Says brother Uni who believes in transhumans — Hillary
In system x1, problem p1 arises. We then develop system x2 to solve problem p1. What happens next is that system x2 has a new problem p2. A new system x3 is needed which will have its very own problem p3. — Agent Smith
:rofl: No offence, but this sounds like something the 'rapture' theists would approve of. Pure woo woo. — universeness
But it has been discovered by scientist Ingo Piepers. — Vincent
Why not? — universeness
We already have prototranshumans
— universeness
? — Hillary
There are many fringe 'scientists,' who can find evidence for anything you like, even gods — universeness
Someone with a pacemaker, for example, is completely reliant on this technology for the continuation of their life. That is a prototype transhuman imo. — universeness
He had an eye for me since he came to live in our street. — Hillary
No. That's someone with a pacemaker! — Hillary
So a future transhuman will be just someone with machine parts and organic parts — universeness
This topic was originally about devising an alternative economic system. An alternative to the competitive money system. But it's more about woo-woo than about finding solutions. regrettable — Vincent
Indeed. Not a transhuman but a lesshuman — Hillary
Those with the bionic pinky may overthrow the puny humans with no bionic pinky.
In the world of the blind, the one-eyed man can become king! — universeness
But it's more about woo-woo than about finding solutions. regrettable — Vincent
Of course. But then there have to be people without pinky's or eyes. — Hillary
Sometimes woo woo thinking must be dealt with within any exchange of opinions on a particular topic. The topic of money is certainly involved in selling woo woo or earning a living from woo woo or using the power of money to maintain or even enforce woo woo. — universeness
we can more easily predict the future — Vincent
No, some will happily give up their current pinky for an upgrade that will offer much more functionality and longevity. Hanging a very heavy weight from it, killing a human with one flick of it, lifting a heavy object trapping a person legs, etc etc. But still has all the same functionality of a human pinky, same sense of touch, gentle pressure, growing nail(f you want), pain(if you want) etc — universeness
Not the most detailed reasoning you have ever offered. — universeness
My grandfather was very greedy and because of that I had a good childhood. — Vincent
We all adhere to woowoo, brother Uni. No one is free of woowoo, neither you, as we've discussed enough now. You can question woowoo, and rightly so, but without woowoo, we are blind. Which is okay for a transhuman maybe, but not for people. You, me, Vincent, Agent Smith (he's the embodiment of woowoo even!), without woowoo, no life — Hillary
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