The following is a response to David Roth's Odyssey article "Transhuman Multi-Bodyism," which details about potential ramification or ethics of humanity moving forward through transhumanism. My opinion is that Transhumanism isn't only an unethical pseudoscience but also won't be a solution to a much larger problem. I had discussions with agnostics, atheist, and religious friends who all would somewhat agree that the risk of making humans and civilizations sort of "hackable" isn't pushing science forward. We as humans want to avoid a sort of enslavement of artificial intelligence and the possibility of an almost surefire extinction if we use technology in a wrong manner. This is why I sort of oppose Elon Musk's idea for AI neural interfaces.
We as humans can sustainably live longer utilizing the funds towards more advanced solutions such as being able to repair negative RNA, creating new antibodies, and curing some of the world's most fatal diseases. Simply replacing worn out body tissue with robotics seems like a lazy solution to this problem and can eventually lead to the problem in which humans are non-existent anymore. We can either have massive over-population, or sort of have "killed ourselves" during this so-called "evolutionary" process. Even Zoltan Istvan, a self-proclaimed leader in the Transhumanism movement rails both utilitarian and nihilistic principals in his book, "The Transhumanist Wager" which sort of pokes on potential forced depopulation.
I believe if science wants to more forward, it needs to change its approach. AI should be used for better automation and algorithms towards logical analysis. Space exploration needs to continue garnishing funding, especially towards high-end research, so one day, technology can advance to the point where we can colonize other planets. Ocean colonization is also a possibility. Alternative energy, medicine, and advancement in antibody research also need to garnish more funding. We also have a moral responsibility to change the way we do research in order to better enhance usage of funds or grant money. Researching useless causes or doing things too costly when we can create something much more beneficial is never a good thing.