[extropy-chat] Call for contributions: "Intro to H+" book

[Eugen Leitl]

On Fri, Jan 28, 2005 at 07:47:15AM -0800, Ned Late wrote:

> However transhumanism is the precursor to posthumanism, 

I don't see a difference between transhumanism and posthumanism. It's just a
different label stuck to the same item.

> and wouldn't posthumanism be a rejection of the human 
> body as we know it?

It's a natural process, rather. Nothing wrong with being a 
baby, right? But (most) adults will look at you askance, if you insist to
be diapered and breast-fed the rest of your life.

There are still some organisms on earth which are virtually identical to
their ancestors. It would work for meat puppets too, but for habitat
restructuring (destruction, from our current point of view). Better pet than
dead, in this case.

(Me, I'd rather be post/transhuman. YMMV).

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