Christianity, Science, and Three Phases of Being Human
The alleged conflict between religion and science most pointedly focuses on what it is to be human. Western philosophical thought regarding this has progressed through three broad stages: mind/body dualism, Neo-Darwinism, and most recently strong artificial intelligence (AI). I trace these views wit...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley-Blackwell
[2021]
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Zygon
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Christianity
/ Human image
/ Person
/ Body
/ Theory of evolution
/ Artificial intelligence
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| RelBib Classification: | AB Philosophy of religion; criticism of religion; atheism CF Christianity and Science NBE Anthropology NCA Ethics |
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Religion and science
B Paul Kurzweil B Neo-darwinism B freedom to choose B Richard Swinburne B Artificial Intelligence B Hans Moravek B anthropological dualism B anthropological monism B Moral Agency |
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| Summary: | The alleged conflict between religion and science most pointedly focuses on what it is to be human. Western philosophical thought regarding this has progressed through three broad stages: mind/body dualism, Neo-Darwinism, and most recently strong artificial intelligence (AI). I trace these views with respect to their relation to Christian views of humans, suggesting that while the first two might be compatible with Christian thought, strong AI presents serious challenges to a Christian understanding of personhood, including our freedom to choose, moral choice itself, self-consciousness, and the relevance of God to our beginning, being, and ending. |
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| ISSN: | 1467-9744 |
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1111/zygo.12665 |