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Manifest Prophecy: Technocracy and the Trilateral Commission (Part 1)

INTRODUCTION

There are many threads and layers of economic and political agendas working towards a global order. These ideas are no longer mere concepts of the tin foil hat conspiracy theorists, but rather published and documented fact. Much of the carrying out of these agenda’s happen unbeknownst to the general public because the systems and procedures are rigged to be discreet, and a majority of the time, hidden under the veil of what appears to be progress. It’s no accident that the majority of the public, especially in America are distracted with “Dancing withe the Stars”, reality tv, and celebrity drama. So while many people are frying their brains with mindless television, alcohol consumption, drugs, parties, and social narcissim, the small group of elite men have been constructing what will be a global grid that will lock down and eventually enslave us.

On this post, I want to begin a deeper investigation on the topic of Technocracy. I believe Technocracy is a large part of an unspoken agenda that will help construct a totalitarian system that could well be the culprit in forming a one world economic system and therefore a one world government. From this global grid and technocratic structure, I believe the transhumanist movement will ultimately formulate what Christians know as the Mark of the Beast. But before I do, I want to lay down the reason why I believe this system is ultimately sinister and a product of a far darker spiritual agenda than most believe or want to believe.

WORLD GOVERNMENT IN PROPHECY

My belief is that the bible is the inerrant Word of God; God verifying Himself by writing history before it happens. As such, it should be the foundation for the things we see happening in the world around us. And so when we look at history and the events leading up to our current global temperament, it should line up in one form or another with what is described in bible prophecy.

Most people, both Christians and non-believers recognize that various passages have been interpreted to describe a one world government, economy and religion to bestow the earth in the end times. I did my best to study these subjects with a clean slate when I began my prophecy study a couple years ago. But after digging into it, I came to similar conclusions as many who came before about a one world economic, political, and religious system in the end times.

Daniel 7:15-24

“I, Daniel, was grieved in my spirit within my body, and the vision of my head troubles me. I came near to one of those who stood by, and asked him the truth of all this. So he told me and made known to me the interpretation of these things: Those great beasts, which are four, are four kings which arise out of the earth. But the saints of the Most High shall receive the kingdom, and possess the kingdom forever, even forever and ever. Then I wished to know the truth about the fourth beast, which was different from all the others, exceedingly dreadful, with its teeth of iron and its nails of bronze, which devours, broke in pieces, and trampled the residue with its feet: and the ten horns that were on its head, and the other horn which came up, before which three fell, namely, that horn which had eyes and a mouth which spoke pompous words, whose appearance was greater than his fellows. I was watching; and the same horn was making war against the saints, and prevailing against them, until the Ancient of Days came, and a judgment was made in favor of the saints of the Most High, and the time came for the saints to possess the kingdom. Thus he said: ‘The fourth beast shall be A fourth kingdom on earth, Which shall be different from all other kingdoms, And shall devour the whole earth, trample it and break it in pieces. The ten horns are ten kinds Who shall arise from this kingdom. And anther shall rise after them; He shall be different from the first ones, And shall subdue three kings. He shall speak pompous words against the Most High, Shall persecute the saints of the Most High, And shall intend to change times and law. Then the saints shall be given into his hand for a time and times and half a time.” (emphasis mine)

Now this passage comes after Daniel has a dream and a vision about the future. I don’t want to go through the entire passage, but to highlight some key points, I would like to begin with, “those great beasts, which are four, are four kinds which arise out of the earth.” The first thing to point out is that Daniel here echoes a vision and dream king Nebuchadnezzar had in an earlier chapter of Daniel. The one stark difference is that Nebuchadnezzar saw them from the perspective of man, which were earthly kingdoms described as a brilliant statue, noble and desired. Daniel on the other hand, saw these kingdoms from the perspective of God. Beasts! So the great beasts here are the four kingdoms as confirmed later in Daniel 7:24. The key is that they arise out of the earth. In other words, these kingdoms will be the product of human construct and not the establishment of God.

Daniel goes onto focus in the the fourth beast. “Then I wished to know the truth about the fourth beast, which was different from all the others, exceedingly dreadful, with its teeth of iron and its nails of bronze, which devours, broke in pieces, and trampled the residue with its feet.” Now it’s obvious that this fourth beast was going to be the most destructive, not only to the saints, or believers, but also to the entire world. This is one of many reasons I don’t hold onto the pre-tribulation rapture of the church, but that’s a rabbit trail meant for another day.

What I find interesting about this passage is that it refers to how it devours, then, “broke in pieces, and trampled the residue with its feet.” The word for devour in the Hebrew “‘akal” means literally, “to eat, to devour, eat their pieces.” I can also mean “to consume.” The word that describes “broke into pieces,” comes from the Hebrew word “deqaq”, which means “to shatter”, but also has it’s roots in the Hebrew word “hadak” which means “to tread down, or cast down”. And finally, the trampling of it’s residue with it’s feet is an illustration of how this system will use it’s strength to stomp down on the world.

So if we can paraphrase these verses after taking a look at some key words in the original text, we can say that this final beast or kingdom, is going to take over the earth, tread on it or lock it down, and then eventually enforce this lock down. Now there is a lot I left out with the little horn as the Antichrist, and the possible connection to this beast and Rome, and several other interpretations made with this particular text and others of a similar elk. But the main reason why I wanted to use this passage to set up Technocracy, was to show how bible prophecy describes the characteristics of the fourth beast, or final earthly kingdom so that we can compare it to the current agendas in forming a technocratic society.

SHORT HISTORY OF TECHNOCRACY

Technocracy in the united States was a short lived movement born in the 1930′s in the wake of the Great Depression. The engineers, scientists and technicians of that day formed a group called Technocracy Incorporated, still in existence today, which suggested an energy-based economic system that would drive out capitalism and create equal distribution of energy. Although Technocracy is not a well known term today, it was a very popular movement nearly a century ago. In fact, Aldous Huxley and George Orwell both echoe some of these technocratic principles in their respective works, “A Brave New World” and “1984.”

The roots of this movement can be traced back to a man named Howard Scott who in the mid 1910′s brought together a group of economists, engineers and scientists in an attempt to create a research organization. While this group was known as the Technical Alliance through the 1920′s, it was the official forming of the group Technocracy Incorporated in 1933 that took the U.S. by storm. While the movement itself died out within a decade due to the advent of WWII, the principles did not. And as I will show in this post and posts to come, this may be the foundation in forming a global economy that will require a global government and thereby a leader for that government.

WHAT DID EARLY TECHNOCRATS BELIEVE?

A twenty page pamphlet published in 1939 by Technocracy Incorporated entitled, Technocracy in Plain Terms: A Challenge and a Warning, answers this question and other elements of what the technocratic ideologies are [1]. In the document four questions are answered to help readers understand the movement. Here are the questions and a brief synopsis of each answer:

1. What is Technocracy?

According to their own writings, technocracy is a system of social management, purely based on scientific principles and what they call, “incontrovertible scientific facts.” In other words, because politicians and bankers only have their own interest in mind, they neglect the scientific understanding of the world and the people thereby, and therefore, by implementing these principles into a system of governance, we can stay true to the laws of nature, and therefore prosper.

What is it designed to do?

In essence, because technocracy is the application of science to the social order, it would streamline methods of production and distribution of all goods and services. They would accomplish this by harnessing energy production and distribution. In so doing, they will be able to create a cash-less society, that is sustainable through the technologies and sciences.

How will it function?

The best way to get our heads around this one is to quote them directly. On page eight of this document, it states quote, “In a Technate there are no such things as trading or working for wages. We have such an abundance of goods available now that they can no longer be exchanged or bought or sold…Money cannot be used, and its function of purchasing must be replaced by a scientific unit of measurement”[2]. In other words, the elimination of not just capitalism, but rather a trade based economic system. This sounds a lot like the Venus Project promoted by the Zeigeist Movement.

Will it be satisfactory to all concerned?

Again, no words can adequately describe the answer to this question without quoting them. On page nine, it states quote, “Even the most hardboiled and hardest to suit would probably come to like living under a Technate. At any rate it is quite possible that you would have to take it whether you liked it or not…The only way to avoid enjoying all these things…would be to commit suicide or leave the country permanently”[3]. Very strong words here. Essentially, the proponents of Technocracy are suggesting that this scientific dictatorship is inevitable. More disturbing is that fact that they mention suicide, or leaving the country as the only means to avoid the Technocratic society.

In the concluding remarks of the document, these Technocracy advocates state, “Tecnocracy shows how a high-energy civilization on this Continent today made a Price System unworkable, and that the only System that is workable is functional control and direct and equal distribution-without a Price…Of course, ‘If enough of us understoof the inevitability of Technocracy and were prepared to act, we could have it right now, without having to wait and go through the hell that may otherwise check the evolutionary struggle of mankind to reach the much-to-be-desired state of peace, security, leisure, and plenty that is now within our grasp.’” [4]

It is eerie to see the language used in the final paragraph where the goal once again is a “much-to-be-desired state of peace, security, leisure, and plenty…”. The true colors of Technocracy are apparent in these remarks. This ideology is no different than the Luceferian Doctrine that man would become god by the use of our own intellect. It is no different than the pursuit of peace in our physical world, brought about by our own knowledge. It is no different than what Gearge Bush senior declared as the desire for the New World Order to achieve, “peace, security, freedom, and the rule of law.”

TECHNOCRACY IN THE TRILATERAL COMMISSION

I find it ironic that those who propose The Venus Project being promoted by the Zeigeist Movement are supporting the same people who they are claiming to be exposing in the conspiracy world. This becomes increasingly evident when we find out some very interesting facts about the origin of the Trilateral Commission and how it is playing a large part in establishing a global Technocracy.

Go to any conspiracy theory website and you will find the rantings and ravings of conspiracy theorists going on and on about the Trilateral Commision. But few can elaborate why. Here is the deal. The Trilateral Commission have been been proponents of Technocracy all along. Their current developments are under the guise of helping to solve global warming, and the energy crisis by forming a global energy control grid currently called the Smart Grid. I hope to get into the details of this development in future posts, but for now I want to get into the building blocks of the Trilateral Commision in light of the Technocratic agenda.

The Trilateral Commission was founded by two people, David Rockefeller, and Zbigniew Brzezinski. Now many people know about the Rockefeller’s and their tremendous wealth and influence on society, especially out in the west. But really the foundation of the Trilateral Commission was built on the writings of Zbigniew Brzezinski.

In 1970, three years before the Trilateral Commission was formed, Zbigniew Brzezinski, published a book entitled, Between Two Ages: America’s Role in the Technetronic Era. In it, Brzezinski outlines his views of how a Technocratic form of governance will be the most beneficial for the future of human well being. He formulates his idea by laying out three of what he calls “Domestic priorities,” in the advent of technological transitions. These three domestic priorities according to Brzezinski is quote,”The need for an institutional realignment of American democracy to enhance social responsiveness and blur traditional distinctions between governmental and nongovernmental social processes; the need for anticipatory institutions to cope with the unintended consequences of technological-scientific change; the need for educational reforms to mitigate the effects of generational and racial conflicts and promote rational humanist values in the emerging new society.” [5] (Emphasis mine)

He goes on to explain that the global priorities are the same stating quote, “The international equivalents of our domestic needs are similar: the gradual shaping of a community of developed nations would be realistic expression of our emerging global consciousness; concentrating on disseminating scientific and technological knowledge would reflect a more functional approach to man’s problems, emphasizing ecology rather than ideology; both the foregoing would help to encourage the spread of a more personalized rational humanist world outlook that would gradually replace the institutional religious, ideological, and intensely national perspectives that have dominated modern history.” [6] (Emphasis mine)

In other words, what the world needs is a system of governance in place that would promote the humanist values and break down the national barriers that divide us. These barriers, according to Brzezinski, are institutional religion and intense ideological forms of nationalism. But notice his attitude that a Technocratic society is a foregone conclusion. In other words, similar to the document from Technocracy Incorporated in 1939, Brzezinski’s contention is that science and technology is going to take over as the ultimate sociological construct in human governance. Therefore, if these priorities are not put in place, we can expect to see more problems and turmoil in the wake of such advancements and developments. It is also interesting to note that every writing that describes or advocates a Utopian future, whether it be Alice Bailey, Manly P. Hall and their occult writings, or a man like Brzezinski, the problem is always reduced to institutional religion.

If we can hearken back to the prophecy in Daniel, the fourth beast would come from the earth. In other words, it would be a system that appeals to worldly acclaims, not Godly ones. And what Brzezinski provides is exactly that. He is quite honest about his humanist worldview, but ironically has to borrow Judeo-Christian ethics to make his argument against it. Nevertheless, it is clear that if such an influencial global organization like the Trilateral Commission is founded on these humanistic principles, and suggests such a global system to solve human shortcomings, then perhaps bible prophecy in the book of Daniel and other prophetic passage are correct. Perhaps what appears to be a solution for humanity is really a beast, seeking out destruction.

CONCLUSION

Much like the eugenics movement that has quietly changed it’s facade to “genetic enhancement research,” technocracy never actually went away. It has just changed names, and faces. It’s quite clear that the world most powerful and influencial people are behind such an agenda. They see the benefits of creating a global economy with energy based currency rigged with a global monitoring systems.

In part 2, we will dig into how these concepts are actually being put into place by the global elite. We will look at whats called the Global Smart Grid and how it is being constructed right before our eyes. And then later, we will get into how transhumanism fits into this global grid and how the human being being grafted into this grid could possibly be the way to establish what we’ve knows as the Mark of the Beast.

But keep in mind that the freedom and solution to humanities shortcomings have already been overcome by Jesus Christ. El Elyon, The Most High God. El Shaddai, Lord God Almight. Yeshua Ha Machiach came in the flesh and revealed His plan for us. And so even though these posts and other projects I am embarking on may seem on the surface like fear mongering, ultimately it’s exposing the darkness, so that the true light may shine through. Yeshua our Savior.

 

[1] [2] [3] [4] Technocracy in Plain Terms: A Challenge and a Warning. New York: Technocracy Incorporated, 1939. Print.

[5] [6] Between Two Ages: America’s Role in the Technetronic Era. New York: The Viking Press, 1970. Print.

Main source are found in the writings of Patrick Wood of August Forecast.

http://www.augustforecast.com
http://Www.revelationgate.com

Elliot Nesch: The Real Roots of the Emergent Church

The Set Up

As some of my recent posts have expressed, I sometimes feel tremendously frustrated with my home church. Some folks I have spoken to have suggested that I just pick up and leave. Well, I would love to, and I am still in prayer about it, but it’s difficult to leave. I am an A/V tech at my church, and in all honesty, I love my job and I love the community of people and friends who have been a part of my walk. I get to serve the pastors, the worship team, and the church leaders in a way that is very humbling.

But as I near my sixth spiritual birthday since I was born again, I have been more and more convinced that something is not right. What I was learning through the bible, does not fully line up with what was being taught in my church. And in many ways, no church is going to get it perfect. I get that. I’m not saying I know a better way to do church, or I know somehow exclusively the “right” way to do it. Nevertheless, I knew something was off. It began last year when I was an AV tech for a large church leaders event that was hosted at my church.

This event is one of the biggest events for young church leaders. There is one that happens on the east coast, and one that happens in the west coast, which happens to be hosted by my church. As an AV, I was responsible for the break out rooms where different leaders were able to talk about a particular topic which they were experts in. Mine happened to be on contemplative prayer.

As I sat in my booth watching this couple speak about contemplative prayer, two things struck me as odd. First was that they were teaching us to clear our minds with deep breathing. Now as someone who grew up in a non-practicing Buddhist home with a personal interest in Zen as a young man, I immediately thought this was odd. The second thing was that they claimed that this was what the early church fathers taught as being the best way to pray to God.

Needless to say, I was confused and quite frankly in a bit of shock. I was in that stage of really understanding what the whole new age movement was about and how channeling and spiritual experiences may not be from God, but from false spirits and demons. So to have these people talking about something that sounded much like eastern mysticism was very frightening. But there was one thing they kept repeating, like a mantra (pun intended). They kept saying that “Contemplative prayer is not mysticism…contemplative prayer is not mysticism…it’s a different way to pray to God and communicate with God.”

The Documentary

So as you can imagine, I wasn’t sure what to make of all of this. But like most things, I let it go and wasn’t too concerned about it. But just recently, my memories of this event were stirred. It came when I watched a film by Elliot Nesch called The Real Roots of the Emergent Church.

Because I am a fairly young Christian, I haven’t been around church culture long enough to see changes or even phases or styles of church. All I know is that when my buddy Robbie is converting old worship service tapes to digital, the worship services from 2006 look like they’re from 1986! But Elliot with this film really helped me understand what was going on.

Here is the description of the film:
“This Christian documentary film The Real Roots of the Emergent Church will take an honest look at the leaders of the Emerging Church movement such as Brian McLaren, Doug Pagitt, Tony Jones, Rob Bell, Tony Campolo, Steve Chalke, Peter Rollins, Dan Kimball, Richard Rohr, Phyllis Tickle, Spencer Burke and others. Who are they and what are they teaching? Become familiar with the postmodern Emergent Church and its popular tactic of literary deconstruction applied to the Bible. This film takes an in-depth look at what the Emerging Church believes concerning the Gospel of Jesus Christ, the Scriptures, absolute truth, hell, homosexuality, mysticism, contemplative prayer, other religions, and eschatology in comparison to the Bible. Much more than candles and couches!

Subjects of this film were contacted for direct interviews. Doug Pagitt, Tony Jones and others were contacted in April 2011. No response. At a Love Wins book signing, Rob told us he would be willing to do an interview and to contact his church which was done several times with no response. We do not fault them for that knowing they are all probably very busy people. But for this reason we have resorted to their own public statements. This film is our way of joining the conversation.”

Comments on the Film

I think Elliot and his team did a great job on the film. It’s precise, honest, and grounded. It really does expose much of what the emergent movement is all about and why it is essentially heretical to biblical doctrine. It cleared up my concerns about contemplative prayer, and also went into the topic of heaven and hell which was such a big topic last summer after Rob Bells, Love Wins was published.

There were moments in the film when I was moved to tears. These were not tears of joy, but rather great sadness. While listening to Rob Bell and Doug Pagitt talk about their views, I began to think about how many people in the church were being swayed to think in this post-modern, deconstructionist paradigm. It made me sad because I realized there are plenty of pastors and people at my church who would and do buy what these fellows are promoting. It reminded me of a verse from Jude 1:16 where it states, “These are grumblers, malcontents, following their own sinful desires; they are loud-mouthed boasters, showing favoritism to gain advantage.” There are other verses that describe what the emergent church is all about.

The bottom line that I got out of the film was this: The emergent church is the resurrection of Christian mysticism. Mysticism has its roots in other forms of spiritual mysticism, which line up with the new age movement, which itself lines up with theosophical philosophies, pagan worship, and ultimately Satanism. One way to attack an enemy is to infiltrate. I believe the emergent church is the modern infiltration of Satan into the institutional establishments of Christianity in the west. Not only that, I believe these are the first steps into establishing what bible prophecy tell us is the One World Religion of the end times.

I recommend anyone with a least bit of concern for the body of Christ to watch this film. It is the best film done on the topic and something that probably won’t be too popular, but will expose the deception being practiced by these alleged “Christian leaders.”

Great Job Elliot Nesch and the entire team behind this film! Make sure to support them over at holybibleprophesy.org

 

Will Transhumanism Eliminate Suffering?

I’ve become more and more engulfed at seeking out articles and thoughts o the proponents of transhumanists and just like my recent post on A God-Like Brain? the goods just keep coming. In an article written in 2010 for H+ Magazine entitled, Five Top Reasons Transhumanism Can Eliminate Suffering written by David Pearce once again shows where the transhumanist mindset stands on ethical matters. The basic breakdown of these 5 ways Pearce claims to be able to eliminate suffering is as follows:

1. We shall soon be able to choose our own level of pain sensitivity

2. We can soon choose how rewarding we want our daily lives to be

3. Steak lovers and vegans alike can soon eat cruelty-free deits

4. Carnivorous nonhuman predators can be phased out

5. We may be on the eve of an “intelligence explosion”

We shall soon be able to choose our own level of pain sensitivity

This concept was in response to a recent article that was published by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences entitled Pain perception is altered by a nucleotide polymorphism in SCN9A. In essence, what the scientists were able to determine was which genes are responsible for pain thresholds. And therefore, Pearce in his article concluded that by being able to manipulate these genes, we will soon be able to determine for our descendants, the amount of pain they can withstand.

Now this sounds ideal on the surface, but it omits a very important part of our being. Specifically to physical pain, which is what Pearce is referring to, is something God has equipped us with in order to stay safe and responsible in our physical world. It reminds me of a sermon given by Ravi Zacharias entitled, “The Problem with Pleasure” where Ravi describes a young girl who had a rare medical anomaly where she could not feel physical pain. Ravi described how her mother would come to him and tell him how the family would pray to God that their daughter would have the ability to feel pain. Upon asking her why, the woman said it was because the burden of having to watch the child 24/7 was taking it’s toll. The young girl would not know if she put her hand on a hot stove, or fell and broke her ankle, or got a cut deep enough for her to bleed to death. And therefore, she had to be monitored every waking moment so that she would not cause herself harm that might be fatal.

And on a bigger scale, isn’t pain a stepping stone to fulfill God’s ultimate plan? I often hear people talk about this life and the plan for God is to restore humanity to it’s innocent state found in the Garden of Eden. But I disagree. I believe God, through a world of suffering and pain, is setting up humanity for a far more glorious existence than the one we see in the Garden of Eden. What we will gain through the blood of Jesus Christ far exceeds what we lost in the fall of Adam. And therefore, to say we can solve this by manipulating our genes, at the macro level can cause human extinction. We would all be running around without the ability to feel physical pain not knowing what is harmful, or destructive.

We can soon choose how rewarding we want our daily lives to be

Similar to the first premise, this notion that we can control the pleasures of our lives, or more specifically in this case, how rewarding our lives feel at the hands of genetic manipulation is part of the staple goals for the transhumanist. Once again, Pearson responds to a journal entry found on the website for Neuropsychopharmacology where they were allegedly able to identify a single allele (group of genes) that can greatly inhance or impair the quality of one’s life.

Upon this information, Pearson asks this question. “If you were in a position to choose, which COMT allele would you pre-select for your future offspring? I predict most prospective parents will pick the ‘happy gene’. Or would you prefer to play genetic roulette as now?”

I believe Pearson says a lot more in this short little statement than he realizes. He is essentially advocating that it would be almost cruel or “inhumane” to allow your future offspring to even have the possibility of carrying this particular COMT allele that would impair the quality of one’s life.

Now, this is precisely where my contentions are with this entire movement and why I am speaking out on it as a Christian. We are created in the image of God. That means, no matter what COMT allele we end up with, God still loves us, and He cares about us, and He wants nothing more than to be in relationship with us in His eternal kingdom. Therefore, by manipulating such aspects of our being would be essentially, playing God to some measure. But notice how the ethics of the matter get’s twisted when it is presented by the transhumanist. “…would you prefer to play genetic roulette as now?” It hearkens back to what I mentioned earlier about the problem of pleasure. Manipulating our genes to force us to experience a “higher quality of life” does not mean suffering will be eliminated. It will only change forms. And how would those who have these ‘happy genes’ think of anyone who does have the ‘impaired gene’? There would be no level of compassion, and empathy. In essence it would create a separate race. I believe this kind of thinking is the staple workings of neo-eugenics philosophy.

Steak lovers and vegans alike can soon eat cruelty-free deits

This one was particularly interesting. For one, Pearson borrows Buddhist ideologies to identify farm animals as “sentient beings.” He states quote, “Today, billions of sentient beings endure lives of unimaginable suffering in our factory farms.” Now this is in stark contrast to what God tells us in the bible, “And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.” Genesis 1:26.

So we must look at two things from the premise. First, are cattle sentient beings? According to Buddhist traditions, all life is sacred, and therefore sentient. But if you look at the word “sentience” alone, it describes conscious beings who have the ability to feel, perceive and have a subjective perceptive experience. Now one can argue whether or not a cow possess all of these qualities, but one thing is for certain. They do not have the same capacity as humans, nor can they communicate these ideas to us in an objective manner.

Now I want to be careful here and make some distinctions. Do I think animal cruelty if ok? Certainly not. Causing harm to animals for sheer pleasure of a human agent can be labeled evil. But in terms of killing an animal for food, I do think that’s ok. Now the issues arise in our modern workings of mass distribution where animals are pumped full of chemicals and then slaughtered to be eaten. I believe the biblical account of raising cattle and fattening it and eventually eating it was much more wholesome in that it gave respect to the animal, and ultimately to God. Ironically, what Pearson claims to be suffering is derived from the very technological advancements that we’ve seen in the last century.

Second, the issue of rights. Now humans have rights. But do cows? Certainly the have a right to live and be a part of this planet. However, their capacity for rights is not the same a humans. And when Pearson compares human suffering to animal suffering, the line is not there. Once you eliminate this border, then you have to ask yourself, where DO we draw the line? What about carnivorous animals?

Carnivorous nonhuman predators can be phased out

Ahhh Mr. Pearson. I think he felt the need to include this as a caveat to the previous reason why transhumanism will eliminate suffering. Pearson states quote, “Perhaps the biggest obstacle to phasing out suffering altogether is wild animal suffering. Right now, billions of sentient beings in the wild are dying of thirst and hunger, or being disembowelled, asphyxiated or eaten alive by predators.”

So according to Pearsons, sentient beings, like the cow, according to him, have a right to live, but a predatory animal, like say a lion, does not? Are lion’s not sentient in the way he defines it? Well, he tries to side step it by suggesting that by creating foods that say a lion needs, he will no longer have the need to kill for food.

Again, the presuppositions to his entire argument is completely flawed. I admire that Mr. Pearson has a heart for the animal kingdom, but I am in total disagreement that these animals experience suffering in the same capacity as a human being. Let’s use the lion example. When a human kills a cow, is it murdering the cow? That’s to debate in some philosophical circles, and I tend to say, no, humans don’t murder cows, we kill them. But on the other hand, when a lion preys a zebra, does the lion murder the zebra? Again, I would say no. The difference between killing and murdering is that killing is simply taking away life. But murdering is defined as taking away human life, and at best in an attempt to support Pearson, “to kill or slaughter inhumanely or barbarously.” But even then, the human element is a requirement for murder to occur.

We may be on the eve of an “intelligence explosion”

Now that we are off the animal train, Pearsons last reason for eliminating suffering is because of the intelligence explosion. He states quote, “As a sceptical, “bioconservative” transhumanist, I still reckon getting rid of suffering will take hundreds of years and entail “cyborgification” rather than “uploading”. Yet it’s always good to take (very) seriously the prospect that one will be proved wrong. If a technological Singularity really is near, then the abolition of suffering is feasible this century.” The presupposition is that attaining singularity will as a byproduct, reduce suffering and therefore it is good. This is the same thing someone like Ray Kurzweil believes.

I reckon that both Pearson and Kurzweil need Jesus Christ. I say this because what these men aspire to is simply for man to be the only saviors for ourselves. It echoes all of the esoteric authors and mystery religions of the centuries past. And these ideas link directly back to the Garden of Eden and the lie of the serpent.

Conclusion

Satan and his army of demons and fallen angels have been at the center of all that has given mankind the aspiration to seek personal gain, and at worst, the gain of Satan himself, who only cares about himself. The transhumanist movement is no different in the pursuit of self gain, even if it’s in the context or perception that it’s for the betterment of humanity. I hope that articles like this one show a little bit of what’s going on. Redefining what is good, changing the standards of morality to fit a particular agenda, and ultimately create a future that is dependent not on God, but on technology, science and human reason. If given the choice, I’ll stick go with God every time.

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