Transhumanism

“Without a clear vision of what it means to be human in the first place, it is difficult to believe we will arrive at a desirable end no matter what means we employ.” - CPost

“We cannot naively assume this is only about improving the human condition when the result permanently alters what it means to be human.” - CPost

“Transhumanism is far from a household term, but, whether or not they use the word publicly, its adherents are in places of power…. Elon Musk, the world’s richest person, is devoted to boosting ‘cognition’ and co-founded the company Neuralink toward that end.” - Slate

“Transhumanism says that carbon as flesh is weak and carbon as mechanism is strong; at its most fundamentalist it preaches an eschaton of singularity, the upload of our minds—reduced or assumed to be ones and zeros—on immortal circuitries.” - TAC

“Shatzer challenges the notion that our technological tools are in and of themselves neutral and that their impact depends entirely on how we use them. The reality and significance of our (especially digital) technologies are that they ‘are shaping us.’” - Baptist Standard

“There is a very important question that people should ask when it comes to every proposal in cyborgs and cybernetic enhancement, according to author and Christian leader Andy Crouch.” - Christian Post

Transhumanism: A Wail of Despair in the Night