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Introduction to Transhumanism
New book and DVD explore scientific, religious aspects
|  This is not about the "$6 Million Man." You might call it the 6,000-year quest. "Transhumanism" is not fiction. Today, in 2011, transhumanism is a vibrant scientific and philosophical movement. And it's accelerating rapidly. Genetically-engineered foods? Old news. Human-pig hybrid embryos? Years ago. "Spider-goats?" Done. Actual synthetic life? It's called "Synthia," achieved last year by the J. Craig Vitter Institute. The race to perfect technologically-enhanced life forms reached breakneck speed in 2007, and it's ongoing in labs around the world. Much of the work is government-funded but much is within the private sector. You can learn about some of the progress in official reports and in the proceedings of academic and scientific conferences. But quite a lot is hidden from view - either for reasons of military secrecy or in the sphere of corporate researchers working feverishly to patent genetic forms most of the public could never imagine. 
Narrating the spellbinding new documentary "Transhumanism," author and publisher Tom Horn opens a window into a field of technology that presents profound challenges in the areas of public health, ethics and religion. Researchers are combining human and animal DNA in order to solve a multitude of health problems and stay ahead in the "arms race" to develop soldiers with stronger battlefield capabilities. There are obvious potential benefits from enhancing human physiology: cures for disease, relief from pain, and longer life. Who would argue if a stricken loved one was offered the $6 million promise: "We can make him better"? But the implications are staggering. Already, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is developing policy guidelines for dealing with part-human organisms. If a pig, rabbit, feline or hominid was 1% human, would it require special legal classification? What about if 40% or 70% human? At what point does the Bill of Rights apply? The potential for new forms of disease engendered by DNA experimentation and particularly as it involves the crossover between species is but one public health risk current science may be unable to address. More alarming may be the rapidly-growing philosophical/spiritual transhumanist movement aspiring to use human enhancement technologies to create a new form of the human species. "Singularity" - or the merging of man's biological thinking and existence with technology to the point that there is no distinction between human and machine - is the goal of this strand of the movement, which is expected to achieve a major breakthrough between now and 2019 because of the pace of technological advancement. Proponents of these efforts hold out the promise of virtual immortality if the entirety of human consciousness can be uploaded and spread throughout time and space. Historian Francis Fukuyama has warned of a "hell scenario" in which "we no longer struggle, aspire, love, feel pain, make difficult moral choices, have families, or do any of the things that we traditionally associate with being human." Yet there are huge incentives - military, scientific, and financial - for this work to continue, and therefore it will not stop, and as with all human technology it will increase in efficiency and sophistication. "Transhumanism" gives you a thorough overview of this phenomenon: How we got to where we are, who the major players are, as well as the philosophical underpinnings of the movement. It is not solely about science, but about the future of the human species. You can get the new DVD "Transhumanism" at an exclusive discount price
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 If the documentary has gotten your attention, check out the brand-new book "Pandemonium's Engine: Satan's Imminent and Final Assault on the Creation of God" Subtitled "How the End of the Church Age, the Rise of Transhumanism, and the Coming of the Übermensch (Overman) Herald Satan's Imminent and Final Assault on the Creation of God, this collection of essays edited by Tom Horn is the most comprehensive treatment of the entire phenomenon of transhumanism available to date. Published in July 2011, "Pandemonium's Engine" ranges from analysis to polemic: from historical review and survey of contemporary state of the science, to in-depth discussion of the biblical and extra-biblical sources on mixing of the human genome with superhuman beings, to the wealth of references in popular culture, to categorical refutation based on traditional Judeo-Christian belief. If you want to get apprised on all aspects of transhumanism, the initial chapter by Tom Horn is the best overall resource available on the topic. Read this, and you will understand the issue. It's titled "Pandemonium and HER Children" - HER being the acronym for the Human Enhancement Revolution. Horn discusses the history and current technology, including patenting of human genes, human cloning in the 1990s, nanotechnology, "brain plasticity" - rewiring the mind, extensive defense-related research being conducted under DARPA, and much more. Perhaps the most ominous technological innovation is germline genetic engineering, which "has the power to truly reassemble the very nature of humanity into posthuman, altering an embryo's every cell and leading to inheritable modifications extending to all succeeding generations." You'll learn about official U.S. government events such as the May 2010 conference "Warring Futures: A Future Tense Event: How Biotech and Robotics are Transforming Today's Military - and How That May Change the Rest Of Us." The race to create the "Super Soldier" is unveiling technological achievements which will be "changing warfare as profoundly as did gunpowder." You'll learn about the prophetic voices of those who saw the transhuman revolution coming: Sun Microsystems founder Bill Joy wrote in 2000, "I think it is no exaggeration to say we are on the cusp of the further perfection of extreme evil, an evil whose possibility spreads well beyond that which weapons of mass destruction bequeathed to the nation states, on to a surprising and terrible empowerment." There are well-established churches within the movement, with "transevangelists" leading seminars with titles such as "Becoming Godlike," "The Technologies of Self-Perfection," and "When Humans Transcend Biology." For anyone versed in Christian eschatology, a true attention-getter will be what might be considered human-transforming "mark of the beast" technology: Current use of biochips and viruses serving as vectors to carry genetic information into human bodies. 
Horn ties transhumanism into the notion of the 6,000-year-old manipulation of human DNA by fallen angels, referencing Genesis chapter 6. From the ancient Nephilim, Watchers and Titans, he traces Satan's effort to cut off the birth line of the Messiah: "To 'mingle" non-human seed with Homo Sapiens through altering human DNA while simultaneously returning Nephilim to earth seems to have been the inspiration of the spirit of Antichrist ever since God halted the practice during the Great Flood." Horn's essay - dizzying in its scope - consists in part of a paper submitted to the American Academy of Religion 2011 Call for Papers. It alone is ample reason to get a copy of "Pandemonium's Engine." But the book does not stop there. In succeeding chapters, you'll get an in-depth look at the contaminated bloodline issue from Nimrod onward, as "men will continue to seek connection with rebel spiritual powers to obtain godhood and independence from God, and will use both biological and genetic manipulation and chemical enhancement via sorvery to overcome the God-given barriers intended to prevent such perilous actions, which are likely to have eternal consequences." Jesus said in Matthew chapter 24 "as in the days of Noah were, so shall also the coming of the Son of Man be," referring possible to the time before the Flood, with mutant offspring spawned by the illicit union of fallen angels and human women. Mixing human and animal DNA is seen as possibly just the first step, an "Island of Doctor Moreau" scenario which, horrific as it may be, could be simply a distraction. "The mixing of human seed with animals is merely a stepping stone to something far more sinister that Satan has been planning for a very long time and, in fact, has already attempted several times. ... man mingling humself with animals is detestable, but not the dealbreaker. Transhumanist activity is only the stepping stone to an even grander deception." Fast-forwarding to modern times, you'll find out all about the road to Homo Evolutis - supposedly the next stage of the human species. Transhumanist thinker Richard Seed says: "We are going to become Gods, period." Covering biotech, military applications, genetics, VC investment, New Age philosophy, and even growing movements within the traditional religions, transhumanism is a growing force in our world and it will shape our future. "Pandemonium's Engine" can be considered your "Transhumanism 101 and 201" - introductory and mid-level courses on a topic about which we all should become informed, quickly. | | | |  | | | | | Call Toll-Free to Order:
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