With the help of AI, I wrote about seven myths related to transhumanism, based on perspectives presented in my book Adam 2.0 or the Beast 6.66? – Transhumanism in the Light of the Bible (Books on Demand, December 2024).

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1. Myth: Transhumanism is a globalist conspiracy to destroy humanity.

Truth: Transhumanism is primarily a philosophical and technological movement based on the idea that technology and biology will gradually merge over time—not through government coercion, but guided by free markets, scientific progress, and individual choice. Transhumanism is not a uniform or unanimous movement, but a broad and diverse phenomenon that brings together Christians, atheists, agnostics, conservatives, liberals, technocrats, and individualists. It does not constitute a single coordinated conspiracy but includes many internal disagreements on ethical, political, and metaphysical issues.

➡️ Yes, some transhumanists do support ideals of global governance and centralized control, where technology is seen as a tool to unite humanity under one system. But others are staunch advocates of democracy, national sovereignty, and individual freedoms—opposing surveillance societies and seeing technology as a means to liberate humanity from its limitations, not to control it.

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2. Myth: Transhumanism is an atheistic and anti-Christian movement.

Truth: While many modern transhumanists are secular humanists, the roots of transhumanist thought run deep in the Western Judeo-Christian tradition. Thinkers like Sir Francis Bacon and Nikolai Fyodorov drew their vision from the Bible’s hope of conquering death and redeeming humanity—not abandoning it. Many transhumanist ideas—like the desire to defeat disease, extend life, and improve humanity—are fundamentally reflections of God’s original design. Transhumanism is not a separate phenomenon but a continuation of the Christian cultural legacy, which emphasized human dignity, creativity, and the capacity to develop the world. Ironically, without the Judeo-Christian view of humanity, the entire transhumanist dream of a “better human” would be absurd—for only the Bible claims that humans are made in the image of God.

➡️ The Bible itself speaks of the glorification of the body, the defeat of death, and the perfection of a new creation—in other words, a “divine transhumanism” brought about by God’s power, not man’s. But Christian transhumanism also recognizes humanity’s biblical role as co-creator and co-ruler, tasked with helping liberate creation from the bondage of corruption brought about by the Fall.

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3. Myth: Transhumanism promotes the Mark of the Beast.

Truth: Although some within the transhumanist sphere support RFID chips or cashless payment systems, transhumanism is much broader than payment technologies or surveillance mechanisms. In fact, many transhumanists are advocates of individual liberty and voluntarism, not builders of surveillance states. Transhumanism often seeks to expand human freedom—not only from physical and biological limitations such as illness, aging, and disability—but also from mental and societal constraints that prevent individuals from reaching their full potential. The goal is not to enslave people under technology, but to empower them for self-development, intellectual growth, longer life, and enhanced capabilities.

➡️ Not every form of biohacking, AI, microchipping, or genetic editing constitutes the Mark of the Beast in the biblical sense. The mark relates to allegiance to the Antichrist, not merely to a technological device.

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4. Myth: The merging of technology and biology is unnatural.

Truth: Technology is not a foreign or external “monster”—it is a product of the human mind, the natural outgrowth of the creativity of a being made in God’s image. If merging technology and biology were inherently sinful, we would also have to reject pacemakers, prosthetic limbs, and eyeglasses.

➡️ The issue is not about what is “natural” but about the purpose and spiritual foundation of such technologies.

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5. Myth: Transhumanism inevitably leads to a dystopian future.

Truth: Like all forms of power, technology in the wrong hands can indeed lead to oppression, surveillance, and dehumanization. But in the right hands—with the right moral compass—it can lead to richer human lives, greater freedom, and even longer lifespans.

➡️ Dystopia is not the result of technology itself, but of a lack of ethical direction in its use.

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6. Myth: Transhumanism seeks to redefine humanity.

Truth: This often confuses transhumanism with posthumanism, which is a different phenomenon. Posthumanism rejects the traditional concept of humanity—including the Western idea of human dignity that stems from the biblical view of man as made in God’s image. It sees humanity as just one biological phase in an evolutionary process moving toward something “more advanced”—whether AI-driven cyborgs, machine-based consciousness, or algorithmic intelligence. Unlike transhumanism, which generally seeks to expand humanity while preserving its essence, posthumanism aims to surpass and eventually replace humanity altogether—sometimes even viewing humans as obstacles to technological progress.

➡️ Transhumanism doesn’t necessarily follow this path. Many transhumanists adhere to a classical Judeo-Christian view of humanity: that humans are made in God’s image and called to govern creation as responsible stewards—not to destroy it or replace themselves.

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7. Myth: Transhumanism is playing God.

Truth: The idea that humans must not “play God” often stems from ancient Greek paganism, where nature was seen as divine and untouchable. In such a worldview, any alteration of nature—especially efforts to prolong life or delay death—was considered hubris or blasphemy.

➡️ The Judeo-Christian worldview is the opposite: it calls humans to cultivate, protect, and improve creation, just as our Lord does—not out of pride, but in reverence and obedience to His will. This is not about “playing God” but about bearing responsibility and continuing the Creator’s work—respecting His authorship.
If “playing God” is a sin by pagan standards, then all scientific research that has shaped and governed nature since the scientific and industrial revolutions would be sinful. But the biblical worldview encourages humans to rule over creation as His image-bearers and co-workers.

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📘 If you want to understand why transhumanism should neither be rejected out of fear nor accepted without criticism, I invite you to read my book Adam 2.0 or the Beast 6.66? – Transhumanism in the Light of the Bible (not yet an English version available).

This book does not offer easy answers—but it does offer a better question:
Why were we humans created in the first place—and why do we long to evolve?

Transhumanist Ray Kurzweil’s speech at a Discovery Institute event – a Christian scientific organization that promotes the theory of Intelligent Design, which is critical of materialism and neo-Darwinism. I also shared this video on Facebook with the following introduction, transcribed and polished by AI:

Ray Kurzweil is a visionary author and inventor who was a pioneer in several areas of artificial intelligence now widely known today, such as speech recognition, text-to-speech applications, and the development of the digital electric piano in the 1980s. He is often described as a transhumanist—not so much in an ideological sense, but because he views the merging of humans and machines as an inevitable continuation of technological progress. Already in the 1990s, Kurzweil predicted several major developments, such as the rise of smartphones and artificial intelligence before the year 2030.

In this video, he appears at a gathering hosted by the Discovery Institute, an organization of Christian scientists known especially for promoting the theory of Intelligent Design and for its critical stance toward neo-Darwinian materialism. Among its most well-known members is Stephen C. Meyer, one of the most brilliant Christian thinkers of our time.

I’m sharing this video because it is closely connected to my book Adam 2.0 or the Beast 6.66? – Transhumanism in the Light of the Bible, published at the end of 2024. In the book, I offer an eschatological perspective that challenges both traditional pre- and postmillennial interpretations. I examine them in a balanced way, considering both history and Scripture, and aim to reconcile various viewpoints.

So how does this relate to transhumanism? Quite centrally.
I don’t treat transhumanism in my book as purely a satanic heresy or solely through the visions of Klaus Schwab and Yuval Noah Harari—as some conspiracy-style threat where human brains are plugged into computers. Instead, I examine transhumanism in a broader historical and philosophical context: as a natural continuation of the classical humanism of the 15th–18th centuries.

Both humanism and transhumanism are ultimately rooted in a Judeo-Christian view of humanity—not in an atheistic, pagan, or satanic worldview. This does not mean, however, that all forms of humanism or transhumanism align with God’s will. Both can become distorted into satanic ideologies if severed from the tradition from which they originally sprang.

In my book, I clearly distinguish transhumanism from posthumanism, as posthumanism rejects the entire biblical concept of humanity. According to posthumanist thinking, humans are neither special nor uniquely created beings.

In the video, the founder of the Discovery Institute says he has known Kurzweil since the Reagan administration and considers him a personal friend. I do not know whether Kurzweil is a Christian, but he clearly shares the view that humans are exceptional beings—a worldview that is becoming increasingly rare in modern academia.

Kurzweil’s view of history in the video is, in fact, almost the opposite of what many Christian end-time teachings suggest. Whereas premillennialism predicts that the world will spiral deeper into darkness before the return of Christ, Kurzweil sees progress moving toward a better, brighter future. Yuval Noah Harari presented a similar view in his book Homo Deus, though Harari’s outlook on the future was more pessimistic and less hopeful.

So is Kurzweil’s vision merely misleading optimism—even a satanic deception—or could it contain a truth that both secular and Christian pessimism have overlooked?
That question is precisely why I wrote Adam 2.0. I won’t go deeper into it in this post, but I will say this much: the answer is not simple. It is not “the pessimists are right” or “the optimists are right,” but rather that truth may be found in both perspectives.

To properly understand the visions of thinkers like Kurzweil, we must also understand ourselves more deeply—human beings, our purpose, and our place in God’s creation. We need a Christian anthropology and a theological perspective on the following questions:

– Why did God create humans and the world?
– What is the human relationship to creation?
– Are civilization, science, and progress the work of God or of Satan?
– Is man inherently evil, or also capable of producing good?
– Is the spirit of inquiry and the desire for knowledge a gift from God or a drive of fallen nature?
– Is space exploration an act of obedience to God or a rebellion against Him?

Only when we reflect on these questions deeply can we evaluate future visions like Kurzweil’s in light of the Bible and of Christ—not just based on what Revelation says about the Mark of the Beast or the end-time surveillance society.