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100			_aMercer, Calvin
245			_aReligion and the Technological Future: _bAn Introduction to Biohacking, Artificial Intelligence, and Transhumanism / _cCalvin Mercer and Tracy J. Trothen. Foreword by Ron Cole-Turner.
260			_bPalgrave Macmillan, _c2021 _aSwitzerland :
264			_bPalgrave Macmillan, _c2021 _aSwitzerland :
300			_axvii, 266 pages.
336			_2rdacontent _btxt _atext
337			_2rdamedia _bn _aunmediated
338			_2rdacarrier _bnc _avolume
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520			_aWe live in an age of rapid technological advancement. Never before has humankind wielded so much power over our own biology. Biohacking, the attempt at human enhancement of physical, cognitive, affective, moral, and spiritual traits, has become a global phenomenon. This textbook introduces religious and ethical implications of biohacking, artificial intelligence, and other technological changes, offering perspectives from monotheistic and karmic religions and applied ethics. These technological breakthroughs are transforming our societies and ourselves fundamentally via genetic modification, tissue engineering, artificial intelligence, robotics, the merging of computer technology with human biology, extended reality, brain stimulation, and nanotechnology. The book also considers the extreme possibilities of mind uploading, cryonics, and superintelligence. Chapters explore some of the political, economic, sociological, and psychological dimensions of these advances, with bibliographies for further study and questions for discussion. The technological future is here – and it is up to us to decide its moral and religious shape.
650		0	_9299289 _aReligion and technology.
650		0	_955040 _aArtificial intelligence _vReligious aspects.
650		0	_9298806 _aTranshumanism _vReligious aspects.
700			_9299290 _aTrothen, Tracy J.
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