They also believe non-white people are quite literally cursed with dark skin.
And the dalai lama has meetings with physicists to better understand science and the nature of reality.It's not unheard of at all for those who are religious/spiritual to be 'forward thinking' in many regards.
A New Yorker article on Mormon TranshumanismKey take aways: Certain sects of Mormons believe that humans could and should achieve immortality through technology. That what God can't or won't do, man should do for himself. For devout religious people, this is surprisingly forward thinking
Quote from: MyNameIsCharlie on April 22, 2016, 11:41:18 PMA New Yorker article on Mormon TranshumanismKey take aways: Certain sects of Mormons believe that humans could and should achieve immortality through technology. That what God can't or won't do, man should do for himself. For devout religious people, this is surprisingly forward thinkingThat's great, but please stop ringing my doorbell and get the fuck off my porch. I'm doing something right now and I don't want to talk about Jesus.