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current topics>>>

Google Group Discussions

Did you know you can join in current online

discussion groups with other Association

members?

Some of the latest, exciting google group topics:

> Ken Jenning's opinion of transhumanists

> WSJ: Steven Pinker: Why Violence Is Vanishing

> The Second Coming

> Morality in the multiverse

For more information go to

http://groups.google.com/group/transfigurism

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Blogging Buffet

Quarterly

Association members blog in earnest

Upcoming Transhumanism and Religion presentation

Association conference updated

New appointee to office of general counsel

Association blogging

Did you know you can add your blog to the aggregation at http://transfigurism.org/pages/

blogs/? Simply email your URL to admin@transfigurism.org.

Its no secret! Association members

love to blog about topics as wide-

ranging as water treatment and the bibli-

>Noah Heninger's Finding Mormoni

>Allen Leigh's Science and Mormoni

Mormon Pagans: Mormonism and the

New Spirituality f

>James Carroll's Amateur Scriptorians

and self-named blog k

>Micah Redding's Eminent Human and

American Bedouin: King of the Anar-

chists

>Carl Youngblood's Real Prese

>Chris Bradford'sLet Us Reason

>Daniel Durrant's self-named b

>Dave Sonntag's Asian Life Scien

>David Foster's Stranger than Fict

cal Creation story. Associa-

tion members often relish

the opportunity to challenge,

share, and swap ideas by

posting and commenting in

the blogosphere. Below is a

sampling of Association

blogs.

>Doe Daughtrey's New Age

Read the posts

online at http://

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pages/blogs!

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A quarterly review of the Mormon Transhumanist Associa

>Brad Carmac

Thoughtproduct in the l

of

>Bryant Smith's Wor

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the World Transhumanist Association. A

founder of the Turing Church, Prisco pro-

poses transhumanist "cosmic visions" as

alternatives to major religions.

In his presentation, Giulio quotes Ray Kur-

zweil: In my view, the primary issue is not

the mass of the Universe, or the possible

existence of antigravity, or of Einstein's so-

called cosmological constant. Rather, the

fate of the Universe is a decision yet to be

made, one which we will intelligently con-

sider when the time is right. Giulio also

writes: Transhumanism is not a religion

because it is based on science instead of

supernatural beliefs. But it can replace reli-

gion by offering the same drive and hope.

On September 2, 2011, Association President Lincoln Cannon appointed Marcus Flinders to theoffice of general

counsel. Marcus is the Founding Attorney of Marcus Flinders Law Firm and specializes in corporate and busi-

ness law as well as tax planning and litigation. Marcus served a mission to Cote dIvoire for the LDS Church, is

married and has three children.

FlindersMarcus

On 13 October 2011 at 4pm eastern,

Association member Giulio Prisco will

speak on Transhumanism and Religion.

Giulio's speech will be a revised and

expanded version of the talk he gave on

"The Cosmic Visions of the Turing

Church" at the Transhumanism and Spir-

ituality Conference 2010 (slides availa-

ble at http://giulioprisco.blogspot.com).

Giulio Prisco is a technology consultant,

physicist, computer scientist, writer and

futurist. He is a director of the Institute

for Ethics and Emerging Technologies

and the Associazione Italiana Tran-

sumanisti, and was executive director of

Giulio PriscoPresenting in Manhattan:Transhumanism and Religion

October 13, 2011Rodriguez Room (Miguel 311)

Manhattan College, NYC

coming soon>>>

Association Conference

When: April 6, 2012

Where: SLC

What: The Mormon Transhumanist As

sociation Conference 2012 will be the

first conference focused explicitly on

both Mormonism and Transhumanism

Speakers will include Lincoln Cannon

President, and Chris Bradford, Vice

President. Other members of the assocation and invited speakers will also pr

sent. Membership in the association is

not required to attend. Additional deta

will be provided later. Mark you calen

dar, and plan to join us as we enginee

meaning together!

Be a Missionary!

Looking for some ways to share what you

value from the Association? Here are some

ideas:

1. Send the join link to a friend in a chat

or email! (http://transfigurism.org/pages/

join/)

2. Forward this newsletter to a peer!

3. Invite an amigo to check out our Face-

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