

We Are Not Saved
Jeremiah
We Are Not Saved discusses religion (from a Christian/LDS perspective), politics, the end of the world, science fiction, artificial intelligence, and above all the limits of technology and progress.
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Nov 15, 2016 • 18min
LGBT Youth and Suicide
Transcript: https://wearenotsaved.com/2016/07/16/lgbt-youth-and-suicide/ Several articles have been written pointing out that there has been an increase in suicides by LGBT youth, and have blamed that increase on the Mormon church. In this episode I examine how complicated it is to determine the causes of suicide and offer some alternative explanations for the phenomenon.

Nov 10, 2016 • 16min
Atheists and Unavoidability of the Divine
Transcript: https://wearenotsaved.com/2016/07/09/atheists-and-unavoidability-of-the-divine/ The lack of some universally recognized logical system of morality means you can rely on God for morality or you can rely on culture for morality, but in both cases you're relying on religion. You're just arguing about the source of it. Atheists want to toss religion out the window with God. But it turns out God is hard to get rid of, as we see what happens when atheists actually set about to write.

Nov 8, 2016 • 11min
Christianity, the Singularity and Getting A Driver's License
Transcript: https://wearenotsaved.com/2016/07/03/77/ In this episode I discuss religious objections to a technological singularity, particularly those objections arising from an LDS perspective. And use the metaphor of receiving a driver's license vs. building a car.

Nov 5, 2016 • 13min
We Are Not Saved
Transcript: https://wearenotsaved.com/2016/06/25/we-are-not-saved/ "We Are Not Saved" discusses religion, politics, the end of the world, science fiction, artificial intelligence, and most of all the limits of progress and technology.


