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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 29/11/2023 22:51, efc@swisscows
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<pre>Hello list,
The other day I was listening to a conspiracy pod and all of a sudden, I
heard a medium talk about how the transhumanists want to
eradicate all spiritual values and merge humanity with the machine.
In my own home cooked transhumanist version, transhumanists are
optimistic, life affirming people who are solving problems with
science and technology.
So when did transhumanists start to become the bad guys in conspiracy
circles? Did anyone of you encounter this in real life or in
virtual life?
Curious shift in narrative that completely passed me by and caught me by
surprise.</pre>
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Transhumanists have been painted as the bad guys for ages. Since
before even Francis Fukuyama and Bill Joy. The evil (or at least
misguided) mad scientist (played by John Hannah) in 'Agents of
Shield' was supposed to be a transhumanist. And of course just about
every religion that ever existed is going to be opposed to a
world-view that's based on materialism, promotes rationality,
tolerance and freedom of choice, and challenges superstition.<br>
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Ben<br>
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