tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8076432836709775084.post399229895878556266..comments2024-03-28T02:14:56.184-07:00Comments on Giulio Prisco: 3D and Transhumanism in James Cameron's AvatarGiulio Priscohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13811681020661409028noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8076432836709775084.post-14943875296514296532010-01-04T07:04:16.910-08:002010-01-04T07:04:16.910-08:00See also:
The already mentioned http://transfigur...See also:<br /><br />The already mentioned http://transfigurism.org/<br /><br />http://universalimmortalism.org/<br /><br />http://cosmistmanifesto.blogspot.com/<br /><br />http://cosmeng.org/ - a cosmeng working group is designing a synthetic religion which should be able to play the role of "a unique merger of science and religion". It will not be announced for a while, but some Giulio Priscohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13811681020661409028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8076432836709775084.post-28803639603306316242010-01-04T06:45:40.214-08:002010-01-04T06:45:40.214-08:00@Hiro: Yes, envisaging a "scientific religion...@Hiro: Yes, envisaging a "scientific religion" is one of the many good things in Avatar, and it is one of the tpoice I am _really_ interested in.<br /><br />@Daniel: Though I am not a member of the LDS (that is, a Mormon), I am a proud member of the Mormon Transhumanist Association (http://transfigurism.org/). The MTA is one of the best transhumanist communities I am aware of, and it isGiulio Priscohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13811681020661409028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8076432836709775084.post-34744378320740611832010-01-03T15:26:18.863-08:002010-01-03T15:26:18.863-08:00@hiro Indeed. If anything there will be a unique ...@hiro Indeed. If anything there will be a unique merger of science and religion that will challenge the conventions of more antiquated interpretations of texts. Just look at the leap of Mormon Transhumanists. The accessibility of various augmentations may be determined by religious forces willing to negotiate their belief systems with scientific institutions.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8076432836709775084.post-38974017492180127142010-01-02T08:33:59.282-08:002010-01-02T08:33:59.282-08:00Thanks for the link from the NYT. That's a sha...Thanks for the link from the NYT. That's a sharp insight. I remember the human characters experiencing the Na'vi deity and specifically saying how it "was real", in an immediate and sensing state. I think it's arguable that Cameron deliberately is forwarding this as a potential alternative believing that athiesm and spirituality are at odds. It's certainly even easier toRon T Blechnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07160049835937278838noreply@blogger.com