Natasha wrote:
>At 12:04 PM 9/5/01 -0700, Reason wrote:
> >Just to clarify my confusion here -- isn't there a rather nice transhumanist
> >FAQ already at www.transhumanist.org? Not to say that more hurts, indeed
> >more is better (no pun intended). Diversity is good. Is there any relation
> >between the two FAQs?
>
>Many people provided information to WTA's transhumanist FAQ, and their
>contributions are what make WTA's FAQ so good. Much of their contributions
>will be included in the TranshumanistFAQ.com site. The only pause I have
>had about WTA's FAQ is that there are some inconsistencies that slide over
>the cultural, historical, and future points while placing much emphasis on
>technology.
If you want to, Natasha, we could try to improve the Transhumanist FAQ (the
existing one, at http://www.transhumanist.org/). I know you were kind
enough to send me some comments on especially the arts and culture sections
some time back, which I told you would be considered in a future update. I
haven't got around to it because I've been focusing on other things and
because I wouldn't want to make any substantial changes to the text without
going through the same wonderful collaborative process that led to the
original (and there are translations that would also have to be updated, so
it's a bit of an undertaking for many people). Yet, a good start may be if
you would post a summary of the inconsistencies you see so that we could
have an open discussion about that. If there appear to be serious
shortcomings, we could then all get together and try to work out something
better.
Nick Bostrom
Department of Philosophy
Yale University
Homepage: http://www.nickbostrom.com
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