From: J. R. Molloy (jr@shasta.com)
Date: Wed Nov 14 2001 - 19:34:41 MST
From: "Anders Sandberg" <asa@nada.kth.se>
> A transhumanist
> concept of what it means to be a human (and hence trans- and posthuman)
> would need to deal with these issues.
Not necessarily, because those are human issues, and transhumans may transcend
them.
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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, malevolent AI,
non-sensory experience
We move into a better future in proportion as science displaces superstition.
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