We Are Not Gods

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Whenever I choose to enter into debate with modernists, futurists and transhumanists, I am always fairly skeptical of their line of thought for one simple reason. These philosophies are based on the flawed premise that humanity must play a god figure in this world above all others who reside along side us. However, in no way are we gods, nor have we ever been. We continually strive towards this state of godhood through transhumanism, endlessly shedding our organic roots.

The idea that we, as humans are above all other beings on this planet is simply absurd. We have developed a cultural tendency to think this way because we have technologically developed past every other species. It is these exact same technological elements that allow us to retain our control over the land, water and air that surrounds us. However, biologically speaking we are no different from any other primal creature that inhabits this planet. We have only developed in one specific element past what any other animal can accomplish. This one element of dominance has proven to be our sole weakness, however.

As a species, our technological development has allowed us to claim superiority, yet is the exact reason for our demise. Through technology, we have grown our civilizations far beyond the point at which they can sustain themselves. These civilizational structures require ongoing expansion to keep themselves afloat. However, it is completely fallacious to think that infinite growth can occur within a finite and closed system. It is simply impossible. Resources to sustain civilization will run out sooner or later.

The transhumanist argument to this would be that we must not limit ourselves to a closed system. Infinite growth may be possible if we do not confine ourselves to a finite system. This leads transhumanists to the conclusion that we must break through from this one confining planet and continue our infinite expansion far beyond Earth, and into the vast cosmos. This seems optimistic at best, considering the current state of space exploration. If we continue on this path of technological “innovation”, we will eventually reach a state in which we can expand our civilizations beyond Earth. However, it seems unlikely that this can be accomplished within any reasonable amount of time. Our Earth’s biosphere will be long gone and destroyed out of ignorant industrial hegemony long before we manage to expand this very same hegemony elsewhere. At this point, the possibility of exporting Human destruction and greed beyond the limits of Earth seems like Science-Fiction.

Another flaw in this line of thinking is that we tend to assume that it is within our jurisdiction as a species to break through the natural order in order to fit our own needs. Not that this line of thinking isn’t currently apparent within our techno-industrial system. It simply seems like a plan that will always demand inefficient consumption as well as endless expansion. Our own way of thinking has substituted the human species for gods. The problem with that line of thinking is that in no way are we gods. We must return to a primal state of existence as one with this planet, not destroy it with our civilization, and expand to other planets which must be consumed. A solution to this consumption problem would be to simply end our consumerist, expansionist, accelerationist ways and adopt a system that relies on none of these fundamentally flawed concepts, and instead is centered upon mere existence as one with planet Earth.

To conclude, it can be seen by the proposals of transhumanists, futurists, modernists and technophiles, that not only do these people wish to inadvertently continue with the destruction that infects every crevice of this planet. In addition to this, these demented individuals wish to establish a god complex for all of humanity to adopt. We must not continue on this technological progression in which we aspire to become divine beings ruling above the Earth. These delusions are simply unnatural, and will only lead to the continued alienation of humanity from all that is pure.