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<P><FONT face=Arial size=2>Jef wrote:<BR><BR>>As for identity as a primary
value of transhumanism, this is where I go my separate way,<BR>>seeing
extropianism as *more* encompassing, increasing agency promoting present
but<BR>>evolving values as primary, and identity as emergent.<BR><BR>Hi
Jef,<BR><BR>Why do you see "*more* encompassing, increasing agency as
separating" out from other values? <BR><BR>Do you think that identity
opposes connectivity? Are you are looking at this issue from
"individualism" as self at center of the universe and identity as perspectives
stemming from the individual as a solo agent? <BR><BR>I thought I referred
to as indentity as relating to the fluid, "distributed"
posthuman.<BR><BR>Best,<BR>Natasha</FONT> </P></BODY></HTML>