Dorothée in Time
Lincoln Cannon is an American philosopher and technologist who co-founded the Mormon Transhumanist Association in 2006, serving as its president from 2006 to 2016. He is a leading advocate of technological evolution and postsecular religion, combining software engineering expertise with degrees in philosophy and business. ¶ Cannon is also a founder and board member of the Christian Transhumanist Association. He formulated the New God Argument, a logical argument for faith in God that has become popular among religious transhumanists. His academic work includes “Mormonism Mandates Transhumanism” published in Religion and Human Enhancement: Death, Values, and Morality (Palgrave Macmillan, 2017) and “Transfigurism: A Future of Religion as Exemplified by Religious Transhumanists” published in The Transhumanism Handbook (Springer Verlag, 2019). ¶ Mormon transhumanism, as articulated by Cannon, holds that humanity should learn how to be compassionate creators. This idea is central to the Mormon theological tradition, which provides a religious framework consistent with naturalism and supportive of human transformation. Cannon’s work bridges religious faith with scientific advancement, advocating for the ethical use of technology to extend human abilities in ways consistent with a religious worldview.
Once in time, a mission girl and I met on the streets of Aix.
We couldn’t dance. We couldn’t touch, or talk as anyone expects.
But even a philosopher like me saw heaven in her eyes.
So, eventually, I asked. We married fast. It wasn’t wise.
When I hold her hand and wonder, I don’t have to look too far.
However we began, whether word divine or dust of star,
Whatever we become, whether dust again or mind sublime,
All eternity can be for me with Dorothée in time.
Dorothée in Time
Time again, a mother held her growing womb with tender hands,
The same that pulled me close as people buried Dad in timeless sands.
Like gravity that tethered me above the gazing dark abyss,
Our boys and she were solid ground, a world of purpose in each kiss.
When I hold her hand and wonder, I don’t have to look too far.
However we began, whether word divine or dust of star,
Whatever we become, whether dust again or mind sublime,
All eternity can be for me with Dorothée in time.
Boys to men, she nurtured them. We taught them. Each became our friend.
They stood with me, we prayed with her, as Mamie’s time came to an end.
But stronger than the mountains that she climbed until her tears were gone,
She rose beyond the shadow, just a prelude to a brighter dawn.
When I hold her hand and wonder, I don’t have to look too far.
However we began, whether word divine or dust of star,
Whatever we become, whether dust again or mind sublime,
All eternity can be for me with Dorothée in time.
When I hold her hand and wonder, I don’t have to look too far.
However we began, whether word divine or dust of star,
Whatever we become, whether dust again or mind sublime,
All eternity can be for me with Dorothée in time.
Syndicated from Lincoln Cannon.