[extropy-chat] transhumanism as slippery slope

[Russell Wallace]

On 11/2/06, ps udoname <ps.udoname at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Perhaps the question is whether these technologies appear before we get
> swamped under a wave of resurgent religious fundamentalism, these
> technologies get banned and liberal secular democracy becomes a thing of the
> past....


Which is one reason why there is every need for the most desperate hurry
imaginable and being "cautious" is the most dangerous thing we can do. I
think it's not impossible we'll make progress fast enough, but at best it'll
be a close call.
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