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View article: Horizon Scan of Emerging Issues at the Intersection of National Security, Artificial Intelligence, and Human Performance Enhancement
Horizon Scan of Emerging Issues at the Intersection of National Security, Artificial Intelligence, and Human Performance Enhancement Open
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View article: Mulder’s hail Mary
Mulder’s hail Mary Open
In a recent article Jack Mulder, Jr gives a Plantinga-style defence of the Virgin Mary’s free consent to bear Jesus at the Annunciation. Against Mulder, I argue that a theodicy (rather than a defence) is necessary to undermine my arguments…
View article: Heavenly Overpopulation: Rethinking The Ethics Of Procreation
Heavenly Overpopulation: Rethinking The Ethics Of Procreation Open
Many theists believe both (1) that Heaven will be infinitely or maximally good for its residents and (2) that most humans will, eventually, reside in Heaven. Further, most theists believe (3) that human procreation is often all-things-cons…
View article: How do we justify research into enhanced warfighters?
How do we justify research into enhanced warfighters? Open
State militaries have strong interests in developing enhanced warfighters: taking otherwise healthy service personnel (soldiers, marines, pilots, etc.) and pushing their biological, physiological, and cognitive capacities beyond their indi…
View article: Self-Defense for Theists
Self-Defense for Theists Open
According to Theistic Defensive Incompatibilism, common theistic commitments limit the scope or explanation of permissible self-defense. In this essay, I offer six original arguments for Theistic Defensive Incompatibilism. The first four a…
View article: The ethics of AI-assisted warfighter enhancement research and experimentation: Historical perspectives and ethical challenges
The ethics of AI-assisted warfighter enhancement research and experimentation: Historical perspectives and ethical challenges Open
The military applications of AI raise myriad ethical challenges. Critical among them is how AI integrates with human decision making to enhance cognitive performance on the battlefield. AI applications range from augmented reality devices …
View article: In Defense of Animal Universalism
In Defense of Animal Universalism Open
This paper defends “Animal Universalism,” the thesis that all sentient non-human animals will be brought into Heaven and remain there for eternity. It assumes that God exists and is all-powerful, perfectly loving, and perfectly just. From …