11 Facts About Transhumanist

The Transhumanist FAQ, prepared by the WTA, gave two formal definitions for transhumanism:.

Transhumanist philosophers argue that there not only exists a perfectionist ethical imperative for humans to strive for progress and improvement of the human condition, but that it is possible and desirable for humanity to enter a transhuman phase of existence in which humans enhance themselves beyond what is naturally human.

Transhumanist Buddhists have sought to explore areas of agreement between various types of Buddhism and Buddhist-derived meditation and mind-expanding neurotechnologies.

Transhumanist was able to directly control a robot hand using his neural signals and to feel the force applied by the hand through feedback from the fingertips.

Transhumanist experienced a form of ultrasonic sensory input and conducted the first purely electronic communication between his own nervous system and that of his wife who had electrodes implanted.

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Transhumanist objected to what he saw as scientism, fanaticism and nihilism by a few in advancing transhumanist causes.

Transhumanist said that, throughout the 21st century, many humans would find themselves deeply integrated into systems of machines, but would remain biological.

Transhumanist's characterizes these ideas as "quasi-scientific dreams and prophesies" involving visions of escape from the body coupled with "self-indulgent, uncontrolled power-fantasies".

Transhumanist argues that the transhumanist program is an attempt to channel that desire into a scientific project on par with the Human Genome Project and achieve humanity's oldest hope, rather than a puerile fantasy or social trend.

Transhumanist argues that it is possible for societies to benefit from renouncing particular technologies, using as examples Ming China, Tokugawa Japan and the contemporary Amish.

Transhumanist asserts that liberalism was founded not on the proposition of effective equality of human beings, or de facto equality, but on the assertion of an equality in political rights and before the law, or de jure equality.