solid #5C7FB9;" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-gJIZGEu0JCg/THNOi_IgU_I/AAAAAAAAAE8/a821J43LEQA/s288/mta-on-h%25252B.png.jpg" alt="mta-on-h+.png.jpg"/></a></td><td valign="top"><font color="#6B6B6B">Date: </font><font color="#333333">Aug 24, 2010 4:44 AM</font><br/><font>Number of Comments on Photo:</font><font>0</font><br/><p><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://picasaweb.google.com/transfigurism/MormonTranshumanistAssociation#5508833132173874162"><font color="#3964C2">View Photo</font></a></p></td></tr></table><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TransfigurismLibrary/~4/dydwTjqm3lI" height="1" width="1"/> picasaweb.google.com http://picasaweb.google.com/data/entry/base/user/transfigurism/albumid/5312042883318132273/photoid/5508833132173874162?alt=rss&hl=en_US Tue, 24 Aug 2010 04:46:03 +0000 H+ Magazine features Mormon Transhumanist Association mta-on-h+.png.jpg https://picasaweb.google.com/transfigurism/MormonTranshumanistAssociation#5508833132173874162 http://feeds.transfigurism.org/~r/TransfigurismLibrary/~3/5U0eweuFU2o/Reasons-for-Technological-Interpretations-of-Mormonism-Lincoln-Cannon When it comes to technology and spirituality, who decided that hope, faith, and heaven must be supernatural? How were so many of us persuaded that we can experience the spiritual but not measure it, or that we can promote such experience but not manage it with greater precision? When did we convince ourselves that machines must be cold metal and hollow plastic, forever in contrast to the warmth and beauty of the human soul? Can technology and spirit be brought together?<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TransfigurismLibrary/~4/5U0eweuFU2o" height="1" width="1"/> www.scribd.com http://www.scribd.com/doc/35986764/Reasons-for-Technological-Interpretations-of-Mormonism-Lincoln-Cannon Tue, 17 Aug 2010 02:23:50 +0000 http://www.scribd.com/doc/35986764/Reasons-for-Technological-Interpretations-of-Mormonism-Lincoln-Cannon