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Feb 26 2009 04:24pm
For those that don't know what transhumanism is about:

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Transhumanism is an international intellectual and cultural movement supporting the use of science and technology to improve human mental and physical characteristics and capacities. The movement regards aspects of the human condition, such as disability, suffering, disease, aging, and involuntary death as unnecessary and undesirable. Transhumanists look to biotechnologies and other emerging technologies for these purposes. Dangers, as well as benefits, are also of concern to the transhumanist movement.[1]

The term "transhumanism" is symbolized by H+ or h+ and is often used as a synonym for "human enhancement".[2] Although the first known use of the term dates from 1957, the contemporary meaning is a product of the 1980s when futurists in the United States began to organize what has since grown into the transhumanist movement. Transhumanist thinkers predict that human beings may eventually be able to transform themselves into beings with such greatly expanded abilities as to merit the label "posthuman".[1] Transhumanism is therefore sometimes referred to as "posthumanism" or a form of transformational activism influenced by posthumanist ideals.[3]

Transhumanist foresight of a transformed future humanity has attracted many supporters and detractors from a wide range of perspectives. Transhumanism has been described by one critic, Francis Fukuyama, as the world's most dangerous idea,[4] while one proponent, Ronald Bailey, counters that it is the "movement that epitomizes the most daring, courageous, imaginative, and idealistic aspirations of humanity".[5]


Anyway, this is a link to issue two of the H+ mag, which has some very interesting articles.

http://hplusmagazine.com/digitaledition/2009-spring/
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Feb 26 2009 05:04pm
it's awesome, make way for the master species
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Feb 26 2009 08:22pm
In idiotic endeavors like this, you get a good taste of irony. Our own plans backfire -- it really isn't something we're capable (much less ready) of doing..
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Feb 26 2009 08:48pm
Humans have very good potential for health. Right now, if we could achive more medical breakthroughs, Humans could probably live well over 125 on a regular basis.
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Feb 27 2009 03:36am
Quote (BovineDesi @ Fri, Feb 27 2009, 03:22am)
In idiotic endeavors like this, you get a good taste of irony. Our own plans backfire -- it really isn't something we're capable (much less ready) of doing..


Idiotic endeavors? The singularity is coming, whether you like it or not.
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Feb 27 2009 06:01am
Interesting stuff. ^^
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Feb 27 2009 09:00pm
Quote (Veilside @ Fri, Feb 27 2009, 09:36am)
Idiotic endeavors? The singularity is coming, whether you like it or not.


look its not possible... technology isn't magic as much as you'd like to think it is, and it always, always, always has draw backs.
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Feb 28 2009 03:06am
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look its not possible... technology isn't magic as much as you'd like to think it is, and it always, always, always has draw backs.


What isn't possible? A technological singularity? Well there's strong evidence to support that.
You'd be surprised what new technologies are being developed and mastered daily, if you signed up to some RSS feeds you'd be aware of them, all this stuff really isn't all that far off.
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Feb 28 2009 03:13am
Quote (Veilside @ Sat, Feb 28 2009, 09:06am)
What isn't possible? A technological singularity? Well there's strong evidence to support that.
You'd be surprised what new technologies are being developed and mastered daily, if you signed up to some RSS feeds you'd be aware of them, all this stuff really isn't all that far off.


All wlecome the next AIDS.
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Feb 28 2009 03:19am
Quote (ASMOL @ Sat, Feb 28 2009, 10:13am)
All wlecome the next AIDS.


Apparently they'll be capable of curing that soon :/
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