[ExI] [wta-talk] Transhumanism in wikipedia - A Call for Max
Amara Graps
amara at amara.com
Fri May 9 01:03:39 UTC 2008
Sorry, I only looked at this now, but my life is pretty full these
months/years.
In Nov 2007, Giu1i0 Pri5c0 wrote:
> I just went to read again the Wikipedia article on Transhumanism.
I read the Wikipedia article today for the first time. How profoundly
disappointing. Hundreds/thousands of people every day are being
introduced to transhuman ideas with *THAT*. Bleh.
> think argument against transhumanism are given far too much space
> compared to arguments in favor of transhumanist.
Hardly neutral. There is a strong bias running through it. Even
performing the most dumb-ass elementary school math of weighing words
positive or against the transhumanism ideas fails the Wikipedia neutral
POV.
and Justice replied:
>3. Transhumanist Loremaster and transhumanist sympathizer Russell Blackford
>collaborated (and sometimes fought) with StN, the self-described
>anti-transhumanist, to write this article which is what ensured the balance
>that the article currently has.
>Justice
Speaking as both yourself and Loremaster, how could you say anything different?
Amara
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Amara Graps, PhD www.amara.com
Research Scientist, Southwest Research Institute (SwRI), Boulder, Colorado
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