New book on atheism, transhumanism, and x-risk
Phil Torres is the creative force behind the highly enjoyable folk music of Baobab, and he also writes philosophy papers (under the name “Philippe Verdoux”).
His forthcoming book may be of interest to LWers: A Crisis of Faith: Atheism, Emerging Technologies, and the Future of Humanity. Mostly it’s a beginner’s book about atheism, but chapter 20 discusses cognitive enhancement and mind uploading, and chapter 21 discusses existential risks as one of the most important things for humans to address once they’ve stopped fooling around with religion. There’s also an appendix on the simulation argument.
Is this a book that will teach LW a lot, or a book that will restate LW views and let us read about how right we are?
Merely a book that restates some standard LW memes for a less sophisticated audience.
Was one of the 20s supposed to be something else?
Fixed, thanks.