The Abolition of Man
Human Nature
And all the time — such is the tragi-comedy of our situation — we continue to clamor for those very qualities we are rendering impossible. You can hardly open a periodical without coming across the statement that what our civilization needs is more “drive”, or dynamism, or self-sacrifice, or “creativity”. In a sort of ghastly simplicity we remove the organ and demand the function. We make men without chests and expect of them virtue and enterprise. We laugh at honour and are shocked to find traitors in our midst. We castrate and bid the geldings be fruitful.
C.S. Lewis, The Abolition of Man
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The audio presentation below features Ken Myers speaking to a SMU (in Dallas, Tx) audience circa 1999, concerning the meaning, directions, and the deeper philosophical and theoretical implications that have tendencies affecting our lives in light of Christian conviction. We appreciate this opportunity to share with you the substance and insights of that meeting and ask you to join us while we consider what seems to be something that is very profound transpiring in the present. Moreover, it allows us an opportunity to muse at a certain distance what many see as inevitable realties, and over what these kinds of developments mean and how they might effect our lives as Christians.
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==> Modern Culture and the Death of Human Nature <==
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Modern Culture & the Death of Human Nature
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For those of you who would like a sophisticated and more in depth consideration of this subject you will want to take this article which appeared in the 2015 issue of First Things Magazine titled ==> Humanity 4.5.
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The Evil Twins of Technocracy and Transhumanism
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==> Transhumanism and the Posthuman Future: Will Technological Progress Get Us There?
→ Transhumanism & Its Critics
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If you’re interested to learn more about this topic an interesting book can also be found off of our bookshelf titled ==> Visions of Technological Transcendence .
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ABOUT THE SPEAKER: Ken Myers did his first radio interview when he was working in college radio. Since 1993, MARS HILL AUDIO has been committed to assisting Christians who desire to move from thoughtless consumption of contemporary culture to a vantage point of thoughtful engagement. This link will take you to our Mars Hill Audio page where at you will find a hotlink to their home page.
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The book titled ==> C.S. Lewis for the Third Millennium is something you will also want to be sure and take a look at if you find these themes of interest. Peter Kreeft subtitled this book, Six Essays on The Abolition of Man. Kreeft’s analysis and treatment offers a very rich and detailed exposition of what Lewis had to say in The Abolition of Man. Follow the hotlink above to go to our web page on this book where you will find more information and a link to the Amazon site where you can find more reviews and order information.
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If you are interested in seeing further developments in the way some of these issues are being played out, please visit our page titled ==> Technocalyps, then click on “The Transhuman” for the first in a series of three documentary expositions by film maker Frank Theys.
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G.K. Chesterton The Apostle of Common Sense – God is Dead: Chesterton vs. Nietzsche