Will Digital Immortality Replace Religion?
In this article, I show why the Christian faith, which is, among other things, a response to the need for life’s meaning and an anticipation of eternal life, will not become superfluous in case digital immortality is achieved. I also deepen a view that emerges from this debate, which is the view of...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Routledge
2023
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Theology and science
Year: 2023, Volume: 21, Issue: 2, Pages: 302-314 |
| RelBib Classification: | CF Christianity and Science NBE Anthropology NCJ Ethics of science VA Philosophy |
| Further subjects: | B
Transhumanism
B Organizational commitment B Merit B Christianity B digital transformation B Philosophy |
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| Summary: | In this article, I show why the Christian faith, which is, among other things, a response to the need for life’s meaning and an anticipation of eternal life, will not become superfluous in case digital immortality is achieved. I also deepen a view that emerges from this debate, which is the view of both Christian religion and transhumanism as promises of happiness. I argue that they differ from each other in that Christian religion, unlike transhumanism, requires everybody to commit themselves to moral growth. |
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| ISSN: | 1474-6719 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Theology and science
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/14746700.2023.2188375 |