tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24761391.post5216953008162757743..comments2023-10-26T22:06:11.166+11:00Comments on Metamagician3000: New JET article by Nicholas AgarRussell Blackfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12431324430596809958noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24761391.post-57787268000369922452010-11-30T18:10:20.155+11:002010-11-30T18:10:20.155+11:00From that summary, it seems his main worry is that...From that summary, it seems his main worry is that posthumans could have interests and ethics incompatable with humans. Yet if posthumans really are the future of humanity, that seems akin to worrying about the welfare of telegraph operaters in our current world of wireless cummunications. Cultural (and biological) evolution will happen, and it's selfish and short-sighted to insist the current human form always have its interests and ethics valued over (or even alongside) those of our descendants.Mickey Mortimerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08831823442911513851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24761391.post-63437843059949012882010-11-30T14:53:38.618+11:002010-11-30T14:53:38.618+11:00Of course. :)Of course. :)Russell Blackfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12431324430596809958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24761391.post-86625384425865145812010-11-30T14:53:14.283+11:002010-11-30T14:53:14.283+11:00Ugh, I'll correct it. I meant "oppose&quo...Ugh, I'll correct it. I meant "oppose".Russell Blackfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12431324430596809958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24761391.post-61394687892134149462010-11-30T10:17:44.528+11:002010-11-30T10:17:44.528+11:00"bioconservative positions ... impose enhance..."bioconservative positions ... <i>im</i>pose enhancement"?Blake Staceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13977394981287067289noreply@blogger.com