Anti-Transhumanist Blogs Tuesday, Mar 25 2008
transhumanism 4:08 am
Surprise twist! Now we create a list of anti-transhumanist blogs, so we can evaluate the other side of the story.
Here are four to start us off:
Amor Mundi by Dale Carrico
Infeasible by HP LaLancette
Secondhand Smoke by Wesley J. Smith
The Human Future by Jennifer Lahl
Organizations:
Center for Bioethics & Human Dignity
Center for Genetics and Society
The blog by Mark Plus is not “anti-transhumanist” per se, but he has many posts on the failed predictions of our illustrious forebears. There’s a few examples under “paleo-futures”.
For organisations, there is also the Center for Genetics and Society.
Heh. Top news at the CGS: “They released the collector’s edition of Gattaca!“
lolz check this out:
http://images.quickblogcast.com/83445-72947/futruism.jpg
(…taken from Infeasible, didn’t realize it’s from a 3rd party host)
While I’m not familiar with the criticisms expressed by HP or Jennifer, I am familiar with those expressed by Dale and Wesley. Dale and Wesley are both intelligent and well educated, and I’ve enjoyed the interactions I’ve had with each. While Wesley’s comments on non-Transhumanist issues are often interesting, Dale is more familiar with Transhumanism and correspondingly offers more compelling criticisms. However, I suspect Dale spends much effort knowingly criticizing a strawman of Transhumanism.
Why bother…mewling luddites…
They are inconsequential dust.
[...] some of you may know, my favorite anti-transhumanist blog is Amor Mundi by Berkeley Professor of Rhetoric Dale Carrico. At first, the writing may seem dense, [...]
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