Transhumanism: Path to Transcendence or Extinction? - Dr. Miklos Lukacs, USMP - DemystifyPod #256

Dr. Miklos Lukacs is a Research Professor of Science and
Technology Policy at the University of San Martin de Porres in
Lima, Peru. He also happens to be one of the leading critics of
transhumanism, which he defines as the technologically-driven
push for super longevity, super intelligence, and super
wellbeing. Lukacs argues that this campaign threatens the
historical relationship between humans and technology, where our
tools serve us, rather than the other way around. He worries that
by placing such an outsize importance on external tools, we allow
ourselves to be molded into an entirely new form that emerges not
from bottom-up evolutionary forces, but from an external,
top-down locus of control. Our conversation lays out the basics
of what Lukacs identifies as transhumanism, and then turns to an
exploration of how to balance progress with tradition. Sign up
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Chat https://bit.ly/3lcAasB 00:00 Go! 00:03:55 What is
transhumanism, really? 00:11:58 Out-shining god 00:18:17 Does
transhumanism have a clear vision of the future? 00:24:30 Bottom
up planning 00:36:35 Morality & evolution 00:45:27 Killing in
the name of 00:57:01 The human animal 01:01:21 Institutions and
human nature 01:09:42 Porn, universal morality 01:14:00 Blame
culture, Bentham 01:20:29 Clubs v. universality 01:26:14 Reacting
to the pain of traditional gender roles 01:32:04 Body
modification & the human-machine hybrid 01:38:56 Corruption
of protected identity groups 01:45:50 City life & tradition
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#Evolution #SciencePolicy #Longevity #Intelligence #Wellbeing
#Progress #Tradition #HumanNature #TechnologicalSingularity
#Posthumanism #Enhancement #BottomUpEvolution #TopDownControl
#HumanTechnology #Futurism #TranshumanCriticism #longformpodcast
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