den otter writes:
>Until we fully acknowledge the "darker" side of progress,
>instead of giving it the occasional lip service, and become
>motivated by 50% hope and 50% fear, transhumanism
>won't reach maturity and [thus] its full potential.
It seems that we have been having that debate for quite awhile
now. It's been going something like this:
ANDERS, in lilting tones: There is this wonderful new proposed
technology, [insert name of technology]. With this new technology,
we could make our brains bigger and think more thoughts. We
could cure disease. We could upload! See, I have some calculations.
NICK, with steady gaze: This new proposed technology can be
used to blow up the planet. It can melt your brain. See, I
have calculations.
KATHRYN: You both have good points here. I'd like to see a
working prototype! Does this thing really work? Let's do science,
not science fiction....
ANDERS: The really stubborn people come from Nick's part
of
Sweden.