In Search of an Army

  As our world develops at hyper-speed, the inevitable future is that our demand for greater and greater connectivity will lead to a collective entity, and our augmentations will lead to a blending of man and machine. As such, we are facing an enemy to the human spirit far greater than anything our ancestors have ever experienced.  This book claims that the time has come to send future generations a message; that the immortality soon to be offered by our machines is not salvation, but a prison built of fear.

  On the other hand, our greatest weapon against this red dragon is simply our awareness of its deception. And through our awareness there can be a realization of the true potential of being human.  This book asks you to join the global conversation about the true nature of our pursuit of technology. Being aware of the fact that all of humanity has a common enemy, and then spreading that message, has the potential to create a unity so powerful that it will leave our children proud of what it means to be human, and fully arm them to defend human dignity in the face of transhumanism. Whether the message presented by this book is successful will depend on an army of participants willing to spread such awareness.

A breakdown of the book by sections:

  The first section of this book is a personal testimony about how personal responsibility requires one to "Know thyself". In order to take responsibility for one's impulses it is productive to understand where those impulses come from. Understanding one's childhood issues is to understand who you're being, which allows choices to become known. And so, being aware, that we can choose who we are being, can prevent the ideologies expressed in this book from succumbing to the failure of being that has undermined institutionalized religion.

  The second section of this book is a philosophical inquiry into the nature of our search for understanding and how that search is turning into finding a tangible replacement for God. However, this book is not about how replacing God with technology is bad--condemnation is not required. Rather it is about preserving the freedom of choice. Whether that choice is found in choosing a spiritual salvation, or in choosing who we are being, preservation of choice is necessary to keep our humanity. This section states that the immortality soon to be offered will become a temptation so great that the choices we have now will eventually be lost.

  The third section is an argument for the possibility and preservation of free will. Notice how the word "preservation" is used. Because as a general rule, whenever something is gained there is something lost. No matter what we may gain through technology the potential for loss is unfathomable. And in this section a case is also made for awareness being an independent phenomenon and therefore something worth saving.

  The forth section is a conclusion. This section summarizes the previous sections and states that we are responsible for creating a global entity through our words and what we talk about. It makes a case for preserving, in our children, the freedom of having choices as a global community. And these choices consist of being responsible for our own wisdom, spirit, and dignity, before a machine world takes them away.