"Christians want the same thing transhumanists do. We just believe we're already going to get it."
From the BOLD Awards in Barcelona, Keith Koo sits down with Jose Luis Cordeiro - author of "The Death of Death" and one of the world's leading voices on transhumanism - for the companion conversation to this week's Silicon Valley Insider. The SVI episode covered the science of cryonics and the 2045 forecast. On Ten Talents the question shifts: what does any of this mean for a Christian worldview?
Origin. Purpose. Ethics. Destiny. The four questions every worldview has to answer - and the answers a Christian and a transhumanist give to each.
Inside this episode:

How modern medicine has redefined the line between life and death
The British tourist reanimated after six hours in a frozen river in the Pyrenees
An Italian climber reanimated after eight and a half hours
Biblical lifespans: Methuselah at 969, Noah at 600+, Moses at 120, King David's 70-80
Life expectancy in the Roman Empire (20 years) compared to today (80)
Animal life extension: mice doubled, fruit flies quadrupled, C. elegans extended tenfold
Game theory and why longer lives may produce more cooperation, not less
Cordeiro's response to the dictator-living-forever question
The faith-and-science question: contradiction or complement?
Jose's surprising line on Jesus and a thousand-year life that most Christians have never heard a transhumanist say out loud

In Segment 2, Keith follows the conversation with a reflection on apologetics, drawing on the work of Oxford mathematician John Lennox. The reframe: this is not faith versus no faith. It is a conversation between competing forms of faith. One puts confidence in technology and human progress. The other puts it in a person and a promise. Both require belief about what cannot yet be seen.
Plus practical guidance for having spiritual conversations at work, at the dinner table, and wherever they happen: don't lead with answers, listen for what the other person is hoping for, plant seeds, and remember that not every conversation finishes in one sitting.
"The Death of Death" by Jose Luis Cordeiro - available on Amazon in 15 languages.
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Chapter markers

00:00 Searching For Meaning
00:44 Meet Jose Cordeiro
01:46 Four Big Questions
02:42 Choosing Life Over Death
03:39 Cryonics And Changing Death
06:43 Longer Lives More Purpose
09:39 Can Science Beat Aging
10:26 Morality Of Immortality
11:50 Faith And Transhumanism
13:06 Science Moves Fast
14:30 Segment Two Reflection
15:23 Dinner And Worldviews
17:11 What Transhumanists Seek
19:19 Technology As Faith
22:23 DNA Origins And Cryonics
24:07 How To Have Conversations
26:37 Where My Faith Anchors
27:20 Final Encouragement
27:46 Closing And Outro

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In this episode of Ten Talents, host Keith Koo sits down with Larry Hill, founder of Cal Pro Research and the Domos Project, for a deeply personal and reflective conversation about integrity, identity, and calling.

Larry shares his journey from a successful career in technology and business into a season of deep questioning—what he describes as a midlife reckoning that ultimately became a spiritual awakening. Out of that journey, the Domos Project was born.

Rather than chasing outward success, Larry explains how God redirected his focus inward—toward understanding identity in Christ and living with integrity as a whole person, especially in the marketplace.

🔑 Key Themes & Takeaways

• Larry Hill’s background in technology, business, and leadership

• The moment success no longer answered deeper questions of purpose

• A midlife crisis that became a spiritual inflection point

• Personal encounters with God that reshaped Larry’s understanding of identity

• The meaning of integrity as wholeness, not moral perfection

• The origin story of the Domos Project and why it exists

• Why identity in Christ must precede calling, gifting, or ministry

• The marketplace as a legitimate and powerful mission field

• Equipping believers to live as marketplace ministers

• Creating space for formation rather than performance-driven faith

🎯 Why This Conversation Matters

This episode is especially relevant for professionals, founders, and leaders who sense a growing gap between outward success and inward alignment. Larry’s story is a reminder that God often uses disruption—not comfort—to bring clarity, healing, and renewed purpose.

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• The Domos Project: https://www.domosproject.org

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In this episode of 10 Talents, host Keith Koo discusses a surprising finding in the AI field: Chinese open source AI models outperforming US models in aligning with Christian values. He clarifies that this does not imply China is becoming more Christian or endorsing authoritarianism. Koo highlights the importance of values, alignment, and stewardship in AI, explaining that these Chinese models have fewer cultural biases and stronger structural constraints, making them more malleable for specific moral frameworks. The episode emphasizes the importance of Christians engaging in AI development to shape values and guardrails. Koo also provides personal insights as a Chinese American Christian and underscores the responsibility and meticulous work required for ethical AI stewardship.

1. Introduction and Controversial Statement

2. Clarifying Misconceptions

3. Chinese AI Models and Christian Values

4. Personal Background and Significance

5. Understanding Open Source vs. Proprietary Models

6. Scriptural Insights on AI Alignment

7. Western vs. Chinese AI Models

8. AI as a Tool and Responsibility

9. Concluding Thoughts on AI and Faith

More Information

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Ten Talents explores faith, vocation, and purpose through reflective conversations on work, calling, and stewardship.

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