I certainly don't deny my "animal natures".

I didn't mean you specifically, sorry if that was unclear! I'm sure you've seen the kind of people I'm talking about though. I meant the kind of people that refuse to accept that the neat, clean styrofoam packs of water plumped chicken breast, has anything to do with the clucking, pecking and shitting thing that a chicken is.

This possible transition though, from a physical-mental state into a purely mental state-- how would the senses transition? I guess that's part of what I'm trying to better understand. So, in thought only interactions, then how will social cues change? Surely, there would be need for people who are only familiar with physical social cues would have a problem when there is no facial expression to see, or body language to read. To extend this, sex is now generally initiated and agreed upon through the subtleties of these physical expressions in addition to the subtleties of verbal communication. I have rarely said to a woman, "let's have sex" and had her agree. Most often, the response is either, "no" or some version of, "no! we need to do the dance!"

I don't know enough about the trends to refute you and it does seem that at the very least, the possibility of what you are saying is already in the public consciousness to some degree, if only because there have been so many science fiction scenarios where intelligent beings have somehow transcended their bodies. It is interesting though, that those that have transcended their bodies tend to be bad guys.