Essays by Robert Nicastro

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Robert Nicastro, Ph.D., is a theologian, teacher, and writer whose research explores the convergence of religion, science, and artificial intelligence. His work focuses on how emerging technologies are reshaping human identity, planetary consciousness, and the future of religious thought.

His doctoral dissertation, The Future as Sole Support: Metaphysics, Hyperphysics, and the Theology of Teilhard de Chardin, offers a reinterpretation of Teilhard’s cosmic vision as a compelling metaphysical framework for addressing the complex challenges of the twenty-first century.

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Eucharist as Entanglement

Question: “I would like to understand more clearly the place of the Eucharist in relation to your effort of the relationship between science and faith.” Robert: It was the fifth-century…

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Mind, Matter, and the Power of Evolution

“Consciousness is the mirror that the universe has evolved to reflect upon itself and in which its very existence is revealed” – Peter Todd + Question : “I heard Ilia…

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Do Our Lives Matter to God? Does God’s Life Matter to Us?

Questions: “What a mystery suffering is! And why does a loving God allow it is a question that I struggle with all the days of my life. I continue to…

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Transhumanism or Ultrahumanism?

Transhumanism or Ultrahumanism?   Q: Can you explain the problem, as you see it, with the movement towards the transhuman AI vs. the transhuman Christic. I I see this as…

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The Incarnation Is the Meaning and Purpose of Evolution

The Incarnation Is the Meaning and Purpose of Evolution   Q: “It might be time to stop looking for a perfect God and awaken to an imperfect God, a God…