[ExI] Transhumanist Declaration

[Natasha Vita-More]

Do you have a link to the work you have been doing?  
 
People with disabilities are not subhuman, they are human.  We all have
disabilities to some degree and unfortunately some people have them to a
large degree.
 
I do not think we have a moral obligation to improve the disabilities of
humans before a transhuman, posthuman or upload (TPU)obtains radical
prolongevity.  Those with disabilities who are unable to make the
distinction concerning enhancement ought to be protected by a right to have
their disabilities cured to a human level and then they can make their own
choices about TPU. I consider this action to be a "humane act of
awareness/consciousness/kindness to other people" rather than a "moral
obligation". 
 
best,
N
 <http://www.natasha.cc/> Natasha Vita-More
 

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By coincidence I happened across it just the other night and it is so long I
have seen it that i'd forgotten it existed.
It got me thinking about whether the work I have been doing for the disabled
with mind controlled electronics is transhuman or not. For one point of view
(and quite callous) it can be seen as raising the subhuman (horrible term)
to a more human level. But from another I think it is transhuman.

The implications and possibilities of the technology are obviously very
transhuman.

What say you all? Under the declaration do we have a moral obligation to
improve the standard of life for those who are less fortunate before we
reach for our own immortality? Personally I think we do, but then I don't
really see them as mutually exclusive. 


A



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From: Natasha Vita-More <natasha at natasha.cc>
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Sent: Fri, Oct 8, 2010 4:30 pm
Subject: [ExI] Transhumanist Declaration


Does anyone have a copy of the original declaration and who authored it?
(There were a dozen or so of us who wrote it).  All references to it have
been pulled from the website.  I have this in my files, but it will take me
a day or so to find it.  If anyone has it right off hand, that would be
great.
 
Thanks,
N
 
 
 <http://www.natasha.cc/> Natasha Vita-More
 
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