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"Transhumanism is all the rage with tech billionaires pushing mind uploading, AGI, and more. But where do those ideas come from?

This week Meghan O’Gieblyn joins @parismarx.bsky.social to discuss the religious roots of transhumanist visions of the future.

Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/218_..."

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