U.S. Transhumanist Party General Discussion Thread for October 2017
The purpose of this post is to facilitate member comments pertaining to transhumanism and the U.S. Transhumanist Party, which might not specifically fit the subjects of any other post or article on the U.S. Transhumanist Party website. This is the place for members to offer suggestions or converse about any areas of emerging technologies and their political, moral, societal, cultural, and esthetic implications. The general discussion thread is also an ideal location to suggest or propose platform planks that may be considered for future platform voting.
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3 thoughts on “U.S. Transhumanist Party General Discussion Thread for October 2017”
Are we going to re-address, propose, and vote on Transhumanist Bill of Rights articles anytime soon? I haven’t seen anything in quite a while.
Hi Ryan,
We indeed are bringing out a Platform vote within the week.
A tongue in teeth approach to a very legitimate question for transhumanists: At what point does something become human? Or do we bypass this whole dilemma by using the terms of sentience and sapience?
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