[ExI] My confusion, the Kurzweil critique

[Stathis Papaioannou]

On 09/11/2007, Harvey Newstrom <mail at harveynewstrom.com> wrote:

> To me, "transhumanism" is an unfortunate word.  Because it implies becoming
> non-human or transcending my humanity.
>
> I like being human.  I like to laugh.  I like to live.  I like being healthy
> and happy.  Getting sick and/or dying prevents me from enjoying my human
> pursuits.
>
> So for me, transhumanism is all about eliminating limits on my humanity.  It
> is about being more human.  It is about staying human.  It is about enjoying
> my humanity for a long time without having it cut short.  It is about
> avoiding disease or frailty that disrupt my humanity.  It is about
> transcending limits that limit my human form to its current shape, its
> current mode, or its current location.

Do you really think that the entity you would become if you lived a
million years would be recognisably human? And would it matter if it
were not, given that each intermediate entity is happy and freely
decides to change into the next in sequence?





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Stathis Papaioannou