In part 2 of our discussion on cybernetic immortality and resurrection we look into the concepts of the soul, personal continuity, and resurrection as we compare the Christian image of hope with the possibility of uploading the mind. ----more---- Topics: The nature of the soul: Dualism v. psychosomatic unity Influences on Christian theology of the soul Wolfhart Pannenberg on Christian anthropology Pannenberg, Wolfhart. Systematic Theology 3 volumes ed. Geoffrey Bromilley. Grand Rapids: William B. Eerrdmans Publishing Company, 1991-1998. Resurrection as embodied existence The “Spiritual Body” in Paul The intermediate state between death and resurrection Dr. Douglas Estes on cybernetic immortality: https://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2018/november-web-only/cybernetics.html Continuity and discontinuity of the person in resurrection Issues of bodily continuity within the present life Quantitative vs. Qualitative continuity Nancy Murphy on the nature of continuity Murphy, Nancy. "The Resurrection Body and Personal Identity: Possibilities and Limits of Eschatological Knowledge," In Resurrection: Theological and Scientific Assessments. ed Ted Peters, Robert John Russell, and Michael Welker. Grand Rapids: William B. Eerrdmans Publishing Company, 2002. Factors of personal continuity Body and memory Virtue and vice Relationships Awareness Types of Flesh: Present v. Spiritual v. artificial Cybernetic immortality as quasi-religious endeavor Can God resurrect a cybernetic life? Noreen Hertzler on uploading the mid Hertzler, Noreen. "Cybernetic Immortality versus Christian Resurrection," in Resurrection: Theological and Scientific Assessments. ed Ted Peters, Robert John Russell, and Michael Welker. Grand Rapids: William B. Eerrdmans Publishing Company, 2002. Cybernetic immortality and the relationship to creation Looking Ahead: Adaptive Fabric, https://www.technologyreview.com/s/612909/this-new-fabric-will-automatically-cool-you-down-when-you-get-hot-and-sweaty/   Passages Reference: Genesis 2:7 Job 34:14-15 1 Cor 15:34-38 1 Cor 15:39-41 Philippians 3:21   Facebook: fb.me/SGSTPodcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/SGSTPodcast   Intro and outro music: Cosmic Pluck from Vycroft. ( https://freesound.org/people/vykroft/ ) “For the Church Segment” transition music: Marketing from Skibka Music. ( https://freesound.org/people/SkibkaMusic/ )