How can we transhumanise? And why we need to

Dante coined the word "transhumanise" in the Divine Comedy, 700
years ago. "Trasumanar" is the transformation he will undergo in
order to share in the life of paradise.

Today, the word has associations that are strikingly related to
Dante's; partly quite similar, though changed in subtle but
crucial ways. Understanding those differences illuminates the
dangers of transhumanism today and how it might limit, not
expand, our humanity.

I consider this constriction across half a dozen areas on the
transhumanism agenda: telepathy, happiness, intelligence, stellar
living, the superman, and death.

Transhumanising is a religious promise. It becomes a modern
threat when that transcendent perspective is eclipsed and lost.