From: J. R. Molloy (jr@shasta.com)
Date: Tue Sep 18 2001 - 13:00:33 MDT
From: "Chen Yixiong, Eric" <cyixiong@yahoo.com>
'What is a human being, then?'
'A seed.'
'A... seed?'
'An acorn that is unafraid to destroy itself in growing into a tree'
- David Zindell, The Broken God
That's a concise and pithy characterization of one aspect of transhumanism.
I also like the analogy of a caterpillar metamorphosing into a butterfly.
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Useless hypotheses, etc.:
consciousness, phlogiston, philosophy, vitalism, mind, free will, qualia,
analog computing, cultural relativism, GAC, Cyc, Eliza, cryonics, individual
uniqueness, ego, human values, scientific relinquishment
We won't move into a better future until we debunk religiosity, the most
regressive force now operating in society.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/virtropy
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