{"id":35007,"date":"2014-05-20T12:45:46","date_gmt":"2014-05-20T16:45:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/prometheism-transhumanism-posthumanism\/transhumanism-news-thats-really-possible\/"},"modified":"2014-05-20T12:45:46","modified_gmt":"2014-05-20T16:45:46","slug":"transhumanism-news-thats-really-possible","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/prometheism-transhumanism-posthumanism\/transhuman-news-blog\/transhumanism-news-thats-really-possible\/","title":{"rendered":"Transhumanism News &#8211; Thats Really Possible"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<p>      From transhuman, to transhumanism: What is the definition,      and what is the movement that it inspires? This page will      serve as an overview. We are talking about the next stage of      human evolution; the immortalization of humanity; a future      where human and machine is one in the same.    <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>      By simple definition, transhuman is defined onWikipedia      as an intermediary form between the human and the      hypothetical posthuman. We add complexity with the simple      Oxford definition of transhuman\/transhumanist  The      belief or theory that the human race can evolve beyond its      current physical and mental limitations, especially by means      of science and technology. I argue that this is as far as      the definition of a transhumanist should go. It is merely a      person who agrees humanity should have the freedom to enhance      itself through its merger with technology.    <\/p>\n<p>      Political scientist, Francis Fukuyama,describes      transhumanismas the worlds most dangerous idea.      Countering this, science writerRonald Bailey asserts that it is      amovement that epitomizes the most daring, courageous,      imaginative, and idealistic aspirations of humanity.    <\/p>\n<p>      What the above commenters fail to understand itthat      both arguments stand true. In humanities aspiration for      transhuman evolution, we will face huge dangers. Failing to      understand those dangers because of over optimism is just as      dangerous as ignorantly fighting against innovation though      pessimistic fear\/paranoia.    <\/p>\n<p>      I argue that the optimistic\/pessimistic contrast has a      charging effect for the calls for transhumanist      defence\/attack. This in effect encourages people to define      transhumanism beyond its pure definition.    <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>      In explaining this, its advocates sometimes say that      we are all transhumanists, said Cook. We use glasses; we      wear dentures; we take caffeine; we have pacemakers. This is      true, but the nub of transhumanism is extending human      capacities, not just repairing defects in the way we are      now.<a href=\"http:\/\/www.catholicworldreport.com\/Item\/2616\/the_surprising_spread_and_cultural_impact_of_transhumanism.aspx\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.catholicworldreport.com\/Item\/2616\/the_surprising_spread_and_cultural_impact_of_transhumanism.aspx<\/a>    <\/p>\n<p><!-- Auto Generated --><\/p>\n<p>Read more:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thatsreallypossible.com\/transhumanism\/\" title=\"Transhumanism News - Thats Really Possible\">Transhumanism News - Thats Really Possible<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> From transhuman, to transhumanism: What is the definition, and what is the movement that it inspires? This page will serve as an overview. We are talking about the next stage of human evolution; the immortalization of humanity; a future where human and machine is one in the same <a href=\"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/prometheism-transhumanism-posthumanism\/transhuman-news-blog\/transhumanism-news-thats-really-possible\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-35007","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-transhuman-news-blog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/prometheism-transhumanism-posthumanism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35007"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/prometheism-transhumanism-posthumanism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/prometheism-transhumanism-posthumanism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/prometheism-transhumanism-posthumanism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/prometheism-transhumanism-posthumanism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35007"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/prometheism-transhumanism-posthumanism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35007\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/prometheism-transhumanism-posthumanism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35007"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/prometheism-transhumanism-posthumanism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35007"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/prometheism-transhumanism-posthumanism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35007"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}