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Last October, I declared my 2016 US candidacy under the newly formed Transhumanist Party, which I founded, and promised my community of techno-optimists I’d do everything I could to use my campaign as a way to speed up the arrival of robotic hearts, brain implants, artificial limbs, exoskeleton suits, and indefinite lifespans—all of which are just a small part of the radical science transhumanists aim to make a standard part of people’s lives.

Zoltan's lovely picture posted:

"Atheist" - Fox News Channel

Excelzior posted:

this guy better get back in the loving shield room I need that extra power bar

Excelzior posted:

this guy better get back in the loving shield room I need that extra power bar

Top City Homo posted:

hemophilia posted:

What are Zoltan's plans wrt the Continuum Transfunctioner?

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Humanity stands to be profoundly affected by science and technology in the future. We envision the possibility of broadening human potential by overcoming aging, cognitive shortcomings, involuntary suffering, and our confinement to planet Earth.

We believe that humanity’s potential is still mostly unrealized. There are possible scenarios that lead to wonderful and exceedingly worthwhile enhanced human conditions.

We recognize that humanity faces serious risks, especially from the misuse of new technologies. There are possible realistic scenarios that lead to the loss of most, or even all, of what we hold valuable. Some of these scenarios are drastic, others are subtle. Although all progress is change, not all change is progress.

Research effort needs to be invested into understanding these prospects. We need to carefully deliberate how best to reduce risks and expedite beneficial applications. We also need forums where people can constructively discuss what should be done, and a social order where responsible decisions can be implemented.

Reduction of existential risks, and development of means for the preservation of life and health, the alleviation of grave suffering, and the improvement of human foresight and wisdom should be pursued as urgent priorities, and heavily funded.

Policy making ought to be guided by responsible and inclusive moral vision, taking seriously both opportunities and risks, respecting autonomy and individual rights, and showing solidarity with and concern for the interests and dignity of all people around the globe. We must also consider our moral responsibilities towards generations that will exist in the future.

We advocate the well-being of all sentience, including humans, non-human animals, and any future artificial intellects, modified life forms, or other intelligences to which technological and scientific advance may give rise.

We favour allowing individuals wide personal choice over how they enable their lives. This includes use of techniques that may be developed to assist memory, concentration, and mental energy; life extension therapies; reproductive choice technologies; cryonics procedures; and many other possible human modification and enhancement technologies.

Abner Cadaver II posted:

they're gonna make human embryos turn into cats and donkeys!

Top City Homo posted:

Stafford Beer

Absurd Alhazred posted:

Brain of the Firm makes for a good read.

Top City Homo posted:

dude owns

Absurd Alhazred posted:

Read Cybernetic Revolutionaries to get a better sense of how completely out-of-touch he was at the time of Cybersyn from how his vision for an organized society clashed with class differences, and how much of the initiative for him coming to Chile was actually due to Chileans, especially Fernando Flores.

Gravy Train Robber posted:

Transhumanists are the worst kind of technofascist

Mental-Rectangle posted:

transhumanism is cool and good, but it's literally 99% sci fi right now

distant sci fi

Top City Homo posted:

i want to jack off to the transhumanist future

McDowell posted:

Yeah who needs a bioport? The real technofascism is wage schedules, web-based State primaries with youtube campaign ads, and constant drone video overwatch.