What is the relationship between Mormonism and Transhumanism?
Increasingly, persons are recognizing the relationship between Mormonism and Transhumanism. On the one hand, Mormonism is a spiritual ideology of the Judeo-Christian tradition that advocates faith in God leading to salvation. On the other hand, Transhumanism is a mostly secular ideology that advocates ethical use of technology to extend human capabilities. However, Mormonism and Transhumanism advocate remarkably similar views of human nature and its future: material beings organized according to law, rapidly advancing knowledge and power, imminent fundamental changes to our anatomy and environment, and ultimate transcendence of our current limitations. Documents and presentations available on this site provide more details on the relationship between Mormonism and Transhumanism. “Parallels and Complements between Mormonism and Transhumanism”, originally presented at the Sunstone Symposium in Salt Lake City on 11 August 2006, compares Mormon and Transhumanist views of the future. Altern
