I've been trying to understand the transhumanist mindset because something occurred to me...
If we want this project to work out, we'll need to convert zealots of our own to the cause: true believers who'll raise their kids to believe.
How else will we convince people to give up lifetimes-their children's lifetimes-for this pipe dream?
It's like we're laying the foundation for a cathedral so our distant descendants can pray in it.
By the time that day comes, this plan to restart life on Earth or elsewhere could be the last religion left around.
I'm sure I'll never live to see the launch of any interstellar colony ship or satellite ark swarm, whichever ends up being our final choice for relocating our archive.
So I need to make sure the project is set up for the future, with people dedicated to seeing it through no matter what that takes.