Will Transhumanism Solve Death?

Many transhumanists hold that the problem of death can be solved using technological means such as medical breakthroughs, cryonic preservation, computer simulation, or uploading the contents of the brain into a computer. Most of these proposals fall short of accomplishing their goal even within a transhumanist framework. Moreover, the view that physical death is a problem to be solved technologically runs counter to biblical teaching regarding the cause of our physical mortality, the reality of final judgment, and the hope of physical resurrection. The claim of some that the biblical hope of resurrection will actually be fulfilled technologically is evaluated and found wanting. The basic problem of humanity is not that we are biological, but that we are dead in relationship to our Creator, and the ultimate solution to physical death is to be found in the gospel.