Category: Culture & Ethics
We’re Seeing the First Wave of Applied Transhumanism
OK. Let’s get real. Most of the morphological transformations for which transhumanists yearn will almost surely never come to pass.
NYT Pushes Suicide for the Mentally Ill
Clancy Martin’s first paragraph makes clear why his thesis should be rejected out of hand.
In Belgium, Subjectivity Triumphs Over Biology
The attitude will metastasize across society and culture, eventually corroding our most fundamental institutions and societal structures.
Freeing Captured Orca Could Be Cruel
I understand the motive, but this could be a case of ideology trumping actual animal welfare. And I can’t help thinking of the Little Prince’s fox.
Pre-Order Immortality Now! (It’s Only 8 Years Away, Apparently)
Would living forever in a utopian technological society really be as great as the transhumanists insist?