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b'Move over Fitbits and Apple Watches. Technology is coming with radical implications for our physical bodies this century. \\u201cThe next frontier, the next real step-change in human history, is biological,\\u201d said author Andy Crouch in an interview with CT last week. \\u201cThe next \\u2018easy everywhere\\u2019 in the 21st century is about permanently modifying the conditions of human embodiment.\\u201d Crouch\\u2019s prediction isn\\u2019t new. In fact, CT ran a major story announcing the upcoming arrival of the \\u201ctechno sapiens\\u201d back in 2004. But for the most part, most Christians have paid scant attention to the implications of this technological revolution\\u2014and of the transhumanist ideology parallel to it, says Douglas Estes, a theology professor at South University with a lifelong interest in science. \\u201cIt seems to me that the biggest misunderstanding of Christians for transhumanism is that they think that it\\u2019s just science fiction, that\\u2019s it\\u2019s some crazed scientist idea that is never going to happen.\\u201d said Estes, pointing to Captain America as an example. \\u201cI think that dismissing this issue would be a huge mistake for us because it would not allow Christians to engage in this issue.\\u201d Estes joined assistant editor Morgan Lee and editor-in-chief Mark Galli on Quick to Listen to discuss just how fast technology is changing, why Christians may be willing to genetically modify their children, and the best way to understand transhumanism.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices'