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    Hello everyone I've been a spiritual person all my life using mostly new age interpretations of gods from the classical antiquity or Christianity. I am by no means a practitioner of any religion I mostly just live as though I am under surveillance by the gods and pray to them through out the day. But I have found a field of study known as transhumanism or posthuman that people say there is something deeply religous about. I will include a list of books I read and in each book they cite sources which led me down a rabbit hole so to speak about this amazing new field. Some people refer to the people spreading the message of transhumanism as transevangelists. These books also talk about gene editing, euthanasia, life extensions, etc. I Hope this is the right place to post this Anyways heres the books

    Radical Evolution


    Book by Joel Garreau

    To Be a Machine: Adventures Among Cyborgs, Utopians, Hackers, and the Futurists Solving the Modest Problem of Death

    book by Mark O'Connell


    Citizen Cyborg
    book by James Hughes


    2004 Non-Fiction Book


    Forbidden Gates: How Genetics, Robotics, Artificial Intelligence, Synthetic Biology, Nanotechnology, & Human Enhancement Herald The Dawn Of Techno-Dimensional Spiritual Warfare

    book by Thomas R. Horn and Nita F. Horn
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      I don't very much like transhumanism, futurism, or progressivism because it comes with the belief that large segments of the population are obsolete. Such beliefs are anti human at their fundamental core.
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        I'm not even comfortable with like AI upgrades etc. Like itd be cool to be plugged into the internet all the time, but anything that changes out definition of human makes me uncomfortable. It's like living forever. So far long life is only benefiting the old. And the world is overpopulated as it is. Until we develop a way to stop the over-breeding in some areas, then we can't have super humans, or extra long life or any of that stuff.
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          Originally posted by Heka View Post
          I'm not even comfortable with like AI upgrades etc. Like itd be cool to be plugged into the internet all the time, but anything that changes out definition of human makes me uncomfortable. It's like living forever. So far long life is only benefiting the old. And the world is overpopulated as it is. Until we develop a way to stop the over-breeding in some areas, then we can't have super humans, or extra long life or any of that stuff.
          I think overpopulation is a myth and in the future the word underpopulated will become very popular as the world resembles the fiction "Children Of Men".

          Yes, there is a monopoly on power by the current older generations that seem to not care about the wellbeing of younger generations whatsoever. For me we're living in a very dark period of human civilization that will only get much worse with time.

          Immortality is overrated, I can't imagine wanting to live forever. I'm reminded of stories of immortal humans from works of fiction wanting to off themselves because of the sheer boredom of living hundreds of years and such. Immortality is for the gods, human beings not so much.

          I just don't share much enthusiasm as technological cornucopians do, the more technological advances that come into play seems to create even more problems. The world has enough problems without adding even more on top of them and frankly technology seems to only benefit the ruling class the most over average people. Then again I do tend to be a pessimist, cynic, and fatalist.

          I'm a nature kind of guy in that I value nature more over human artifice, it's just too bad the current world we live in doesn't and I think that is a tragedy.
          Last edited by Pythagoras; 03 Jun 2019, 18:19.
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            Re: Transhumanism or Posthumanism (Is being called a new religion by some)

            Originally posted by Pythagoras View Post
            I think overpopulation is a myth...
            The worlds population has doubled since 1970. Literally a single lifetime. There is no way the world can adapt to that.
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            I have never been across the way
            Seen the desert and the birds
            You cut your hair short
            Like a shush to an insult
            The world had been yelling
            Since the day you were born
            Revolting with anger
            While it smiled like it was cute
            That everything was shit.

            - J. Wylder

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              Its been my experience that when people say things like they think overpopulation is a myth they typically have a poor grasp on population dynamics as it relates to carrying capacity and ecological resilience.

              I have no interest in having a post-biological experience. Tech will not "save" us, though it might help.
              Last edited by thalassa; 04 Jun 2019, 03:22.
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                Originally posted by thalassa View Post
                Its been my experience that when people say things like they think overpopulation is a myth they typically have a poor grasp on population dynamics as it relates to carrying capacity and ecological resilience.

                I have no interest in having a post-biological experience. Tech will not "save" us, though it might help.
                Unlikely with natural resources peaking around the world creating eventually a global energy crisis, for big tech to advance and adapt would require massive alternative energy on a global scale.

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                Originally posted by Heka View Post
                The worlds population has doubled since 1970. Literally a single lifetime. There is no way the world can adapt to that.
                Research what is called demographic winter and sub replacement fertility or reproduction.

                While it is expected for population to grow until 2050 by then that population growth will peak and then nosedive off a cliff worldwide. I can post graphs if you like.
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                  Originally posted by Heka View Post
                  I'm not even comfortable with like AI upgrades etc. Like itd be cool to be plugged into the internet all the time, but anything that changes out definition of human makes me uncomfortable. It's like living forever. So far long life is only benefiting the old. And the world is overpopulated as it is. Until we develop a way to stop the over-breeding in some areas, then we can't have super humans, or extra long life or any of that stuff.
                  Stopping overbreeding is simple. Difficult as hell to pull off but very, very simple. Improve quality of life in areas with the largest population growth. Population growth tends to fall as quality of life increases. Of course, actually improving quality of life sufficiently without breaking something moderately important is liable to be more interesting but it will do the trick.
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                    Originally posted by MaskedOne View Post
                    Stopping overbreeding is simple. Difficult as hell to pull off but very, very simple. Improve quality of life in areas with the largest population growth. Population growth tends to fall as quality of life increases. Of course, actually improving quality of life sufficiently without breaking something moderately important is liable to be more interesting but it will do the trick.
                    Personally I'm fan of the "Thanos" solution haha. It's better than the "Kingsmen" or "The 100" ��
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                    RIP

                    I have never been across the way
                    Seen the desert and the birds
                    You cut your hair short
                    Like a shush to an insult
                    The world had been yelling
                    Since the day you were born
                    Revolting with anger
                    While it smiled like it was cute
                    That everything was shit.

                    - J. Wylder

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                      What always amazes me is that overpopulation enthusiasts almost always permeate an eugenics mindset namely the belief that there are those that should breed while all those deemed "useless eaters" shouldn't breed at all because their very existence is deemed existential pollution.

                      It revolves around the belief that there are those that have the right to live while denying the right to exist by others, more amusing is that a lot of these perceptions come from the modern political left that are supposedly socialist or egalitarian.

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                      Originally posted by Heka View Post
                      Personally I'm fan of the "Thanos" solution haha. It's better than the "Kingsmen" or "The 100" ��
                      Who gets to live and who gets to die?

                      Eugenics sounds great until you're the one classified as the "useless eater" in the eyes of alleged superior betters.

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                      Originally posted by Heka View Post
                      The worlds population has doubled since 1970. Literally a single lifetime. There is no way the world can adapt to that.
                      What exactly is the acceptable global population rate or number? Does that even exist at all?

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                      Originally posted by Heka View Post
                      I'm not even comfortable with like AI upgrades etc. Like itd be cool to be plugged into the internet all the time, but anything that changes out definition of human makes me uncomfortable. It's like living forever. So far long life is only benefiting the old. And the world is overpopulated as it is. Until we develop a way to stop the over-breeding in some areas, then we can't have super humans, or extra long life or any of that stuff.
                      Super humans? Humanity for all its fool hearty bravado is not in control of this world, only nature and Gaia is in control of this reality despite our grand delusions of ourselves otherwise.

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                      Originally posted by thalassa View Post
                      Its been my experience that when people say things like they think overpopulation is a myth they typically have a poor grasp on population dynamics as it relates to carrying capacity and ecological resilience.

                      I have no interest in having a post-biological experience. Tech will not "save" us, though it might help.
                      What is the specific carrying capacity exactly? Nobody in these conversations ever states specifics and it instead revolves around vague platitudes or emotional sentiments.
                      Last edited by Pythagoras; 04 Jun 2019, 19:26.
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                        I'm not interested in eugenics. That's why I like the "Thanos" system. A random 50%.

                        Also yes people should have a license to breed.
                        ThorSon's milkshake brings all the PF girls to the yard - Volcaniclastic

                        RIP

                        I have never been across the way
                        Seen the desert and the birds
                        You cut your hair short
                        Like a shush to an insult
                        The world had been yelling
                        Since the day you were born
                        Revolting with anger
                        While it smiled like it was cute
                        That everything was shit.

                        - J. Wylder

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                          Originally posted by Heka View Post
                          I'm not interested in eugenics. That's why I like the "Thanos" system. A random 50%.

                          Also yes people should have a license to breed.
                          A license to breed? Who gets to breed and who doesn't?

                          Killing and destroying random segments of a population? Yeah, that doesn't sound psychotic at all.....
                          Last edited by Pythagoras; 04 Jun 2019, 20:55.
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                            Some things are just inherently insane.

                            Deciding that those people have to die so these people can live is one of them.

                            I'm hoping that those here who are a bit older will remember the horrendous "fixes" that were floated when HIV started to hit back in the 80s.

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                            Originally posted by thalassa View Post
                            Its been my experience that when people say things like they think overpopulation is a myth they typically have a poor grasp on population dynamics as it relates to carrying capacity and ecological resilience.

                            I have no interest in having a post-biological experience. Tech will not "save" us, though it might help.
                            Ultimately, even if all resouces are optimized and all waste is recycled, a closed system will always end up in the red. Something is inevitably lost to entropy.

                            The only solution is to unclose the system.
                            Every moment of a life is a horrible tragedy, a slapstick comedy, dark nihilism, golden illumination, or nothing at all; depending on how we write the story we tell ourselves.

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                              Originally posted by Pythagoras View Post
                              A license to breed? Who gets to breed and who doesn't?

                              Killing and destroying random segments of a population? Yeah, that doesn't sound psychotic at all.....
                              I answered the first bit in the other thread

                              And of course its psychotic. But who told you I wasnt psychotic?

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                              Originally posted by B. de Corbin View Post
                              Some things are just inherently insane.

                              Deciding that those people have to die so these people can live is one of them.
                              I'm not precious about my life, or anyone elses haha, I'm quite happy if we were all wiped out. I've done near death now. It doesnt scare me. I'd like to see how humanity ends up, but I'm neither optimistic or precious about it.
                              ThorSon's milkshake brings all the PF girls to the yard - Volcaniclastic

                              RIP

                              I have never been across the way
                              Seen the desert and the birds
                              You cut your hair short
                              Like a shush to an insult
                              The world had been yelling
                              Since the day you were born
                              Revolting with anger
                              While it smiled like it was cute
                              That everything was shit.

                              - J. Wylder

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