{"id":33558,"date":"2021-04-21T23:01:37","date_gmt":"2021-04-22T03:01:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/?p=33558"},"modified":"2021-05-02T23:24:47","modified_gmt":"2021-05-03T03:24:47","slug":"can-humans-become-gods","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/can-humans-become-gods\/","title":{"rendered":"Transcending Into Divinity: Can Humans Become Gods?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Can humans ever become gods? And if so, what will human divinity look like?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gods and humans are seen as two fundamentally different life forms, but what if humans can one day become gods? Theoretically speaking, humans can indeed become god-like, but not in the biblical sense of the word. God-like humanity is closer to the Greek or Hindu devas\u2014flawed but powerful beings who have emotions and limitations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Keep reading for the answer to the question: can humans become gods?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Can Humans Ever Become Gods?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Yuval Noah Harari, an Israeli public intellectual and a professor of History, humanity is already accomplishing feats once considered to be \u201cacts of God.\u201d For example, ancient civilizations once considered a healthy harvest to be a \u201cgift from above.\u201d In contrast, modern humans rely on science and technology to create favorable harvest conditions, even when the natural environment is harsh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the near future, he projects, technological and medical advances will allow humans to take on some qualities that are associated with divine beings. In their quest for divinity, humans will likely \u201cupgrade\u201d along the following paths:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Biological<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Biological manipulation will likely be the first step toward \u201cgod-like\u201d status.<\/strong> If scientists can discover the biology behind happiness and immortality, they\u2019ll likely be able to manipulate almost anything within the human body through genetic alterations. This means that, for the right price, anyone could become a god-like being with immense strength, intelligence, or sensuality. Today, people are already experiencing the early stages of this development through hormonal manipulation and DNA coding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Cybernetic<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Cybernetic augmentation will likely follow biological manipulation. <\/strong>Cybernetic augmentation is the combining of organic and inorganic materials in the human body. This would allow people to remove parts of the body that are threatened by decay and replace them with more durable material. It would also allow people to interact with technology around the world with just their thoughts. While this may sound like something out of <em>Star Trek<\/em>, people have <em>already<\/em> begun to combine inorganic materials with their bodies. In the medical field, cybernetic limbs and hearts are used to sustain life. In the technological field, \u201cmind-reading\u201d helmets allow people to control devices with<strong> <\/strong>their thoughts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Inorganic<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Inorganic assimilation may follow cybernetic augmentation. <\/strong>Taking cybernetic augmentation one step further, inorganic assimilation is the process of moving one\u2019s consciousness into an inorganic body. Neural networks would be replaced with hardware, and people could live in both the physical and virtual worlds at the same time. For example, if a human mind could be transferred to an inorganic body, the newly formed being could hypothetically explore the internet, see out of connected cameras, and move their new form using the electrical impulses generated from the brain. This would allow humanity to abandon its organic form and become practically immortal. Space exploration and recolonization would become a more realistic concept as inorganic material can survive harsher environments than flesh and bone.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Can humans ever become gods? And if so, what will human divinity look like? Gods and humans are seen as two fundamentally different life forms, but what if humans can one day become gods? Theoretically speaking, humans can indeed become god-like, but not in the biblical sense of the word. 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