Re: Sex as obsolete and "hormone-driven"

Dr. Rich Artym (rartym@galacta.demon.co.uk)
Fri, 22 Nov 1996 02:50:04 +0000 (GMT)


In message <328456B9.B4A@xtra.co.nz>, banjo writes:

> It seems to me that some people here want to become not so much Transhuman
> as non-human.

That may or may not be the case, depending on the individual. The only
thing that is certain about a transhuman is that he or she or it will have
gone "beyond" their humanity in a few or in many ways. To that smaller or
larger extent, they will indeed be non-human, by definition. Of course,
the other side of the coin is that unless the change has been 100% then
a degree of humanity will remain. It's not black and white, but fuzzy.

The other thing that perhaps should be said is that to point a finger
at the non-human part of transhumans (frown implied) is rather speciest,
or at least indicates some intolerance for those transcending their human
limits. That sits very poorly alongside the self-transformation and
acceptance of diversity that is at the very heart of transhumanism.

Rich.

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