Brain-Machine Interfaces and Personhood

Sunday, February 17, 2013
Room 302 (Hynes Convention Center)
Brent Waters , Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary, Evanston, IL
Brain-machine interfaces raise questions about the nature of life and personhood and may threaten central religious tenets such as the belief that humans are created in God's image. This presentation will anticipate religion-related concerns about BMIs and explore theological responses to a potential transhuman future.