The Manifesto of Transfiguration from artist and scientist Dr. J.J. Hastings. A provocative piece that many are sure to disagree with, but it represents an interesting perspective.
ALT The text of the Manifesto of Transfiguration - "Nature, and by extension the human body, is mediocre and deserving of scorn. It is not the product of supernatural design, but rather probability, and therefore merits no intrinsic reverence or devotion.
The schism between ‘natural’ and ‘synthetic’ is artifice. Whether made by the hands of humankind or other beings/forces, all matter is formed of the same fragmentary constituents of our Cosmos.
As a species, humans have developed an impulse to find meaning out of seeming disorder, and from this impulse is born our search for purpose and the transcendental. Such an impulse can be destructive as much as it is powerful, yet it must be cultivated in the search for our own apotheosis.
It is only through the advancement of techne that apotheosis can be attained. For, what is technology but an attempt to ameliorate insufficiency?
The quest for apotheosis merits abhorrence for the ordinary..."
Full text at futuregrind.org