Christopher Benek
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Virtual Reality Will Enable the Next Large Revival in the Global Church
Twenty-five years ago most people didn't imagine that the Internet would reshape the way that they existed on a day-to-day basis.
The Singularity: Christianity's New Eschatological Hope
Recently, at each of our church's worship services, I asked the members of the congregation I serve to indicate, by a show of hands, how many of them believe that they will not die. Not a single person answered in the affirmative.
A Vote for the Transhumanist Party Presidential Candidate Is a Vote for Tyranny
I am advocate for transhumanism, rightly defined. I am certainly not a technophobe who perceives all technology to be bad. In my opinion, human technology - like all matter - is a tool that can be used for good or evil.
Why Christians Should Embrace Transhumanism
Much of the distress about transhumanism by Christians in the past surrounds its proponent's vocal Atheistic attempts to define the prefix "trans" in ways that advocate individual enhancement through technological means to become "post" human.
Babies Are Not Born Atheists
It is a popular claim by Atheists that eventually science will somehow eliminate the need for religion. Many even argue that, in our present age of exponentially advancing technology, we are already beginning to see the numerical decline of religious persons in the United States.
The Intentional Negligence of the Golden Rule Via Technological Advances
This growing trend, I believe, reflects a larger technological and ethical shift towards personal, individual advancement and elitism that is intentionally disregarding the historic Christian concept of the advancement of all of humanity.
The Intersection of Theology and Technological Futurism
There are many people in the world today who like to contend that science and technology are distinctly at odds with religious practice and theological inquiry.
Sexbots: These Aren't the Droids You're Looking For
Sexbots will not be the cure for many of society's ills that some predict. But intelligent, sentient robots could, some day, help us become more Christ-like.