We advocate for the ethical use of technology to expand human
capacities. We support the development of and access to new
technologies that enable everyone to enjoy better minds, better
bodies and better lives. Transhumanist Declaration: (1) Humanity will
be radically changed by technology in the future. We foresee the
feasibility of redesigning the human condition, including such
parameters as the inevitability of aging, limitations on human and
artificial intellects, unchosen psychology, suffering, and our
confinement to the planet earth. (2) Systematic research should be
put into understanding these coming developments and their long-term
consequences. (3) Transhumanists think that by being generally open
and embracing of new technology we have a better chance of turning it
to our advantage than if we try to ban or prohibit it. (4)
Transhumanists advocate the moral right for those who so wish to use
technology to extend their mental and physical (including
reproductive) capacities and to improve their control over their own
lives. We seek personal growth beyond our current biological
limitations. (5) In planning for the future, it is mandatory to take
into account the prospect of dramatic progress in technological
capabilities. It would be tragic if the potential benefits failed to
materialize because of technophobia and unnecessary prohibitions. On
the other hand, it would also be tragic if intelligent life went
extinct because of some disaster or war involving advanced
technologies. (6) We need to create forums where people can
rationally debate what needs to be done, and a social order where
responsible decisions can be implemented. (7) Transhumanism advocates
the well- being of all sentience (whether in artificial intellects,
humans, posthumans, or non- human animals) and encompasses many
principles of modern humanism. Transhumanism does not support any
particular party, politician or political platform.
http://www.transhumanism.org/index.php/WTA/declaration