A THREAT, A NEW RELIGION OR A CHANCE FOR IMMORTALITY? POLISH OPINION-FORMING PRESS DISCOURSE ON TRANSHUMANISM

The conducted research aims to determine the scope of the understanding of transhumanism disseminated in opinion-forming magazines in Poland. Eight weeklies from 2019 to 2020 were analysed, and the study showed that the topic of transhumanism appeared in the studied publications quite rarely. The attitude of the weeklies towards transhumanism also reveals a relationship to each weekly's worldview. While the discourse of the weeklies generally does not fuel fears associated with transhumanism, it nonetheless shows that social development in Poland has not kept pace with technological development. Especially religious-conservative magazines do little to bring their readers closer to one of the most pressing and up-to-date ethical and theological challenges facing humanity.