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Nakami Saans
Perkone
Caldari State
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Posted - 2014.05.16 07:45:00 -
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So I started my summer semester last week and one of my classes is Philosophy. The teacher handed out our final project for the class due in August and I want to gauge this community's reaction on it.
The project itself is on the ethics of a subject. I am to explain both sides of the topic of choice, why they are for or against, and then give my own opinion on the subject. Since I already have an opinion on the subject I would like to see the different arguments from other perspectives.
Subject: Transhumanism
What I need/want you to do is explain to me why you are for or against transhumanism. *Note* Religious views will not be usable in this project. Nothing personal but my religious views do not necessarily match up to your religious views and therefore negate the argument of "Religion".
I'm curious to see some of your arguments. If debate ensues please keep it civil. While it's not apparent in some threads I regard the EVE community to be very intelligent as a whole.
Thank you for your input and have fun!
Disclaimer: If anybody is curious, any information I use will be cited in my paper using APA formatting. If you do not want your views used in my paper, please don't post in this thread.
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Would like to make connections with other LGBT players, possibly a corp
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Nakami Saans
Perkone
Caldari State
63
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Posted - 2014.05.20 06:50:00 -
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Thanks for all your replies everybody! It's been a few days since I've checked in because of life. I've very impressed with all of your replies.
From a personal note, I am (very) for transhumanism. I agree with much of what Sibyyl has expressed. I understand the fears that the superevolution of humanity could bring. Distrust, anger, jealousy. The whole range of negative emotions. The term "Bio-Luddite" is already being used. I prefer using a term like Naturalist. It doesn't have a negative connotation, at least not to me, attached to it.
As with all new technologies, some will find ways to use it for the good of mankind and others will find ways to use it in the most horrible and heinous ways possible. That is human nature. Will we still be like this if we upgrade ourselves with technology, altering our brain chemistry? We still don't know where the "spark" of conciousness and self-awareness originates from. Some claim it's from God or diety of your choice and call it a soul. Others have claimed we were designed by extra-terrestrials. We now stand a few feet from the precipice of altering or enhancing the organ that contains the "spark" of who we are as a species, and it is both exhilarating and terrifying.
We are an inherently flawed species. We realized this and began to create. Jump forward an eon or two and here we are, space travel, computers, and nuclear fire.
Again thank you for the many replies and please go on 
Rainbow Worrior of EVE...well...maybe worrior is too strong a word.-á I like to site see ^.^
Would like to make connections with other LGBT players, possibly a corp
Please help me with my Philosophy Final! |
Nakami Saans
Perkone
Caldari State
63
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Posted - 2014.05.21 05:15:00 -
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Riyria Twinpeaks wrote:I was thinking for quite a while now, that the way we live now and in the future we probably won't advance by evolution anymore.
Take a wealthy industry nation. People there can survive and procreate even if they have disabilities, mental and physical.
And I think that's good on some level! It's good people don't have to die and can have good lives despite being disadvantaged in any way. And I think it'd be good if every human could live in circumstances allowing for this.
But from an evolutionary point of view? I'm not so sure. There doesn't seem to be much pressure anymore to drive the development of mankind in a natural way.
This is something I've thought of myself from time to time. Usually when I'm in a class concerning human behavior: Psych, Sociology, Philosophy, etc.
Honestly, the way we live now has effectively stopped the survival of the fittest evolution, which has driven practically every species since the Earth could support life.
Rainbow Worrior of EVE...well...maybe worrior is too strong a word.-á I like to site see ^.^
Would like to make connections with other LGBT players, possibly a corp
Please help me with my Philosophy Final! |
Nakami Saans
Perkone
Caldari State
64
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Posted - 2014.05.21 05:28:00 -
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Sibyyl wrote:
(but to Riyria's point, living is a lot better than dying..)
Agreed
Rainbow Worrior of EVE...well...maybe worrior is too strong a word.-á I like to site see ^.^
Would like to make connections with other LGBT players, possibly a corp
Please help me with my Philosophy Final! |
Nakami Saans
Perkone
Caldari State
107
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Posted - 2014.07.31 19:14:00 -
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I wanted to thank everybody who gave me their point of view on this subject! You all gave some interesting points to think about and include into my paper. The paper itself is finished and I will be turning it in next Tuesday. Again thank you!
Rainbow Worrior of EVE...well...maybe worrior is too strong a word.-á I like to site see ^.^
Would like to make connections with other LGBT players, possibly a corp
Please help me with my Philosophy Final! |
Nakami Saans
Perkone
Caldari State
108
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Posted - 2014.07.31 21:25:00 -
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Reaver Glitterstim wrote:Are you going to post a transcript of the final work for us to see?
After I get my grade on it. I'm not the worlds best writer and I want to see how my professor grades it. I'm better at designing a network than writing a philosophy paper. Besides I want to read through it again before I get time and will probably rework a bit of it.
Rainbow Worrior of EVE...well...maybe worrior is too strong a word.-á I like to site see ^.^
Would like to make connections with other LGBT players, possibly a corp
Please help me with my Philosophy Final! |
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