Transhumanism
Transhumanism is a cultural movement that thinks that humans could benefit from technology (mostly the biological type) that improves the condition of life.[1][2] It seeks to find a solution to aging, disease, and death (especially of the natural variety) by making use of such technology. The word was coined by Julian Huxley in 1957.
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Julian Huxley, the biologist who popularised the term transhumanism in an influential 1957 essay
Ray Kurzweil believes that a countdown to when "human life will be irreversibly transformed" can be made through plotting major world events on a graph.
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Neil Harbisson's antenna implant allows him to extend his senses beyond human perception.
In the U.S., the Amish are a religious group most known for their avoidance of certain modern technologies. Transhumanists draw a parallel by arguing that in the near-future there will probably be "humanish", people who choose to "stay human" by not adopting human enhancement technologies. They believe their choice must be respected and protected.
References
- ↑ Mercer, Calvin. Religion and Transhumanism: The Unknown Future of Human Enhancement. Praeger.
- ↑ Bostrom, Nick (2005). "A history of transhumanist thought" (PDF). Journal of Evolution and Technology. Retrieved February 21, 2006.
