What do you think about Transhumanism?

Transhumanism is a philosophy that has (apparently) been around for a while now. I hadn’t heard about it until a couple nights ago, but I’ve done quite a bit of reading about it since then. I find myself intrigued by this point of view and I’m even considering creating a Humanity+ chapter in my area, in order to meet people who follow this philosophy.

To clarify, for those who may not know, Transhumanism is a philosophy of life which seeks the continuation and acceleration of evolution of intelligent life (e.g. Humans) beyond its current form and limitations by means of science and technology, guided by life-promoting principles and values. It should be understood that Transhumanism is not about achieving perfection or some sort of utopia, but is more about seeking to ever improve upon what already exists. Transhumanists are very concerned with meaningful and ethical existence, and living a life that is informed by reason, science, progress, and the value of existence in our current life. It places an emphasis on progress, on taking personal charge of creating better futures rather than hoping or praying for them to be brought about by supernatural forces, on reason, technology, scientific method, and human creativity rather than faith. Transhumanists tend to not believe that these positive changes are inevitable, but they do employ what is described as “practical optimism” or “dynamic optimism”, which tempers and optimistic sense of radical possibility with an insistence that we actively create the future we desire.

So tell me, my many tentacled friends… What are your thoughts about Transhumanism? Do you have any questions I might be able to answer about it? Would you like to know more?

Here are some resources on the subject:
http://whatistranshumanism.org/
http://humanityplus.org/
http://www.nickbostrom.com/ethics/values.html