The Courage Assumption

The Courage Assumption is a proposition that we, as a human civilization, will not become extinct before evolving into a superhuman civilization. The proposition may be false. However, to the extent we do not know it to be false, we may have practical or moral reasons to trust that it is true -- even to make it true.

In any case, the Courage Assumption is a common aspiration among secular advocates of technological evolution, such as Transhumanists. And it may be consistent with the religious doctrine of theosis, also known as deification: the idea that humanity should become as God.

The Courage Assumption was formerly known as the Faith Assumption and the Faith Position.

Courage Assumption

Assumption Support

1. The Bible teaches theosis
2. Early Christian authorities teach theosis
3. Catholic authorities teach theosis
4. The Book of Mormon teaches theosis
5. Mormon authorities teach theosis
6. Futurists anticipate theosis
7. Atheists anticipate theosis
8. Politicians on the Courage Assumption
9. Bostrom, Nick. "In Defense of Posthuman Dignity." Bioethics 19.3: 202-214. 2005. Web.
10. Cannon, Lincoln. "The Practical Power of Created Truth." Lincoln Cannon. 12 Jan. 2024. Web.
11. Cannon, Lincoln. "What If It All Works Out?" Lincoln Cannon. 15 Sep. 2020. Web.
12. Cannon, Lincoln. "Dynamic Faith in Pancritical Rationalism." Lincoln Cannon. 7 Oct. 2011. Web.
13. James, William. The Will to Believe. New York: Longmans Green, 1907. 26. Print.
14. Kurzweil, Ray. The Singularity Is Near. New York: Penguin, 2005. Print.
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