Is Transhumanism A Dangerous Idea?
Categories Health Human Potential SMILE – Dr. Carol Rosin, president of ICIS, the Institute for Cooperation in Space and a major proponent of peaceful space exploration, said in her tribute to Timothy Leary: “Years ago, Timothy had listed me in the Genetic Hall of Fame in his book, the Intelligence Agents, with people he called “evolutionary agents” who were working for human evolution into space. I’ll never forget his Leary SMILE, which he said stands for SM, Space Migration, the I is squared and stands for Intelligence Increase, and the LE stands for Life Exstension.” Life Extension is at the point of origin of what is known today as Transhumanism, an idea “closely tied to an enthusiasm for ethical, responsible technological progress. This progress brings greater choice and options for improving the human condition.” Image credit: campaignearrings.com In an early article on this site, titled Human Genetic Engineering, I implied that to allow the human genome to be changed might be a
