<p><b>Seminar on Transhumanism and Religion in Second Life</b>
</p><p>Sunday, April 29, 2007
</p><p>10am SLT-PST, <a href="http://uvvy.com/index.php/Uvvy_island_in_SL" title="Uvvy island in SL">uvvy island in SL</a>
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<p>Speakers:
</p><p><a href="http://transfigurism.org/community/blogs/administration/archive/2007/04/11/2641.aspx?CommentPosted=true#commentmessage" class="external text" title="http://transfigurism.org/community/blogs/administration/archive/2007/04/11/2641.aspx?CommentPosted=true#commentmessage" rel="nofollow">
Lincoln Cannon</a>, President, <a href="http://transfigurism.org/" class="external text" title="http://transfigurism.org/" rel="nofollow">Mormon Transhumanist Association</a>
</p><p><a href="http://transumanar.com/index.php/site/extropia_dasilva_transhumanist_avatar/" class="external text" title="http://transumanar.com/index.php/site/extropia_dasilva_transhumanist_avatar/" rel="nofollow">Extropia Dasilva
</a>,
Fascinating and Mysterious Virtual Personality. Extropia is a
"transhumanist avatar" who writes some of the best mind expanding stuff
about first and second life, the universe and everything.
</p><p><a href="http://ieet.org/index.php/IEET/bio/hughes/" class="external text" title="http://ieet.org/index.php/IEET/bio/hughes/" rel="nofollow">James Hughes</a>, Executive Director, <a href="http://ieet.org/" class="external text" title="http://ieet.org/" rel="nofollow">
Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies</a>. James will present his paper <a href="http://ieet.org/index.php/IEET/more/hughes20070401/" class="external text" title="http://ieet.org/index.php/IEET/more/hughes20070401/" rel="nofollow">
"The
Compatibility of Religious and Transhumanist Views of Metaphysics,
Suffering, Virtue and Transcendence in an Enhanced Future"</a>.
</p><p><a href="http://transhumanism.org/index.php/WTA/board/#Prisco" class="external text" title="http://transhumanism.org/index.php/WTA/board/#Prisco" rel="nofollow">Giulio Prisco</a>, Executive Director, <a href="http://www.transhumanism.org/" class="external text" title="http://www.transhumanism.org/" rel="nofollow">
World Transhumanist Association</a>. Giulio will summarize his article/book precis <a href="http://ieet.org/index.php/IEET/more/prisco20041201/" class="external text" title="http://ieet.org/index.php/IEET/more/prisco20041201/" rel="nofollow">
"Engineering Transcendence"</a>.
</p><p>Most speakers will use audio streaming for presentations and answers to questions from the audience.
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<p>See also
</p><p><a href="http://transumanar.com/index.php/site/seminar_on_transhumanism_and_religion_in_second_life/" class="external free" title="http://transumanar.com/index.php/site/seminar_on_transhumanism_and_religion_in_second_life/" rel="nofollow">
http://transumanar.com/index.php/site/seminar_on_transhumanism_and_religion_in_second_life/</a>
</p><p><a href="http://ieet.org/index.php/IEET/eventinfo/slhreligion/" class="external free" title="http://ieet.org/index.php/IEET/eventinfo/slhreligion/" rel="nofollow">http://ieet.org/index.php/IEET/eventinfo/slhreligion/
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</p><p><a href="http://transfigurism.org/community/blogs/administration/archive/2007/04/11/2641.aspx" class="external free" title="http://transfigurism.org/community/blogs/administration/archive/2007/04/11/2641.aspx" rel="nofollow">
http://transfigurism.org/community/blogs/administration/archive/2007/04/11/2641.aspx</a>
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