Natasha Vita-More said
>There are two areas that need rethinking [in the FAQ]
>First, one area where I did stumble was re extropianism and politics: As an
>extropian (and on the Advisory Council) I am *NOT* a libertarian. I am
>someone who votes on issues and not party aligned.
Firstly, I would note that libertarianism is not a political party, it is a philosophy.
Also, I would be willing to argue that it would be very hard to be extropian and not believe in maximal liberty for individuals and minimal government, probably as defined by Rand as zero government outside defending the (libertarian) constitution.
I propose this passage:
"Transhumans do not view any larger organisation which they may join from
time to time as being in any way transcendent of their individual selves.
Their politics are constrained by this principle.
Several rights which all transhumanists accept extend from this notion of self as personal property and are an essential element of Transhumanism.
An exemplar right which may be derived from these transhuman principles is that suicide is a human right."
>Secondly, ... the credit goes to
>Max More for having created the world view of transhumanism
Yes. Let's just say "Max More defined Transhumanism."
tim