Braden Molhoek
Biographic Data
| ID | 9587164 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Braden Molhoek |
| GIVEN NAMES | Braden |
| FAMILY NAME | Molhoek |
| SIGNATURE | MOLHOEK B |
| AFFILIATIONS | Graduate Theological Union |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6159-3466 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Provoked by Provocation, Human virtue and Telos , and the Intersection of Loneliness, Connection, and Technology
This is a response to Brian Patrick Green's 2023 Russell Family Fellowship Conference Paper. I first explore Green's usage of “provocation.” Then in addressing his argument about transhumanism, I ask whether virtue can help us define sufficient change for a new form of humanity. Finally, I address Green's discussion of loneliness and connection. In a finite and imperfect world where no one is owed relationality, is technology an incomplete soluti…
Introduction
I am pleased to be able to introduce the special issue papers in this issue that arose from the work done as part of the John Templeton Foundation project entitled “Virtuous AI?: Cultural Evolution
The Scope of Planetarity and What Constitutes Refraction
This essay is a response to Adam Pryor's Russell Family Fellowship Paper from the 2020 RFF Conference at the Center for Theology and the Natural Sciences of the Graduate Theological Union. It engages with Pyror's argument, critiquing his view of planetarity as too large. Planetarity is also too small to be limited to a planet, because a planet or a moon that can sustain life, at least life as currently understood, requires an energy source, in th…
The scope of human creative action
This article examines the relationship between artificial general intelligence (AGI) and the image of God. After identifying various models that Christian theologians use to classify or define the imago Dei, particular attention will be given to the ‘created co-creator’ model. Scholars have interpreted this model in different ways, based on the nature of human creative action. This action is seen as either subordinate to divine creation action or…
Intelligence, empathy, and memory
In this research article, I seek to expand the conversation regarding moral enhancement by identifying traits or capacities that if enhanced would lead to an increase in moral behaviour. I decided to focus on the three capacities: intelligence, empathy and memory. These abilities do not necessarily lead to moral behaviour on their own; however, building on a study on the relationship of intelligence and morality, I argued that enhancing intellige…
Reflections on the Implications of the Human Lineage
In this response to Dr. Cole-Turner's paper I offer four implications of humanity's origins for theology: (1) origin of sin and original sin in the human lineage, (2) can appealing to the incarnation and the Trinity provide a more robust defense of diversity and against racism? (3) is Dr. Cole-Turner engaging in theological introgression and is theological introgression a problem or is it to be expected based on the history of the human lineage? …
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Reflections on the Implications of the Human Lineage
In this response to Dr. Cole-Turner's paper I offer four implications of humanity's origins for theology: (1) origin of sin and original sin in the human lineage, (2) can appealing to the incarnation and the Trinity provide a more robust defense of diversity and against racism? (3) is Dr. Cole-Turner engaging in theological introgression and is theological introgression a problem or is it to be expected based on the history of the human lineage? …
Intelligence, empathy, and memory
In this research article, I seek to expand the conversation regarding moral enhancement by identifying traits or capacities that if enhanced would lead to an increase in moral behaviour. I decided to focus on the three capacities: intelligence, empathy and memory. These abilities do not necessarily lead to moral behaviour on their own; however, building on a study on the relationship of intelligence and morality, I argued that enhancing intellige…
The Scope of Planetarity and What Constitutes Refraction
This essay is a response to Adam Pryor's Russell Family Fellowship Paper from the 2020 RFF Conference at the Center for Theology and the Natural Sciences of the Graduate Theological Union. It engages with Pyror's argument, critiquing his view of planetarity as too large. Planetarity is also too small to be limited to a planet, because a planet or a moon that can sustain life, at least life as currently understood, requires an energy source, in th…
The scope of human creative action
This article examines the relationship between artificial general intelligence (AGI) and the image of God. After identifying various models that Christian theologians use to classify or define the imago Dei, particular attention will be given to the ‘created co-creator’ model. Scholars have interpreted this model in different ways, based on the nature of human creative action. This action is seen as either subordinate to divine creation action or…
Introduction
I am pleased to be able to introduce the special issue papers in this issue that arose from the work done as part of the John Templeton Foundation project entitled “Virtuous AI?: Cultural Evolution
Provoked by Provocation, Human virtue and Telos , and the Intersection of Loneliness, Connection, and Technology
This is a response to Brian Patrick Green's 2023 Russell Family Fellowship Conference Paper. I first explore Green's usage of “provocation.” Then in addressing his argument about transhumanism, I ask whether virtue can help us define sufficient change for a new form of humanity. Finally, I address Green's discussion of loneliness and connection. In a finite and imperfect world where no one is owed relationality, is technology an incomplete soluti…
Epistemology (5 works) · Philosophy (4 works) · Neuroethics, Human Enhancement, Biomedical Innovations (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Theology and Philosophy of Evil (3 works) · Environmental ethics (2 works) · Ethics and Social Impacts of AI (2 works) · Humanity (2 works) · Theology (2 works)