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Many influential figures hope that developments in brain-computer interfaces, artificial general intelligence (AGI), and genetic engineering will usher in a new transhumanist era. But what exactly is transhumanism and how does the Church approach it?
The Transhumanist FAQ 3.0 describes transhumanism as “the intellectual and cultural movement that affirms the possibility and desirability of fundamentally improving the human condition through applied reason, especially by developing and making widely available technologies to eliminate aging and to greatly enhance human intellectual, physical, and psychological capacities.”
Although the number of members in official transhumanist organizations remains small, the movement’s mindset is widespread among prominent tech developers and influences key decisions about beginning-of-life and end-of-life decisions made daily.
Media sensation and technology investor Bryan Johnson embodies transhumanist ideals through his strict lifestyle regimen aimed at reversing his aging and buying him and his followers more time to avoid death through eventual scientific breakthroughs.
After optimizing his sleep, diet, and exercise routines, Johnson has turned to over 100 health supplement pills, light exposure therapies, and other experimental enhancements. For example, he uses rapamycin (an immunosuppressant drug given to organ transplant patients), receives blood transfusions from his fit college-aged son, and has traveled to the Caribbean island Roatán for follistatin (a muscle-building protein used to treat degenerative conditions like muscle dystrophy) gene therapy injections not approved by the FDA.
The fallen-away Mormon has started his “Don’t Die” movement, which he is not afraid to call a new religion.
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The Transhumanist FAQ 3.0 describes transhumanism as “the intellectual and cultural movement that affirms the possibility and desirability of fundamentally improving the human condition through applied reason, especially by developing and making widely available technologies to eliminate aging and to greatly enhance human intellectual, physical, and psychological capacities.”
Although the number of members in official transhumanist organizations remains small, the movement’s mindset is widespread among prominent tech developers and influences key decisions about beginning-of-life and end-of-life decisions made daily.
Media sensation and technology investor Bryan Johnson embodies transhumanist ideals through his strict lifestyle regimen aimed at reversing his aging and buying him and his followers more time to avoid death through eventual scientific breakthroughs.
After optimizing his sleep, diet, and exercise routines, Johnson has turned to over 100 health supplement pills, light exposure therapies, and other experimental enhancements. For example, he uses rapamycin (an immunosuppressant drug given to organ transplant patients), receives blood transfusions from his fit college-aged son, and has traveled to the Caribbean island Roatán for follistatin (a muscle-building protein used to treat degenerative conditions like muscle dystrophy) gene therapy injections not approved by the FDA.
The fallen-away Mormon has started his “Don’t Die” movement, which he is not afraid to call a new religion.
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CNA explains: What is transhumanism?
What exactly is transhumanism, and how does the Church approach it?
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