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Futureproofing Humanity: Existential Risk and the Technomyths of Human Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, and Our Future among the Stars

Robert M. Geraci

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Description:Asteroids and nuclear war, climate change and artificial intelligence…the universe is a dangerous place. In response to these and other “existential risks,” 21st century futurists claim that only extraordinary investment in advanced technology can save humanity from extinction. Their hope for technological salvation promises that one day we will scientifically enhance our bodies and minds, ultimately delivering immortality and a spacefaring life among the stars.Robert M Geraci, one of the leading U.S. scholars of the intersection of religion and technology, instead offers a provocative new reading on contemporary technology, the rhetoric of existential risk, and the modern myths of scientific salvation around genetic engineering, artificial intelligence, urban design, and spaceflight.Geraci suggests that we do, in fact, need a mythical view for our modern world. But to futureproof our species – to ensure we live for centuries and millennia to come – calls for a responsible myth, one committed to our shared human (and possibly posthuman) civilization. Robert M Geraci, Knight Distinguished Chair for the Study of Religion and Culture at Knox College, is also the author of Apocalyptic Visions of Heaven in Robotics, Artificial Intelligence, and Virtual Reality; Virtually Myth and Meaning in World of Warcraft and Second Life; and Futures of Artificial Perspectives from India and the U.S.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Futureproofing Humanity: Existential Risk and the Technomyths of Human Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, and Our Future among the Stars. To get started finding Futureproofing Humanity: Existential Risk and the Technomyths of Human Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, and Our Future among the Stars, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: Asteroids and nuclear war, climate change and artificial intelligence…the universe is a dangerous place. In response to these and other “existential risks,” 21st century futurists claim that only extraordinary investment in advanced technology can save humanity from extinction. Their hope for technological salvation promises that one day we will scientifically enhance our bodies and minds, ultimately delivering immortality and a spacefaring life among the stars.Robert M Geraci, one of the leading U.S. scholars of the intersection of religion and technology, instead offers a provocative new reading on contemporary technology, the rhetoric of existential risk, and the modern myths of scientific salvation around genetic engineering, artificial intelligence, urban design, and spaceflight.Geraci suggests that we do, in fact, need a mythical view for our modern world. But to futureproof our species – to ensure we live for centuries and millennia to come – calls for a responsible myth, one committed to our shared human (and possibly posthuman) civilization. Robert M Geraci, Knight Distinguished Chair for the Study of Religion and Culture at Knox College, is also the author of Apocalyptic Visions of Heaven in Robotics, Artificial Intelligence, and Virtual Reality; Virtually Myth and Meaning in World of Warcraft and Second Life; and Futures of Artificial Perspectives from India and the U.S.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Futureproofing Humanity: Existential Risk and the Technomyths of Human Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, and Our Future among the Stars. To get started finding Futureproofing Humanity: Existential Risk and the Technomyths of Human Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, and Our Future among the Stars, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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