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The New God Argument
Formulated by Lincoln Cannon and Joseph West
If we will not go extinct before becoming posthumans then, given assumptions consistent withcontemporary science and technological trends, posthumans probably already exist that are morebenevolent than us and that created our world. If prehumans are probable then posthumans probably already exist. If posthumans probably increased faster in destructive than defensive capacity then posthumans probably are more benevolent than us. If posthumans probably create create many worldslike those in their past then posthumans probably created our world. The only alternative is that we probably will go extinct before becoming posthumans.
The Faith Position
We will not go extinct before becoming posthumans.
F1
) we will not go extinct before becoming posthumans [assumption]
The Angel Argument
If prehumans are probable then posthumans probably already exist.
A1
) EITHER prehumans are improbable OR we probably will go extinct before becoming posthumans ORposthumans probably already exist [great filter argument]
A2
) prehumans are probable [assumption]
A3
) EITHER we probably will go extinct before becoming posthumans OR posthumans probably alreadyexist [from A1 and A2]
A4
) posthumans probably already exist [from A3 and F1]
The Benevolence Argument
If posthumans probably have increased faster in destructive than defensive capacity then posthumans probably are more benevolent than us.
B1
) EITHER posthumans probably have not increased faster in destructive than defensive capacity ORposthumans probably are more benevolent than us OR we probably will go extinct before becomingposthumans [assumption]
B2
) posthumans probably have increased faster in destructive than defensive capacity [assumption]
B3
) EITHER posthumans probably are more benevolent than us OR we probably will go extinct beforebecoming posthumans [from B1 and B2]
B4
) posthumans probably are more benevolent than us [from B3 and F1]
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