{"id":39043,"date":"2020-08-31T05:14:10","date_gmt":"2020-08-31T09:14:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/religionprof\/?p=39043"},"modified":"2020-08-31T05:34:06","modified_gmt":"2020-08-31T09:34:06","slug":"spirit-as-software","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/religionprof\/2020\/08\/spirit-as-software.html","title":{"rendered":"Spirit as Software"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

I am delighted that 3 Quarks Daily drew attention to this great video by Philip Clayton on emergence<\/a>.<\/p>\n

<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>I was really struck by <a href=\"https:\/\/steveawiggins.com\/2020\/08\/22\/upgraded-at-last\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Steve Wiggins\u2019 post \u201cUpgraded at Last.\u201d<\/a>\u00a0As he talked about\u00a0our inability to take a computer hard drive or similar storage device, look at it, and find a document or photo (or indeed anything meaningful), I found myself pondering the way some draw reductionistic conclusions about God and\/or the soul, purportedly based on science and observation. One can look at all the molecules in an organism and not see \u201clife.\u201d One can look at all the cells in a brain and not see \u201cmind,\u201d much less specific memories or thoughts. One can look at the universe and yet not see God. The more I explore this analogy, the more meaningful and helpful it seems to me.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some links to related items:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"u4r4hKQ6W9\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/thebookofworks.com\/2019\/09\/05\/creation-emergence-magic-and-twitter\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Creation, Emergence, Magic and\u00a0Twitter<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"\u201cCreation, Emergence, Magic and\u00a0Twitter\u201d \u2014 The Book of Works\" src=\"https:\/\/thebookofworks.com\/2019\/09\/05\/creation-emergence-magic-and-twitter\/embed\/#?secret=d4wrvMcVE2#?secret=u4r4hKQ6W9\" data-secret=\"u4r4hKQ6W9\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"hDTjPOpkXp\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/axispraxis.wordpress.com\/2020\/05\/27\/what-is-emergence-and-why-should-we-care-about-it\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">What is emergence, and why should we care about\u00a0it?<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"\u201cWhat is emergence, and why should we care about\u00a0it?\u201d \u2014 Axis, Praxis\" src=\"https:\/\/axispraxis.wordpress.com\/2020\/05\/27\/what-is-emergence-and-why-should-we-care-about-it\/embed\/#?secret=hJupsff9IG#?secret=hDTjPOpkXp\" data-secret=\"hDTjPOpkXp\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"eA9KEGNpWV\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/danutm.wordpress.com\/2020\/06\/26\/barbara-brown-taylor-on-god-as-infinite-web\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Barbara Brown Taylor on God as Infinite\u00a0Web<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"\u201cBarbara Brown Taylor on God as Infinite\u00a0Web\u201d \u2014 Persona\" src=\"https:\/\/danutm.wordpress.com\/2020\/06\/26\/barbara-brown-taylor-on-god-as-infinite-web\/embed\/#?secret=mgvwD1xPzB#?secret=eA9KEGNpWV\" data-secret=\"eA9KEGNpWV\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>In an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.commonwealmagazine.org\/viral-biology-interconnected-reality\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">article in Commonweal<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>[V]iruses challenge the idea that non-living matter is inert and static. Viruses may not be alive, but they are lively. And really, so is all matter. Inertness is an illusion. In the last century, we have learned that each atom of matter is full of motion and energy, as electrons circle the atom\u2019s protons, neutrons, and nucleus. Chemical reactions occur not only in lab experiments, but inside human beings. More broadly, we are increasingly aware of how our brain and body chemistry affects our minds and sense of self. Serotonin influences mood and affect. Rising and falling levels of estrogen and testosterone throughout life mark not only our physical shape, but also our dispositions and judgment. We are thoroughly embodied creatures, not minds trapped in inert matter.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Also somewhat related is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ingentaconnect.com\/content\/bpl\/zygo\/2020\/00000055\/00000002\/art00008\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">recent article in <em>Zygon<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.3quarksdaily.com\/3quarksdaily\/2020\/08\/life-distributed.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">This exploration<\/a> of other forms life and intelligence is not without its problems (for example, Westworld has drawn attention to Jaynes\u2019 ideas about the bicameral mind but I know of no academics in relevant fields who think the idea still has merit) yet still seems worth sharing:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"Ie5q5cr55k\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/3quarksdaily.com\/3quarksdaily\/2020\/08\/life-distributed.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Life. Distributed.<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"\u201cLife. Distributed.\u201d \u2014 3 Quarks Daily\" src=\"https:\/\/3quarksdaily.com\/3quarksdaily\/2020\/08\/life-distributed.html\/embed#?secret=DOM2vuxR1U#?secret=Ie5q5cr55k\" data-secret=\"Ie5q5cr55k\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>See too these past posts of mine about what can be called \u201cradically-emergent theism.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"j2E8CdPbuP\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/religionprof\/2016\/06\/radically-emergent-theism.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">Radically-Emergent Theism<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"\u201cRadically-Emergent Theism\u201d \u2014 Religion Prof: The Blog of James F. McGrath\" src=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/religionprof\/2016\/06\/radically-emergent-theism.html\/embed#?secret=y8AC40HbjV#?secret=j2E8CdPbuP\" data-secret=\"j2E8CdPbuP\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"ZZlNMRIqeE\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/religionprof\/2016\/08\/dilbertian-emergentism.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">Dilbertian Emergentism<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"\u201cDilbertian Emergentism\u201d \u2014 Religion Prof: The Blog of James F. McGrath\" src=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/religionprof\/2016\/08\/dilbertian-emergentism.html\/embed#?secret=6a6N84vUYa#?secret=ZZlNMRIqeE\" data-secret=\"ZZlNMRIqeE\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"q2kPpRi9xB\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/religionprof\/2009\/05\/adventures-in-the-spirit-part-two.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">Adventures in the Spirit: Part Two<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"\u201cAdventures in the Spirit: Part Two\u201d \u2014 Religion Prof: The Blog of James F. McGrath\" src=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/religionprof\/2009\/05\/adventures-in-the-spirit-part-two.html\/embed#?secret=CS7JgagVaD#?secret=q2kPpRi9xB\" data-secret=\"q2kPpRi9xB\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"tsPj9YS3dP\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/religionprof\/2012\/08\/a-substantive-post-about-god.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">A Substantive Post About God<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"\u201cA Substantive Post About God\u201d \u2014 Religion Prof: The Blog of James F. McGrath\" src=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/religionprof\/2012\/08\/a-substantive-post-about-god.html\/embed#?secret=PT9qVlxxq3#?secret=tsPj9YS3dP\" data-secret=\"tsPj9YS3dP\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I am delighted that 3 Quarks Daily drew attention to this great video by Philip Clayton on emergence. 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