the phenomenon of man is totally next level shit. brilliant synthesis of theology, globalization theory, post-industrial theory, and transhumanism. so so ahead of its time. it (and the other works if Teilhard de Chardin) not only reconciles Religion and Science, it forms a rich independent theological theory around the reconciliation of the two. One that In my opinion is evidence for the extreme potential of religious modernism. Evidence that it can be something not about casting away of spirituality and religiosity in the modern world, but using the innovations of the modern world to enhance and protect religion.
prove me wrong
pro tip: you can't
>>8218027
>theology
gay
>globalization theory
gay
>post-industrial theory
okay
>transhumanism
gay
Next.
>>8218036
kys
>look at its wikipedia page
>first two mentioned reviews are from british scientists
>they're scathing
Is this just more contintental guff?
I really want to read it for the depth of thought but I just can't get past the 'must tie everything to Christ' aspect of it. Not even trying to be a Reddit athiest jackanape, I love a lot of religious thought despite being a materialist but the literal story of Christ is just so preposterous that I have a hard time taking something like this seriously. I wish it was written by a Jew of Spinoza's ilk or a Buddhist or a Taoist or even, god help me, a Sufi Muslim. Anyone who could explain their mystical view of the universe without having to account for literal miracles.
>>8218078
you tell me
is this the kid of thing you can just jump into or are there prerequisite readings?
>>8218382
the bible :^)))))))
Teilhard anticipates the internet (the noosphere) and provides a useful model to predict future syntheses of man and technology. I've been waiting for some Lesswrongian to stumble on it (*cough* Scott Alexander *cough*) since it tentatively grapples with the fundamentals of timeless decision theory. His whole theory of the Omega Point is also good for scifi.
His ideas suggest panpsychism or metempsychosis, which the Church has never dogmatically defined beyond theological speculation.
I suspect there are more modern thinkers influenced by his ideas than let on.
>>8218808
nice meme kid
