Transhumanism: The Coming Ethical Dilemma

Transhumanism: A Definition

A Theological movement which views mankind too vulnerable and/or too dangerous to earth's good in its current state.
A philosophical movement which aims for a post-human environment.
A scientific movement that develops technologies to permanently alter the human identity.
The WWII Nazi experimentation is an early example of attempts at changing human traits for nationalistic purposes. (Note: changing them for socialistic purposes is just as ungodly).

The Biblical Background: Genesis 6:1-13

Verses 1-3 -- It is essential to connect verse 3 (the effect) to verses 1-2 (the cause).
Verse 4 -- who are these giants“hybrid" man.
Verse 9 -- Noah was perfect in his generations - The Hebrew word תָּמִ֥ים {tamim] means "complete" or "whole." There is integrity of his DNA.
Verse 11 -- The earth was also corrupt - The Hebrew word שׁחת [sahet] is used five times in these verses, three as nouns, two as verbs.
- The corruption here is not a typical corruption (as would be seen in politics, for example). The corruption is a chemical or material corruption.
- The material corruption was centered in all flesh (v. 12). This is the most important issue of the flood. If you mistake the corruption to be behavioral, you will misunderstand the issue of the flood.

The Biblical Prophecy: Matthew 24:37

This is a Biblical prophecy that should not be ignored.
In the days of Noah, God destroyed the earth because human flesh had become so tainted that the Messianic promise would soon be unfulfillable by definition.
In the Second Coming, God will send Jesus to restore the earth, which will be at the brink of being a post-human society. If He were to tarry longer, no humanity would remain to inhabit the future Kingdom.

The Current Activity

Government laboratories “treatments" for the human condition that are designed to radically change the schematic of humanity to such a degree that all of society could quickly become post-human within a generation.
“Human Engineering" is being used to determine how to get people to eat less meat. ().
“Human-induced climate change is one of the biggest problems that we face today. Unfortunately, existing solutions such as behavioral and market solutions appear to be insufficient to mitigate the effects of climate change while geoengineering could have catastrophic consequences for us and the planet. In this paper, I propose that we explore a new kind of solution to climate change, namely, human engineering, which involves biomedical modifications of humans so that they can mitigate or adapt to climate change. I shall argue that human engineering is potentially less risky than geoengineering and that it could make behavioral and market solutions more likely to succeed." - Matthew Liao, Center for Bioethics | New York University, New York, USA (https://www.bbvaopenmind.com/en/articles/articletackling-climate-change-through-human-engineering/)
“CRISPR-Cas9 is a genome editing tool that is creating a buzz in the science world. It is faster, cheaper and more accurate than previous techniques of editing DNA and has a wide range of potential applications." ()
BARDA -- Biomedical Advanced Research Development Authority -- a US Government “medical countermeasures" to threats to humanity.

How To Prepare A Society To Give Up Their Human Status

“human" status toward “transhuman" status, what would be the best way to go about it?

Drug humans from their first day, convincing them that humanity cannot survive without the pharmaceutical industry.
Encourage the expansion and use of mind-altering drugs
Introduce drug therapies that are required by law.
Develop fear of all manner.

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