Ok, here we go again, this black and white vs. totally
subjective thing. Better (as used here) is not:
1. totally up for subjective "grabs'- a value that cannot
be measured
or,
( even worse)
2. Some tribal consensus or a thing that exists purely
by mass agreement on what is best for the "society".
These are OLD old ethical questions and the transhuman extropian still has to
grapple with them. I back Steve
in his argument that there *are* better human qualities (objectively) and
that trans-humanity can & should opt to
keep and enhance/elaborate on them, while eliminating as much as possible
those which are not so "better"...
; - ).