Comments on: Zoltan Istvan | Human or Not? https://www.52-insights.com/science-interview-zoltan-istvan-human-or-not-transhumanism/ Intelligence. Inspiration. Conversations. Exploring the divide between popular culture and science. Wed, 09 Aug 2017 10:50:45 +0000 hourly 1 By: 52 Insights https://www.52-insights.com/science-interview-zoltan-istvan-human-or-not-transhumanism/#comment-41 Wed, 06 Apr 2016 18:52:00 +0000 http://www.52-insights.com/?p=2162#comment-41 Hi Sean,

Thanks for your comment and link we appreciate it. Whilst we know that Zoltan certainly ruffles some feathers out in the transhumanist community, he is currently the most well known of transhumanists out there. Whether people call him one or not remains to be seen. We know of important transhumanists like Natasha Vita-More and Max More for example that we could have interviewed but Zoltan brings a few interesting social elements to the discussion namely being the political context and the tech-elite framework it seems to operate in.

Having said that, I do address the side stepping aspect as well in the interview where we talk about Vice and Motherboard belittling the content. Feel free to point out any issues that weren’t discussed for fellow readers.

]]> By: 52 Insights https://www.52-insights.com/science-interview-zoltan-istvan-human-or-not-transhumanism/#comment-40 Wed, 06 Apr 2016 18:45:04 +0000 http://www.52-insights.com/?p=2162#comment-40 In reply to Sean E. Flatt.

Hi Sean,

Thanks for your comment and link we appreciate it. Whilst we know that Zoltan certainly ruffles some feathers out in the transhumanist community, he is currently the most well known of transhumanists out there. Whether people call him one or not remains to be seen. We know of important transhumanists like Natasha Vita-More and Max More for example that we could have interviewed but Zoltan brings a few interesting social elements to the discussion namely being the political context and the tech-elite framework it seems to operate in.
Having said that, I do address the side stepping aspect as well in the interview where we talk about Vice and Motherboard belittling the content. Feel free to point out any issues that weren’t discussed for fellow readers.

]]> By: Sean E. Flatt https://www.52-insights.com/science-interview-zoltan-istvan-human-or-not-transhumanism/#comment-39 Fri, 01 Apr 2016 20:07:00 +0000 http://www.52-insights.com/?p=2162#comment-39 Believe it or not, there are some transhumanists who are also scientists who know what they are talking about and have a firm grasp of reality and the technological, social, economic and environmental issues at hand. Why not interview some of them? Beyond the escapism from facing mortality and the fantasizing techno-fetishists there are real issues that need to be discussed, by intelligent, thoughtful people…not shallow charlatans.

“I do not know of any self-avowed Transhumanist group which has endorsed his presidential campaign, other than his own one-man party. ”

http://ieet.org/index.php/IEET/more/fuller20151019

]]> By: LincolnX https://www.52-insights.com/science-interview-zoltan-istvan-human-or-not-transhumanism/#comment-35 Tue, 16 Feb 2016 02:10:00 +0000 http://www.52-insights.com/?p=2162#comment-35 I think Hillary could easily answer the question posed in this article about designer babies. Trump would be for them if the design could include a custom Trump stamp. No evangelical will adopt transhumanism because it would deprive them of their much-sought afterlife as well as their coercive powers in this world.

]]> By: advancedatheist https://www.52-insights.com/science-interview-zoltan-istvan-human-or-not-transhumanism/#comment-34 Fri, 12 Feb 2016 17:15:00 +0000 http://www.52-insights.com/?p=2162#comment-34 You laugh at transhumanists now. But wait until an enhanced woman goes into the mountains, creates an ice castle with superpowers and plunges the world into endless winter.

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