Seth Villegas's guest appearances

Seth Villegas

SparkDialog

Down the Wormhole

John Van Sloten

Amanda Glaze-Crampes

Carolyn Hall

Eric Elnes

Kristel Clayville

Briana Pobiner

Tony Milligan

Aubrey de Grey

Nina Strohminger

Brian McLaren

David Wilkinson

Michael Zimmerman

Ethan Siegel

Avi Loeb

Kenneth Makuakane

OwlTail

Episode 75 In part 10 of our Sinai and Synapses interview series, we are talking with Seth Villegas. He is a PhD student in constructive theology at Boston University. He focuses primarily on how technology affects religious and religious-like ideas. His current research examines transhumanist and other secular communities, asking questions about the future of religious life. We talk about the incoming technological utopia/dystopia, the search for meaning, and the nature of the human soul.    Support this podcast on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/DowntheWormholepodcast   More information at https://www.downthewormhole.com/   produced by Zack Jackson music by Zack Jackson and Barton Willis 

Episode 75 In part 10 of our Sinai and Synapses interview series, we are talking with Seth Villegas. He is a PhD student in constructive theology at Boston University. He focuses primarily on how technology affects religious and religious-like ideas. His current research examines transhumanist and other secular communities, asking questions about the future of religious life. We talk about the incoming technological utopia/dystopia, the search for meaning, and the nature of the human soul.  Support this podcast on Patreon at <a href="https://www.patreon.com/DowntheWormholepodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/DowntheWormholepodcast</a> More information at <a href="https://www.downthewormhole.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.downthewormhole.com/</a> produced by Zack Jackson music by Zack Jackson and Barton Willis

Elevating the Discourse with Seth Villegas (PhD Student)

If you lost a limb, would you use technology to help you regain some of your ability? What if you were deaf? Chances are, if technology could help you, you probably would jump at the opportunity. But how about taking it one step farther. What if technology could make you smarter than you already are? Stronger? Maybe even live longer, perhaps forever? Welcome to the world of transhumanism.  Goals like these are what proponents of the transhumanist movement have in mind – the merging of man and machine for the “betterment” of themselves. Sometimes this involves “upgrading” their bodies. Some go farther and hope for radical life extension, or even hope to achieve immortality by uploading their brains to the internet. But at what cost?  Would these measures actually help us avoid death?  Today, my guest is Seth Villegas.  Seth is a PhD student at Boston University’s School of Theology.  He focuses on the intersection between technology and ethics, and how even a seemingly secular movement like transhumanism can have similarities with religion. If you are a patron of the podcast, check out the bonus material associated with this episode.  If you are not a patron and want to become one, you can join at Patreon.com/sparkdialog.  As you know, podcasts are free to listen to, but they are not free to produce.  Your support goes to the operational costs of this podcast.  Thank you all for your support! Some of the background music you heard are clips from: Sudden Goodbye by Alex (c) copyright 2013 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/AlexBeroza/43002 Ft: TheDice The Sun Smiles on LightSail 2 by gurdonark (c) copyright 2019 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/gurdonark/60157 Ft: 7OOP3D Triptych of Snippets by septahelix (c) copyright 2019 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/septahelix/60171 Depart (cdk mix) by Analog By Nature (c) copyright 2015 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/cdk/50347 Ft: Tekno Eddy The post Ep 92: Merging Man and Machine: Transhumanism and Religion – with guest Seth Villegas appeared first on Elizabeth Fernandez.

If you lost a limb, would you use technology to help you regain some of your ability? What if you were deaf? Chances are, if technology could help you, you probably would jump at the opportunity. But how about taking it one step farther. What if technology could make you smarter than you already are? Stronger? Maybe even live longer, perhaps forever? Welcome to the world of transhumanism.  Goals like these are what proponents of the transhumanist movement have in mind – the merging of man and machine for the “betterment” of themselves. Sometimes this involves <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-49893869" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">“upgrading” their bodies</a>. Some go farther and hope for <a href="https://sparkdialog.com/can-science-help-us-live-forever/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">radical life extension</a>, or even hope to achieve immortality by <a href="https://sparkdialog.com/mind-uploading/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">uploading their brains to the internet</a>. But at what cost?  Would these measures actually help us avoid death?  Today, my guest is <a href="https://www.sethvillegas.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Seth Villegas</a>.  Seth is a PhD student at <a href="http://www.bu.edu/sth/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Boston University’s School of Theology</a>.  He focuses on the intersection between technology and ethics, and how even a seemingly secular movement like transhumanism can have similarities with religion. If you are a patron of the podcast, check out the <a href="https://www.patreon.com/posts/47029992" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">bonus material associated with this episode.</a>  If you are not a patron and want to become one, you can join at <a href="https://www.patreon.com/sparkdialog" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Patreon.com/sparkdialog</a>.  As you know, podcasts are free to listen to, but they are not free to produce.  Your support goes to the operational costs of this podcast.  Thank you all for your support! Some of the background music you heard are clips from: Sudden Goodbye by Alex (c) copyright 2013 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. <a href="http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/AlexBeroza/43002" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/AlexBeroza/43002</a> Ft: TheDice The Sun Smiles on LightSail 2 by gurdonark (c) copyright 2019 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. <a href="http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/gurdonark/60157" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/gurdonark/60157</a> Ft: 7OOP3D Triptych of Snippets by septahelix (c) copyright 2019 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. <a href="http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/septahelix/60171" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/septahelix/60171</a> Depart (cdk mix) by Analog By Nature (c) copyright 2015 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license. <a href="http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/cdk/50347" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/cdk/50347</a> Ft: Tekno Eddy The post <a href="https://sparkdialog.com/ep-92-merging-man-and-machine-transhumanism-and-religion-with-guest-seth-villegas/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ep 92: Merging Man and Machine: Transhumanism and Religion – with guest Seth Villegas</a> appeared first on <a href="https://sparkdialog.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Elizabeth Fernandez</a>.

Ep 92: Merging Man and Machine: Transhumanism and Religion - with guest Seth Villegas