“Where, O Death, Is Your Sting?”: The Resurrected Body, Its Cyborgnetic Future and the Advent of Christian Transhumanism

Authors

  • James McBride New York University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33182/joph.v2i1.1788

Keywords:

Brain preservation, Robots, Resurrection, Cyborgnetic bodies, Christian transhumanism

Abstract

The 21st century’s robotic revolution will have massive effects on human societies. Neuroscientists have experimented with the idea of preserving the brain after death through vitrifixation in the hopes of uploading the minds of individuals into the cloud or cyborgnetic bodies. However, the likelihood of duplicating the 86 billion neurons in the human connectome is remote. Yet neuroscientists have had some success in connecting brain cells to robots, which echoes the philosophical question of “Brains in a Vat.”  This article addresses the consequences of such a development for Christianity. Since Christianity is predicated on resurrection and life everlasting, the transhumanist vision of connecting the human brain to cyborgnetic bodies, particularly if it becomes popular, poses a serious challenge. This article suggests a way in which Christianity may be able to incorporate that vision into Christian theology, leading to the advent of Christian transhumanism.

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Published

2022-02-28

How to Cite

McBride, J. “‘Where, O Death, Is Your Sting?’: The Resurrected Body, Its Cyborgnetic Future and the Advent of Christian Transhumanism”. Journal of Posthumanism, vol. 2, no. 1, Feb. 2022, pp. 37-44, doi:10.33182/joph.v2i1.1788.

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Dossier: World Posthuman Society (WPS)-Infinity