RE: Bioethicists Debate Post-humanity, Yale, June 27

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From: Reilly Jones [mailto:reillyjones@attbi.com]
> "Should Humans Welcome or Resist Becoming Posthuman?"
>
> RESISTANCE IS FUTILE
>
> Should be a very short debate, eh? Just sit back and smirk
> knowingly at the Neanderthals, make 'em squirm. Have fun. ;)

Public resistance can make a very big difference in terms of how soon
we reach certain transhuman technologies and how they're distributed.
Do you want to be able to benefit from a transhuman procedure in your
home country? Or do you want to have to travel to a clinic in China?

The "resistance is futile" attitude just frightens and motivates the
critics of transhuman technology even more.

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