mormon transhumanist association member survey results 2014
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This document presents the results of the 2012 survey of members of the Mormon Transhumanist Association. The survey asked questions about religion, politics, God and the problem of evil, consciousness and spiritual properties, feedback and demographics.TRANSCRIPT
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MTAMemberSurvey2014SummaryThestatisticsinthisdocumentreflectthemembershipoftheMormonTranshumanistAssociationattheendof2014.
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MTAMemberSurvey2014SummaryContentMembershipLocationPerspectiveGodandtheProblemofEvilConsciousnessandSpiritualPropertiesFeedbackDemographics
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MembershipTotalMembership:481(asofDec31,2014)SurveyParticipants:66
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TranshumanistDeclaration
(1)Humanitystandstobeprofoundlyaffectedbyscienceandtechnologyinthefuture.Weenvisionthepossibilityofbroadeninghumanpotentialbyovercomingaging,cognitiveshortcomings,involuntarysuffering,andourconfinementtoplanetEarth.(2)Webelievethathumanityspotentialisstillmostlyunrealized.Therearepossiblescenariosthatleadtowonderfulandexceedinglyworthwhileenhancedhumanconditions.(3)Werecognizethathumanityfacesseriousrisks,especiallyfromthemisuseofnewtechnologies.Therearepossiblerealisticscenariosthatleadtothelossofmost,orevenall,ofwhatweholdvaluable.Someofthesescenariosaredrastic,othersaresubtle.Althoughallprogressischange,notallchangeisprogress.(4)Researcheffortneedstobeinvestedintounderstandingtheseprospects.Weneedtocarefullydeliberatehowbesttoreducerisksandexpeditebeneficialapplications.Wealsoneedforumswherepeoplecanconstructivelydiscusswhatshouldbedone,andasocialorderwhereresponsibledecisionscanbeimplemented.(5)Reductionofexistentialrisks,anddevelopmentofmeansforthepreservationoflifeandhealth,thealleviationofgravesuffering,andtheimprovementofhumanforesightandwisdomshouldbepursuedasurgentpriorities,andheavilyfunded.(6)Policymakingoughttobeguidedbyresponsibleandinclusivemoralvision,takingseriouslybothopportunitiesandrisks,respectingautonomyandindividualrights,andshowingsolidaritywithandconcernfortheinterestsanddignityofallpeoplearoundtheglobe.Wemustalsoconsiderourmoralresponsibilitiestowardsgenerationsthatwillexistinthefuture.
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(7)Weadvocatethewellbeingofallsentience,includinghumans,nonhumananimals,andanyfutureartificialintellects,modifiedlifeforms,orotherintelligencestowhichtechnologicalandscientificadvancemaygiverise.(8)Wefavourallowingindividualswidepersonalchoiceoverhowtheyenabletheirlives.Thisincludesuseoftechniquesthatmaybedevelopedtoassistmemory,concentration,andmentalenergylifeextensiontherapiesreproductivechoicetechnologiescryonicsproceduresandmanyotherpossiblehumanmodificationandenhancementtechnologies.MormonTranshumanistAffirmation
(1)Weseekthespiritualandphysicalexaltationofindividualsandtheiranatomies,aswellascommunitiesandtheirenvironments,accordingtotheirwills,desiresandlaws,totheextenttheyarenotoppressive.(2)WebelievethatscientificknowledgeandtechnologicalpowerareamongthemeansordainedofGodtoenablesuchexaltation,includingrealizationofdiversepropheticvisionsoftransfiguration,immortality,resurrection,renewalofthisworld,andthediscoveryandcreationofworldswithoutend.(3)Wefeeladutytousescienceandtechnologyaccordingtowisdomandinspiration,toidentifyandprepareforrisksandresponsibilitiesassociatedwithfutureadvances,andtopersuadeotherstodolikewise.
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Location
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Perspective
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GodandtheProblemofEvil
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ConsciousnessandSpiritualProperties
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Feedback
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Reason
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Demographics