challenging religious privilege in public life

Zoltan Istvan


Baggage Culture and Why Embracing Transhumanism Doesn’t Come Easy

Civilization has erroneously subscribed to the vision that the human being is a marvellous, ingeniously assembled specimen of life.

Will science and progress make Christianity irrelevant in the 21st century?

The antithesis of the Bible is Western ideology: the scientific method, upon which the other part of modern humanity’s culture was built upon.

When Superintelligent AI Arrives, Will Religions Try to Convert It?

AI will likely spawn a paradigm shift for human civilization. Rather than converting it, we might just want to stand back and listen.

Can Transhumanism Overcome a Widespread Deathist Culture?

Gerontologists and other researchers have made major gains recently in the fields of life extension, anti-aging research, and longevity science.

I’m an Atheist, Therefore I’m a Transhumanist


Five Science and Technology Predictions for 2025

Genetic editing of the human embryo is here to stay, and may well prove to be the most important scientific advancement of the 21st century.

The Transhumanist Future Has No Pope

Modern values, transhumanist technology, and the embrace of reason are making many Catholic rules and rituals absurd.

Why We Need a Transhumanism Movement

We need a transhumanism movement because most of us have been brought up in cultures that don’t uphold reason and science values.

Transhumanism is Being Guided by Reason and the Word “Why”

Reason is the only means for human survival and arriving at coherent truths. Anything else belongs in the domain of the mystic.

Will Transhumanism Change Racism in the Future?

Expect humans to literally change their skin color soon through coming technologies - most that will probably be based on genetic editing.