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We\\u2013Brian Brosovic and Ted Peters\\u2013began this odyssey with an article, \\u201cMeet the New Meat<\\/a>,\\u201d in the September 2022 issue of\\u00a0Pax Lumina<\\/a>. <\\/em>Then, in Part One of \\u201cTo Eat No-Kill Cultivated Meat\\u201d<\\/a> here in Patheos<\\/em>, we looked at the science of cultivated meat. In Part Two, we asked Professor of Jewish Studies Sam Shonkoff: would cultivated meat be kosher<\\/a>? Yes, he said, as long as it follows traditionally kosher practices. Dharma<\\/a> scholar Rita Sherma, in Part Three, addressed our question from the perspective of Hindus and Jains<\\/a>.<\\/p>\\n Now, in Part Four, we turn to our favorite LDS theologian, Lincoln Cannon. Lincoln is Founder and Advisor of the Mormon Transhumanist Association.\\u00a0 <\\/a>Please take a look at our Patheos<\\/em> interview with him, \\u201cReligious Transhumanism 5: Mormon? Yes<\\/a>.\\u201d Let\\u2019s ask Lincoln about Mormon sensibilities and his forecasts.<\\/p>\\n (1) \\u201cLincoln, LDS theologians take a strong stand on behalf of animals within God\\u2019s creation. For non-LDS readers, what is the central concern that you as an LDS theologian have regarding animals?\\u201d<\\/span><\\/h3>\\n Lincoln Cannon.<\\/em> Mormons generally revere God\\u2019s observation, in the Bible, that the creation was good. And of course that creation includes the creation of non-human animals. They, like us and the rest of the world, are good.<\\/div>\\n \\n \"\" LDS theologian Lincoln Cannon on\\u00a0 no-kill cultivated meat and its implications.<\\/figcaption><\\/figure>\\n***** *\* Mormons also generally revere God\\u2019s command to humanity that we should govern creation \\u2014 sometimes translated \\u201crule\\u201d or, unfortunately, \\u201cdominate.\\u201d The command to govern may provoke some to think of the oppressive tactics of tyrants. However, Mormon scripture elaborates at length on the ethical use of authority, quite clearly rejecting anything like tyranny.<\\/p>\\n *\* *****Instead of engaging in tyranny and other oppressive tactics, we should govern \\u201cby persuasion, by long-suffering, by gentleness and meekness, and by love unfeigned; by kindness, and pure knowledge, which shall greatly enlarge the soul without hypocrisy, and without guile.\\u201d And if you govern with such compassion, the scripture observes, \\u201cthy scepter \[shall be\] an unchanging scepter of righteousness and truth; and thy dominion shall be an everlasting dominion, and without compulsory means it shall flow unto thee forever and ever.\\u201d<\\/p>\\n<\\/div>\\n In my estimation, only compassionate\\u00a0governance\\u00a0<\\/wbr>constitutes fulfillment of God\\u2019s command to govern creation. And, by extension, only compassion toward non-human animals constitutes full reverence for God\\u2019s creation.<\\/div>\\n\\u00a0(2) \\u201cI \[Ted\] love Angie, my dog. My beloved cat, Leona, was recently killed and devoured by coyotes. Will I see Angie and Leona again in heaven?\\u201d<\\/span><\\/h3>\\n**** \\n \"\" Angie, the dog.<\\/figcaption><\\/figure>\\n******* *\* Lincoln Cannon.<\\/em> I hope you\\u2019ll see Angie and Leona again. And I think there\\u2019s reasonable grounds on which to trust in and work toward such a possibility.<\\/p>\\n *\* *******In Mormon eschatology, heaven is the future of our Earth \\u2014 one of innumerable worlds that become heavens for their inhabitants. And Mormon scripture describes non-human animals as being among the inhabitants of the heavenly Earth.<\\/p>\\n<\\/div>\\n <\\/div>\\n Like the humans in that heaven are glorified, so also are the non-human animals glorified. As the scripture puts it, their glory will consist of \\u201cenjoyment of their eternal felicity,\\u201d as well as \\u201cpower, to move, to act.\\u201d And, most intriguing, glorified non-human animals will be \\u201cfull of knowledge.\\u201d<\\/div>\\n <\\/div>\\n <\\/div>\\n This might sound like nothing more than fantasy. And of course it\\u2019s at least fantasy. But accelerating technological change is increasingly displacing biology as the primary driver of evolution. So we shouldn\\u2019t be surprised if technology continues to influence the\\u00a0biology\\u00a0of non-human\\u00a0animals,\\u00a0even more profoundly than domestication already has.<\\/div>\\n <\\/div>\\n <\\/div>\\n And if ever we have the ability to \\u201craise the dead,\\u201d as Jesus commands his\\u00a0disciples in the Bible, why wouldn\\u2019t we use that ability to raise the non-human animals that we care about? Why wouldn\\u2019t your children or grandchildren or other friends use that ability to raise you? And why wouldn\\u2019t you use that ability to raise your family, friends, and even Angie and Leona?<\\/div>\\n\\u00a0(3) \\u201cLincoln, what are your thoughts about the prospect that no-kill cultivated meat products may soon be on the market? Do you welcome this development? How might a LDS theologian think about this? What will you recommend for our future diets?\\u201d<\\/span><\\/h3>\\n Lincoln Cannon. <\\/em>Yes! I heartily welcome the prospect of no-kill cultivated meat products. Such products may provide substantial health benefits to humans, especially in economically impoverished areas. And such products may also help us greatly reduce the suffering of non-human animals that, traditionally, have been major sources of nutrition for humanity.<\\/div>\\n <\\/div>\\n <\\/div>\\n As I mentioned above, Mormon scripture offers a vision of heaven on Earth in which glorified non-human animals participate. And while I don\\u2019t imagine work or risk ever going away, I do imagine paradigms to shift. And I imagine non-human animals participating with us in a new paradigm beyond present notions of poverty, suffering, and death.<\\/div>\\n <\\/div>\\n <\\/div>\\n Even in such a world, we would surely still require sources of energy. Glorified bodies, however they might be composed, may not require all or any of the same nutrients. But, unless you embrace some kind of strict supernaturalism, we ought to suppose that glorified bodies will depend on something at least analogous to the function of a diet. Maybe we\\u2019ll live on light.<\\/div>\\n \\n \"\"<\\/a> Global Food Crisis & Food Justice<\\/figcaption><\\/figure>\\n<\\/div>\\nWhat\\u2019s Next?<\\/h2>\\n**** \\n*********** *\* ***********Here is an illuminating video from TED.<\\/p>\\n Which is better for you: real meat or fake meat?<\\/a><\\/p>\\n This is where we have been and plan to go.<\\/p>\\n To Eat No-Kill Cultivated Meat. Part One<\\/a>: The Science<\\/p>\\n To Eat No-Kill Cultivated Meat. Part Two: Kosher?<\\/a><\\/p>\\n To Eat No-Kill Cultivated Meat. Part Three: Hindu? Jain?<\\/a><\\/p>\\n To Eat No-Kill Cultivated Meat. Part Four: Mormon?<\\/a><\\/p>\\n To Eat No-Kill Cultivated Meat. Part Five: Muslim?<\\/a><\\/p>\\n To Eat No-Kill Cultivated Meat: Part Six: Catholic?<\\/a><\\/p>\\n To Eat No-Kill Cultivated Meat. 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To Eat No-Kill Cultivated Meat<\/em><\/h2>\nPart Four: What do Mormons<\/a> think? An Interview with Lincoln Cannon<\/h3>\n Mormon Temple<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n* No-kill cultivated meat seems so very promising. By removing a cell sample from a living animal and growing it in culture, cultivated meat could provide protein nutrition for poor and wealthy alike. We can imagine a gradual supersedence of cultivated meat over slaughtered meat. We can forecast a reduction if not elimination of land devoted to pasturing, chicken processing factories, and slaughter houses. We\u2019re ready to deliver this good news to every steer and chicken I meet.<\/p>\n As an exercise in public theology<\/a> and ecotheology, we now ask: what are the religious implications? Many of our religious traditions have included dietary rules combined with a theology of animals. We\u2013Brian Brosovic and Ted Peters\u2013began this odyssey with an article, \u201cMeet the New Meat<\/a>,\u201d in the September 2022 issue of\u00a0Pax Lumina<\/a>. <\/em>Then, in Part One of \u201cTo Eat No-Kill Cultivated Meat\u201d<\/a> here in Patheos<\/em>, we looked at the science of cultivated meat. In Part Two, we asked Professor of Jewish Studies Sam Shonkoff: would cultivated meat be kosher<\/a>? Yes, he said, as long as it follows traditionally kosher practices. Dharma<\/a> scholar Rita Sherma, in Part Three, addressed our question from the perspective of Hindus and Jains<\/a>.<\/p>\n Now, in Part Four, we turn to our favorite LDS theologian, Lincoln Cannon. Lincoln is Founder and Advisor of the Mormon Transhumanist Association.\u00a0 <\/a>Please take a look at our Patheos<\/em> interview with him, \u201cReligious Transhumanism 5: Mormon? Yes<\/a>.\u201d Let\u2019s ask Lincoln about Mormon sensibilities and his forecasts.<\/p>\n (1) \u201cLincoln, LDS theologians take a strong stand on behalf of animals within God\u2019s creation. For non-LDS readers, what is the central concern that you as an LDS theologian have regarding animals?\u201d<\/span><\/h3>\n Lincoln Cannon.<\/em> Mormons generally revere God\u2019s observation, in the Bible, that the creation was good. And of course that creation includes the creation of non-human animals. They, like us and the rest of the world, are good.<\/div>\n \n LDS theologian Lincoln Cannon on\u00a0 no-kill cultivated meat and its implications.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n Mormons also generally revere God\u2019s command to humanity that we should govern creation \u2014 sometimes translated \u201crule\u201d or, unfortunately, \u201cdominate.\u201d The command to govern may provoke some to think of the oppressive tactics of tyrants. However, Mormon scripture elaborates at length on the ethical use of authority, quite clearly rejecting anything like tyranny.<\/p>\n Instead of engaging in tyranny and other oppressive tactics, we should govern \u201cby persuasion, by long-suffering, by gentleness and meekness, and by love unfeigned; by kindness, and pure knowledge, which shall greatly enlarge the soul without hypocrisy, and without guile.\u201d And if you govern with such compassion, the scripture observes, \u201cthy scepter [shall be] an unchanging scepter of righteousness and truth; and thy dominion shall be an everlasting dominion, and without compulsory means it shall flow unto thee forever and ever.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n In my estimation, only compassionate\u00a0governance\u00a0<\/wbr>constitutes fulfillment of God\u2019s command to govern creation. And, by extension, only compassion toward non-human animals constitutes full reverence for God\u2019s creation.<\/div>\n\u00a0(2) \u201cI [Ted] love Angie, my dog. My beloved cat, Leona, was recently killed and devoured by coyotes. Will I see Angie and Leona again in heaven?\u201d<\/span><\/h3>\n \n Angie, the dog.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n Lincoln Cannon.<\/em> I hope you\u2019ll see Angie and Leona again. And I think there\u2019s reasonable grounds on which to trust in and work toward such a possibility.<\/p>\n *In Mormon eschatology, heaven is the future of our Earth \u2014 one of innumerable worlds that become heavens for their inhabitants. And Mormon scripture describes non-human animals as being among the inhabitants of the heavenly Earth.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n Like the humans in that heaven are glorified, so also are the non-human animals glorified. As the scripture puts it, their glory will consist of \u201cenjoyment of their eternal felicity,\u201d as well as \u201cpower, to move, to act.\u201d And, most intriguing, glorified non-human animals will be \u201cfull of knowledge.\u201d<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n This might sound like nothing more than fantasy. And of course it\u2019s at least fantasy. But accelerating technological change is increasingly displacing biology as the primary driver of evolution. So we shouldn\u2019t be surprised if technology continues to influence the\u00a0biology\u00a0of non-human\u00a0animals,\u00a0even more profoundly than domestication already has.<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n And if ever we have the ability to \u201craise the dead,\u201d as Jesus commands his\u00a0disciples in the Bible, why wouldn\u2019t we use that ability to raise the non-human animals that we care about? Why wouldn\u2019t your children or grandchildren or other friends use that ability to raise you? And why wouldn\u2019t you use that ability to raise your family, friends, and even Angie and Leona?<\/div>\n\u00a0(3) \u201cLincoln, what are your thoughts about the prospect that no-kill cultivated meat products may soon be on the market? Do you welcome this development? How might a LDS theologian think about this? What will you recommend for our future diets?\u201d<\/span><\/h3>\n Lincoln Cannon. <\/em>Yes! I heartily welcome the prospect of no-kill cultivated meat products. Such products may provide substantial health benefits to humans, especially in economically impoverished areas. And such products may also help us greatly reduce the suffering of non-human animals that, traditionally, have been major sources of nutrition for humanity.<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n As I mentioned above, Mormon scripture offers a vision of heaven on Earth in which glorified non-human animals participate. And while I don\u2019t imagine work or risk ever going away, I do imagine paradigms to shift. And I imagine non-human animals participating with us in a new paradigm beyond present notions of poverty, suffering, and death.<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n Even in such a world, we would surely still require sources of energy. Glorified bodies, however they might be composed, may not require all or any of the same nutrients. But, unless you embrace some kind of strict supernaturalism, we ought to suppose that glorified bodies will depend on something at least analogous to the function of a diet. Maybe we\u2019ll live on light.<\/div>\n \n <\/a> Global Food Crisis & Food Justice<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\nWhat\u2019s Next?<\/h2>\n \n***** Here is an illuminating video from TED.<\/p>\n Which is better for you: real meat or fake meat?<\/a><\/p>\n This is where we have been and plan to go.<\/p>\n To Eat No-Kill Cultivated Meat. Part One<\/a>: The Science<\/p>\n To Eat No-Kill Cultivated Meat. Part Two: Kosher?<\/a><\/p>\n To Eat No-Kill Cultivated Meat. Part Three: Hindu? 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