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[http://metamagician3000.blogspot.com/2008/04/transhumanism-still-at-crossroads.html?m=0 Posted] by [[Russell Blackford]] at 10:02 pm | [http://metamagician3000.blogspot.com/2008/04/transhumanism-still-at-crossroads.html?m=0 Posted] by [[Russell Blackford]] at 10:02 pm | ||
=== Blake Stacey said... === | |||
If I were writing for Wired magazine, I'd say you were trying to start the New Transhumanism. | |||
23 April, 2008 05:03 | |||
Anonymous said... | |||
Though a handful of self-described Transhumanists are thinking rationally about real prospects for the future, the overwhelming majority might as well belong to a religious cargo cult based on the notion that self-modifying AI will have magical powers. | |||
Worse, the word itself implies the replacement or overcoming of humanity, which is a PR disaster. While at some level it's good to insist that every quality of the human phenotype be subject to clear-eyed scrutiny, the word "Transhumanist" appears to suggest the foregone conclusion that everything about the present species is destined for the rubbish bin -- which neither accords with what most people who've considered the matter would wish for, nor does much to encourage anyone else to treat the movement seriously. | |||
Russell, I share your concern that so many prominent Transhumanists are anti-egalitarian, but at this stage, quite frankly, to first order I consider a self-description of "Transhumanist" to be a useful filter to identify crackpots. While this might be unfair on a tiny proportion of people, I'm afraid anyone who doesn't want to sink with the whole drooling sub-Nietzschean mob really ought to think of a better name for their philosophy -- or perhaps even eschew labels altogether. | |||
23 April, 2008 09:47 | |||