Thoughts on Transhumanism and Religion
Natasha Vita-More, a pioneer of transhumanist thought and designer of the Primo Posthuman future body prototype, shares her personal journey from artist to theorist to life extension researcher. She emphasizes the importance of individual stories and first-hand experience over collective assumptions, describing how her near-fatal pregnancy loss in Japan drove her to design solutions for human vulnerability and mortality. Vita-More discusses her current research at Alcor vitrifying C. elegans worms to test memory retention after cryonic preservation—work that could have profound implications for life extension. Throughout, she advocates for building new narratives that bridge transhumanism with religious and spiritual perspectives through shared aesthetics, ritual, and mutual appreciation rather than dictated beliefs.
