Re: Extropian bodies

From: Natasha Vita-More (natasha@natasha.cc)
Date: Sun Jul 22 2001 - 10:52:36 MDT


At 04:32 PM 7/22/01 +0100, Karen wrote:

>
> Furhermore I'm curious to know how you see the body, and it's integration
> with technology. Part of my work concerns the preachings of people who argue
> about the ethics of combining the human body with machine parts. What are
> your responses to these attacks on human enhancement. What are your feelings
> regarding what 'human' actually is? Is it really possible to compare the
> human body to a mechanical system, and if so, then what's so important about
> enhancing as humans, shouldn't we try to enhance beyond the human state?

 I'll be happy to expand on the subject off-list.

Natasha



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