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Dear Daniel,</div>
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In response to your questions before I read the many responses to it from others on the list:</div>
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when did transhumanists start to become the bad guys in conspiracy circles? </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-weight: 400; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">This has been going on for many decades. First by a limited few in academic circles in social science and humanities departments often because they were focused on
postmodernist rhetoric that did include future vision or advances in technology. Second, and more widely cast was journalistic hyperbole that caught attention by making very broad claims that are typical of that type of journalism for affect.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-weight: 400; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Yes, many of us have been countering this for decades as well. Conferences, events, writings, debates, and so forth. However, since the movement continues to grow,
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<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, November 29, 2023 3:35 PM<br>
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<b>Subject:</b> [ExI] Are transhumanists becoming the bad guys?</span>
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<div><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Hello list,<br>
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The other day I was listening to a conspiracy pod and all of a sudden, I<br>
heard a medium talk about how the transhumanists want to<br>
eradicate all spiritual values and merge humanity with the machine.<br>
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In my own home cooked transhumanist version, transhumanists are<br>
optimistic, life affirming people who are solving problems with<br>
science and technology.<br>
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So when did transhumanists start to become the bad guys in conspiracy<br>
circles? Did anyone of you encounter this in real life or in<br>
virtual life?<br>
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Curious shift in narrative that completely passed me by and caught me by<br>
surprise.<br>
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Best regards,<br>
Daniel<br>
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