Hank Pellissier

Hank Pellissier traces his spiritual journey from devout Catholic boyhood through Taoist-Buddhist exploration, Quakerism, militant atheism, and finally transhumanism—retaining throughout a conviction from Corinthians that charity is the greatest virtue. He shares his disappointment when a transhumanist cell phone drive for Africa yielded contributions only from his Catholic mother, his corporate brother, and a Mormon philanthropist, while atheist transhumanists gave nothing. Pellissier concludes that his religion has become charity itself, calling on transhumanists to demonstrate greater economic philanthropy and tolerance toward religious people, and to address equity rather than merely pursuing longevity for the privileged.