- The Cult of Kurzweil
- The Singularity as Religion
- Rapture of the Nerds, Not
Note that even if an idea or set of ideas is subscribed to be a religion that's not an intrinsic reason to exclude it from the classroom.
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judging from these conversations, you probably are too.
Well, considering I am highly religious and find my religion to be highly rational as well as thinking that there are many more ways to find knowledge then just repeated applications of bayes theorem I have to question your assertion of my rationality as such things are considered on this site.
Indeed, that's probably why some religions claim that there are evil forces out there giving deceptive mystical experiences
Unless there really are evil forces out there.
that you are interpreting remarks uncharitably, in trying to find the most negative and most religious interpretation of comments.
Probably, however given the tone of the mystical answers series I don't see how you should expect me to do otherwise. I have attempted to be extremely restrained on the subject, especially when responding to comments.
I was a powerful sorcerer who was working together with some cyberborg elves to stop a terrible demonic menace.
Sounds like a the start of a novel to me. Something similar to how Stephenie Meyer got started on Twilight. Maybe if you write it up you will end up making millions.
again you are using a very broad notion of religion.
Is Confucianism a religion? If it is then Transhumanism is as well, if it is not then Transhumanism in general is not currently a religion (although for some people it may be, but some people take the most random things for their religion so that doesn't say much).
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Could you point me to where it is? I don't see it.
Well, considering I am highly religious and find my religion to be highly rational as well as thinking that there are many more ways to find knowledge then just repeated applications of bayes theorem I have to question your assertion of my rationality as such things are considered on this site.
I didn't say that you were highly rational. I said you seemed to be more rational than Kary Mullis. That's the point. There are some very irrational Nobel winners. Rationa...