Futurism, Spirituality, and Faith

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Carl

Youngblood www.londonfuturists.com

Futurism, Spirituality, and Faith

2pm, Saturday, September 21, 2013

Birkbeck College, Torrington Square

Gennaro

Giannini

Imtiaz

Salam

Giulio

Prisco

http://www.meetup.com/London-Futurists/

http://londonfuturists.com/

http://www.londonfuturists.com/


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David Wood

@dw2

Chair, London Futurists


www.londonfuturists.com

https://twitter.com/dw2



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Serious analysis

of radical scenarios

for the next 3 - 40 years

What is technically feasible?

What is desirable?

How can we enable & accelerate the desirable scenarios?

and



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Techo-progressive mechanisms to improve

ourselves, society, humanity…?

Technology

Engineering

Scientific enquiry

Critical thinking

Education

Rationality

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Technology

Engineering

Scientific enquiry

Critical thinking

Education

Rationality

Spirituality

Intuition

Age-old wisdom

Meditation

Religion

Faith

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Technology

Engineering

Scientific enquiry

Critical thinking

Education

Rationality

Spirituality

Intuition

Meditation

Age-old wisdom

Religion

Faith

Community

Passion

Energy

Irrationality?

Mind power?

Other worldly?

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The role of faith in the modern world?

http://blog.lifeway.com

/lifewayresearch/2013

/09/13/many-

americans-link-u-s-

military-strike-in-syria-

to-end-times/

“I believe the battles in

Syria are all part of the

prophecies of the

Book of Revelation”:

32% of 1,001 Americans

replied ‘Yes’

http://blog.lifeway.com/lifewayresearch/2013/09/13/many-americans-link-u-s-military-strike-in-syria-to-end-times/

























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Techno-progressive approaches to

movements that promote spirituality and faith

1. Ignore or sidestep them?

2. Oppose them?

3. Seek positive dialog / mutual insight?

4. Imitate aspects?

5. Collaborate with (common cause)?

6. Merge with and transform?

Community

Passion

Energy

Irrationality?

Mind power?

Other worldly?

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Carl





Gennaro

Giannini

Imtiaz

Salam

Giulio

Prisco





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What can ‘interested people’ do,

to accelerate radical healthy longevity?

7pm, Sunday, September 29, 2013

Hangout On Air – live on YouTube

Franco Cortese Aubrey de Grey Ilia Stambler Maria Konovalenko

www.meetup.com/London-Futurists/


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The Energy of Nations: Risk blindness and the road to renaissance

with Jeremy Leggett

2pm, Saturday

October 5, 2013

Birkbeck College,

Torrington Square





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Secularism, Liberalism,

and the Human Future: Emerging Technologies and the Challenge for Liberal Democracies

with Russell Blackford

2pm, Saturday

November 9, 2013

Birkbeck College,

Torrington Square





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Carl





Gennaro

Giannini

Imtiaz

Salam

Giulio

Prisco



