<div>Robert Bradbury wrote:</div> <div>Though I am sure there are some readers of the Bible or Koran who could cite "Satan's rebellion against God" in detail (Spike perhaps?) I suspect a majority only is aware of it in a very loose sense (speaking as someone brought up in a "traditional" Irish Catholic framework.) It is only those who know those writings in depth (and happen to believe in them) where transhumanism is a problematic rerun. <BR>></div> <div> </div> <div>I have always liked the story of Prometheus and how he stole fire from the gods to aid humanity. I see him as a noble and tragic hero figure, while I view Lucifer as more like a spoiled and vicious fratboy who got just what was coming to him and is not deserving of our sympathy & adulation. Prometheus acted out of love for humanity but Lucifer was motivated by burning self-aggrandizement and had no regard for
others.</div> <div> </div> <div>I would much rather be a "Promethean" brand of Transhumanist than a "Luciferian" one. </div> <div> </div> <div>John Grigg <BR></div><p>
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