Why should I join the Mormon Transhumanist Association?
Through technological advancement in recent centuries, humans now navigate depths of the sea that sunlight does not reach and rocket through the sky at speeds greater than that of sound. For more than a half century now, humans have had the technological power to destroy themselves and a significant portion of the planet. Within just the past quarter century, we’ve seen the emergence of the personal computer, which now provides as much power in a handheld device as once filled entire rooms. Humans have visited the moon, space tourists are currently orbiting the Earth, and robots are scouting Mars. The human genome has been entirely sequenced. Worldwide data, text, audio, and video communications via the Internet are inexpensive and commonplace. We regularly read in the news of advances toward cures for cancer. This is today! Whether tomorrow is wonderful or horrible may depend on the extent to which persons with good minds and loving hearts become actively involved in shaping the futur
