Scientific and Technological Transformation of Humans

Throughout human history, heroes with superhuman skills and strength were admired and worshipped. In our modern age, many individuals revel in comic books and movies about superheroes who can fly, see through walls and mountains, lift enormous weight, and perform many other deeds and exploits that ordinary humans cannot. At the beginning of the third decade of the 21st century, interest in the superhuman is beginning to take a new form. Rather than read about or watch superheroes’ feats, humans will have the opportunity to overcome various limitations and set on the path toward becoming superhuman. As science and technology continue to advance, humans may be able to merge themselves with the digital and, possibly, even transform themselves into a digital form. The question that needs to be asked is, what are the consequences of such a qualitative transformation? The purpose of this article is to analyze the texts that promote qualitative transformation of humans by means of science and technology and address potential consequences

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