A good short honest FAQ but very bad PR

John K Clark (johnkc@well.com)
Sun, 5 Jul 1998 21:11:59 -0700 (PDT)

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Greg Burch GBurch1@aol.com proposed some questions for a FAQ

>1. Isn't transhumanism tampering with nature?
Yes.

>2. Won't transhuman technologies make us inhuman?

Possibly inhuman certainly unhuman.

>3. Isn't death part of the natural order of things?

Yes and nature sucks.

>4. Won't extended lifespans cause overpopulation problems?

Probably not.

>5. Will only the rich and powerful have access to augmentation?

Nobody knows.

I think these answers are honest and I'm comfortable with them but except for #4 I see no way to make them palatable to Mr. Joe Sixpack, I wish I did. 

                                            John K Clark     johnkc@well.com

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