Jeffrey Epstein had a deeply unsettling fascination with transhumanism, a fringe scientific ideology focused on using advanced technologies like genetic engineering and artificial intelligence to “improve” or even transcend the human species. For years, Epstein cultivated relationships with prominent scientists, funding research and hosting intellectual salons to promote his own bizarre vision of the future. One of his most disturbing ambitions was to “seed the human race with his DNA” by impregnating multiple women—reportedly as many as 20—at his Zorro Ranch property in New Mexico. Epstein described this vision to scientists and guests during private dinners and conferences, presenting it as part of a eugenics-inspired project to propagate his genes across humanity. He also expressed a desire to have his head and genitals cryogenically frozen in hopes of being revived later—a grotesque extension of his obsession with immortality.

Epstein’s involvement in the scientific world wasn’t just casual philanthropy—it was a calculated attempt to embed himself within elite circles and launder his public image through academic legitimacy. He courted renowned figures like Stephen Hawking, George Church, and Murray Gell-Mann, using his money and influence to insert himself into high-level conversations on AI, neuroscience, and biology. Several of these scientists would later admit they were unaware of the depth of his criminal behavior during their interactions. Still, Epstein's promotion of transhumanist goals—particularly ones steeped in eugenicist thinking—raised red flags about the type of future he envisioned: one dominated by elite control, genetic manipulation, and the erasure of moral constraints in pursuit of technological supremacy.

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