God, Resurrection And Immortality With Technology

[Confused Ape]

My apologies, I got a little cross-pollinated. It's somewhat common for skeptics to criticize the whole thing as the 'rapture for nerds'. And, perhaps for some of them, it's not an invalid criticism. Insofar as I have an interest in transhumanism, I think the spiritual part of it is played up too much and is distracting.

I'm guessing that the spirituality aspect is another human species thing - wanting to experience something beyond ordinary, everyday reality. After all, many people use psychoactive drugs and plants for this purpose. Neurotechnology could provide the same thing without any nasty side effects.

What I want to be when I grow up, is a cloud.

I love that idea. No more housework and cooking.

Seriously, though, it seems to be dreams and longings which drive humans to invent things. We can't fly like birds but we now have machines for flying etc.