From: E. Shaun Russell (e_shaun@uniserve.com)
Date: Wed Jul 07 1999 - 23:40:20 MDT
Mac Tonnies (AIintelbot) wrote:
>
>Natasha Vita More mentioned in an unrelated post that she was not, for the
>most part, influenced by science fiction. As an avid sf reader, I find this
>interesting. Could you elaborate on your influences? Sf has always
>functioned as a sort of memetic fountainhead for me; transhumanism came
along
>as a very happy coincidence...though not entirely as a surprise.
It is interesting. I, too, am not primarily influenced by science
fiction. That is not to say that I haven't read quite a few sf novels, but
their overall effect on how I live my life is quite minimal. The two
exceptions are David Zindell's quartet, and Neal Stephenson's _The Diamond
Age_. My influences come from reading about new breakthroughs and studies
which are actually being done. Conceptual progress is a fabulous thing...
particularly for those new to transhumanism, but actualized progress is far
more preferable in my mind. It is an exciting time to be alive.
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