So what is the Singularity? According to its proponents, it is a future
point in time when societal, economic, and technological change increases
at such a rapid pace that today's human mind will be unable to comprehend
its implications. Many who hold to this belief (they call themselves
Transhumanists or Singularitarians) are confident that this event will
usher in a new era for the human race. In fact the greatest hope they
have is that the singularity will lead to "post-biological humans" who are
able to shed their biological bodies and "upgrade their hardware." By
downloading themselves into a network like this, they believe they will
effectively become "immortal."

So what are we supposed to think about all this stuff? On the one hand,
this idea of exponential growth seems to make sense. It is undeniable just
how dramatic the economic, medical, computational and genetic changes that
have taken place in just the past 20 years. My phone does stuff right now
that my first computer never came close to accomplishing. And for the
most part, these advancements have been a plus to my own little world
(love the iPad). I believe we should leverage the technological
advancements as much as possible, without forgetting where our hope should
fully rest.

You see that is the big issue. Those hoping to find heaven on earth,
freedom from our broken bodies here and now is nothing new. Everyone I
know wants to be immortal, it's just they have different ideas of how to
get there. The Bible says that one day followers of Christ will indeed be
changed. The perishable will take on imperishable. Jesus will accomplish
this transformation through His Spirit and we will see Him as He is. Sin
removed, pain vanquished, temptation extinguished, and hope realized. That is the kind of exponential change I can believe in because our
loving, personal, triune God is truly running the show.

Pastor Kurt