From: John M Grigg (starman125@lycos.com)
Date: Mon May 28 2001 - 19:06:45 MDT
Natasha wrote:
When we think of progress, we remember the Enlightenment. When we look back at Transhumanity, we will think of the progress of progress. What does this mean to you?
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I suppose Damien Broderick's book _The Spike_ does a good job of trying to explain the "progress of progress." The way each year technological development in various fields works together in a synergistic way which seems to snowball is truly amazing.
I like the quote from a Linda Nagata science-fiction novel where a character says to the effect, "we are on a rampaging locomotive and instead of hitting the brakes we need to break on through the concrete walls ahead of us to be free!"
best wishes,
John
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