[extropy-chat] Re: First reactions to transhumanism Translated

Diego Caleiro diegocaleiro at terra.com.br
Tue Feb 1 13:16:25 UTC 2005


This is the babel fish translation of the site. 


http://babelfish.altavista.com/babelfish/tr?url=http%3A//www.voir.ca/actualite/actualite.aspx%3FiIDArticle%3D32418&lp=fr_en

Diego (Log At)








Em Domingo 30 Janeiro 2005 23:37, M. De Thézier escreveu:
> On Fri, 17 Sep 2004, Giu1i0 Pri5c0 wrote:
> > The Canadian online magazine VOIR offers a debate between a
> > transhumanist and a neoluddite, for French speakers to enjoy. The most
> > interesting thing is reading the many comments left by readers, many
> > of whom apparently had not been exposed to transhumanism befor. It is
> > I believe a useful lesson that can be used for better marketing to see
> > the range of first reactions to transhumanism.
>
> http://www.voir.ca/actualite/actualite.aspx?iIDArticle=32418
>
>
> Hello Giu1i0,
>
>
> You, along with other French speakers, may enjoy reading my critical
> analysis of my experience with VOIR since it will give you insight into the
> phenomenon of information manipulation by the media.
>
>
> http://transhumanism.org/index.php/WTA/more/676
>
>
> For those whose undertstanding of French is to weak to read and understand
> it, I will only say this:
>
>
> The lesson is that you should always be aware of how every word you say or
> write to a journalist, especially one that has a bioLuddite bias, can and
> will be taken out of context and used against you in his
> article. Therefore, avoid wild speculation about future technological
> breakthroughs and focus on your best moral and scientific arguments for
> human enhancement. More importantly, the best way to promote transhumanism
> is by honestly stressing the importance of responsibility.
>
>
> -Justice



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