[Best of 2019] Why Mormonism is the best religion for cyborgs

Sounds good, so what is it, new age Buddhism?Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster?

Mormonism is so much more than its stereotypical missionaries in cheap suits.

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First up:transhumanism.

To Cannon and Youngblood, the transhumanist movement advocates for the ethical use of technology toextendhuman abilities.

Now, Mormonism might be harder to summarize in one simple paragraph just like any other religion.

And this is where members of MTA believe Mormonisms compatibility with transhumanism stems from.

For Cannon and Youngblood, this is more a symptom of culture, rather than religion.

But as procedures become more standard and widely accepted, they become less and less of an issue.

Weve already starting to see that with tattoos as they become more common.

Becoming like God through technology

Now we get to the really juicy stuff.

The technologies that allow us to do that are the things we should be pursuing.

Thats the ultimate goal.

So even though its highly important, its not enough to just help people that have problems.

To sum up: were made in Gods image, but were not as perfect as him.

That sounds… pretty cool.

So if Cannon and Youngblooddontlook like Borged-up Picard, how are they putting their beliefs into action?

Theyre also big fans of home automation, extending their personal technological enhancement to their environment.

But we go further as Mormon transhumanists, Youngblood explains.

Does that mean, in laymans terms, God might exist as a community of cyborg aliens?

Thats simply an amazing interpretation of Mormon theology.

Whatever your beliefs are, its refreshing to see the MTAs non-judgemental approach to turning people into cyborgs.

Mar tries to juggle his editorial duties with writing the occasional weird article.

He also loves talking about himself in the third person.