The universe recognizes itself via the human species

A Rapture of the Nerds? A Comparison between Transhumanist Eschatology and Christian Parousia

Forum Philosophicum ◽

10.35765/forphil.2019.2402.15 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 24 (2) ◽

pp. 343-367

Author(s):

Roberto Paura

Keyword(s):

Human Brain ◽

Point Theory ◽

The Body ◽

Christian Theology ◽

Human Beings ◽

Human Species ◽

The Future ◽

The Creation ◽

The Universe

Transhumanism is one of the main “ideologies of the future” that has emerged in recent decades. Its program for the enhancement of the human species during this century pursues the ultimate goal of immortality, through the creation of human brain emulations. Therefore, transhumanism offers its fol- lowers an explicit eschatology, a vision of the ultimate future of our civilization that in some cases coincides with the ultimate future of the universe, as in Frank Tipler’s Omega Point theory. The essay aims to analyze the points of comparison and opposition between transhumanist and Christian eschatologies, in particular considering the “incarnationist” view of Parousia. After an introduction concern- ing the problems posed by new scientific and cosmological theories to traditional Christian eschatology, causing the debate between “incarnationists” and “escha- tologists,” the article analyzes the transhumanist idea of mind-uploading through the possibility of making emulations of the human brain and perfect simulations of the reality we live in. In the last section the problems raised by these theories are analyzed from the point of Christian theology, in particular the proposal of a transhuman species through the emulation of the body and mind of human beings. The possibility of a transhumanist eschatology in line with the incarnationist view of Parousia is refused.

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Intricate Coalescence of Nature and Philosophy in Coelho’s world: Ruminations from The Alchemist

SMART MOVES JOURNAL IJELLH ◽

10.24113/ijellh.v8i8.10714 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 72-79

Author(s):

L. Monica Lilly

Keyword(s):

Common Language ◽

Human Species ◽

The World ◽

The Subject ◽

The Common ◽

Human Psyche ◽

Egyptian Desert ◽

The Universe

In The Alchemist, Paulo Coelho projects Santiago communicating with Nature which he refers to as the common language of the world. A study of The Alchemist will reveal how Santiago, an Andalusian shepherd boy who yearns to travel in search of a bounty treasure explores the wisdom of life. His quest for the treasure buried near the Pyramids propels him to enter an unchartered territory from his homeland in Spain to the Egyptian desert. This paper aims to explore the ecological reflections mired with concepts of slants in philosophy. Ecology on one hand is considered as a branch of science but, despite providing erudition on the subject it is understood that it provides sagacity to understand the universe better. This paper rightly discusses the amalgamation of nature and literature. It is indeed a manifestation of the recurrently believed ideologies that connect human psyche and platitudes of the cosmos. The logos that interrelates the existing connection between the non human and the human species require an exceptional mastery. This paper will analyze and depict the emotions connected with nature from the spectacle of the Protagonist Santiago in The Alchemist.

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The Logic of the In-Visible: Decolonial Reflections on the Change of Epoch

Theory Culture & Society ◽

10.1177/0263276420957741 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 37 (7-8) ◽

pp. 205-218 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Walter D. Mignolo

Keyword(s):

Lived Experience ◽

16Th Century ◽

The South ◽

Human Species ◽

The Past ◽

The North ◽

Working Together ◽

History Of ◽

The Universe ◽

Origin Of The Universe

I argue that the lived experience we, the human species, are going through in 2020 is no longer an epoch of changes but a change of epoch. Post-pandemic (and any other areas of experience you could post-) is becoming meaningless in a change of epoch. My argument is based on the history of the colonial matrix of power rather than in particular thematic histories which, in this case, will be the history of pandemics and the history of the economy. Both are working together, globally now, and entangled in the colonial matrix of power, which can not be found in the origin of the universe, in Babylon or in Greece. It did not exist until the 16th century in the Atlantic, the Black and the White, the North and the South. The logic of coloniality is the logic of the invisible and it is by understanding its historical foundation, its unfolding and the radical transformations in the past two decades, that the signs of the change of epoch can be perceived and understood.

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The search for extraterrestrial intelligences and the Fermi Paradox

Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union ◽

10.1017/s174392132100106x ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 15 (S367) ◽

pp. 332-335

Author(s):

Nikos Prantzos

Keyword(s):

Life Form ◽

Human Species ◽

Terrestrial Life ◽

The One ◽

The Universe

AbstractOf all the questions that Man asks himself about the Universe, the one concerning the possibility of the existence of an extra-terrestrial life form, and even more of an extra-terrestrial civilization, is probably the most fascinating. We cannot answer it today, but we can imagine the implications for the human species and its future in the Universe.

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"One Great Epic Unfolding": H.G. Wells and the Interwar Debate on the Teaching of History

Historical Studies in Education / Revue d'histoire de l'éducation ◽

10.32316/hse/rhe.v26i2.4373 ◽

2014 ◽

Author(s):

Ken Osborne

Keyword(s):

History Education ◽

First World War ◽

World War ◽

Human Species ◽

History Teachers ◽

Policy Makers ◽

History Teaching ◽

The First World War ◽

First World ◽

The Universe

AbstractThis essay explores H.G. Wells’s attempts to reform the teaching of history between the two World Wars. Holding history teachers largely responsible for creating the mood of bellicose nationalism that made the First World War possible, Wells concluded that only a fundamentally reformed history education would ensure the survival of the human species. He pressed for a global history, to be taught in all the world’s schools, that began with the origins of the universe and ended with the present and a glimpse into the future that transcended national borders, and would be taught appropriately. Wells was widely read and often quoted by teachers but was unable to change the priorities of educational policy-makers. This essay examines his objections to conventional history; explores his alternative model of history education; and explains his eventual failure. Wells made an important contribution to the debate about history teaching in the inter-war years and his educational ideas have been unduly neglected. Résumé Cet article expose les tentatives de l’écrivain H. G. Wells en vue de réformer l’enseignement de l’histoire entre les deux guerres mondiales. Il tenait les professeurs d’histoire responsables du climat de nationalisme belliqueux qui avait rendu possible la guerre de 1914-1918. Wells était arrivé à la conclusion que seule une réforme en profondeur de l’enseignement de l’histoire pouvait assurer la survivance de l’espèce humaine. Il préconisait une histoire universelle, enseignée dans toutes les écoles du monde, qui commencerait avec les origines de l’univers et qui se terminerait avec le présent et un aperçu du futur qui transcenderait les frontières nationales. Cette histoire se devait d’être enseignée adéquatement. Beaucoup lu et souvent cité par des enseignants, néanmoins Wells n’a pas réussi à influencer les orientations des programmes. Cet article examine sa critique de l’enseignement conventionnel de l’histoire, explore son modèle alternatif et explique son échec éventuel. La contribution importante de Wells au débat sur l’enseignement en histoire durant l’entre-deux-guerres et ses idées éducationnelles ont été par trop négligées.

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A ORIGEM DO UNIVERSO E OS MITOS SONOROS

Revista Observatório ◽

10.20873/uft.2447-4266.2017v3n3p370 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 3 (3) ◽

pp. 370

Author(s):

Marcos Júlio Sergl

Keyword(s):

Memory Consumption ◽

Human Species ◽

Acoustic Event ◽

Human Conduct ◽

Palabras Clave ◽

The Creation ◽

The Universe ◽

Origin Of The Universe

O evento acústico está presente em todos os momentos da vida da espécie humana. Para o homem arcaico, as emanações sonoras foram responsáveis pela criação e desenvolvimento do Universo. Cada emanação sonora se materializou simbólicamente em um Ente Sobrenatural, desvelado pelo homem pelos sons onomatopaicos para poder se comunicar com Ele. A perenização simbólica foi definida pela representação constante dos atos de criação sonoros por meio de histórias coletivas para que permanecessem na memória. Na medida em que são tidos como verídicos e modelos para a conduta humana, toda a comunidade os absorve e consume intelectualmente. Nesta pesquisa analisamos a interrelação entre memória, mito, consumo, gestos sonoros inaugurais e simbolismo, oralmente expressos nos mitos cosmogônicos, responsáveis pela origem do universo. PALAVRAS-CHAVE: Mito; memória; consumo; cosmologia; simbolismo. ABSTRACT The acoustic event is present in every moment of the life of the human species. For the ancient man, the sound emanations were responsible for the creation and development of the universe. Each sonorous emanation materialized symbolically in a Supernatural Entity, unveiled by man by onomatopaics sounds to be able to communicate to it. The symbolic continuity was defined by the constant representation of the sound creation through acts of collective stories to remain in memory. In so far as they are regarded as truthful and models for human conduct, the whole community absorbs and consumes them intellectually. In this study we analyze the interrelationship between memory, myth, consumption, opening sound gestures and symbolism, orally expressed in the cosmogonic myths, responsible for the origin of the universe. KEYWORDS: Myth; memory; consumption; cosmology; symbolism. RESUMEN El evento acústico está presente en cada momento de la vida de la especie humana. Para el anciano, las emanaciones de sonido eran responsables de la creación y desarrollo del universo. Cada emanación sonora materializado simbólicamente en una entidad sobrenatural, dio a conocer por el hombre por los sonidos de onomatopaicos ser capaces de comunicarlo. La continuidad simbólica fue definida por la representación constante de la creación sonora a través de actos de historias colectivas a que permanecen en la memoria. En la medida en que se miran como veraz y modelos humanos, toda la comunidad la absorben y consumen intelectualmente. En este estudio se analiza la relación entre memoria, mito, simbolismo de consumo, apertura y sonido gestos, oralizados en los mitos cosmogónicos, responsables por el origen del universo. PALABRAS CLAVE: Mito; memoria; consumo; cosmología; simbolismo.

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