The evolution of mankind

Sunday, July 5, 2015

Theism as the prototype of transhumanism

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Theism - outlook, which is based on the deity is placed projecting the embodiment of all ideal. The highest opportunities that cannot reach by the common man. To draw an analogy with transhumanism, God is the ideal, for which a person should seek. Roughly speaking, God - the image of a post-human.
Theism took on the role of artificial life spotter. Systems dogmas, spiritual practices, austerities, etc. artificially restrained instincts of man. Comparing with the same paganism or antiquity. In those cultures was an item such as "fate." A man lived by the laws of nature, worshiping her forces. The man was an element of nature, and included it on a par with animals, birds and plants.
Christianity rejects the factor of "Destiny", making the person responsible for everything that happens. Made of a man the crown of creation, he presents in his hands the whole world.
What is the difference between these two trends? Provided that both include the possibility of artificial intervention.
Theism provides for the development of the spirit, without changing the structure of the body. On the contrary, often it is forbidden to interfere in the physiology of the body.
Transhumanism is not so often seen in the spiritual component (or consciousness). It is more important value of the body as the seat of consciousness. And without this material body, yet, life is impossible.
We are once again seeing the same goals: the development of man to its highest stage. But the methods are so different, it's worth thinking about the ways of their synthesis.

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