Human enhancement - the use of technologies to not only repair, but also enhance the human body and make it more. Make it more than what it is; make it stronger, more resilient; make the brain more intelligent.
However, that is only part of the picture. In reality, once we develop the necessary technologies such as nanotechnologies, the sky is the limit.
People don't realize exactly what this means; not only could we enhance our bodies and brains to be more powerful, but at that stage we could even tamper with human nature itself: human emotions, human "morality", human social systems, human instinct.
We would have the power to alter the very consciousness of the human.
The question is, do you think any sort of enhancement is morally acceptable or even morally righteous? And do you think, further, that tampering with human nature is morally acceptable or righteous?
I say that it is for both. People often say "you're playing god" or "you're messing with nature's way"....nature has no will. Why leave your existence to mere happenstance if you have the power to bend it to your will, to make it more perfect for you? To better suit your needs and desires? Humanity absolutely should alter itself to create a more perfect world, and not only that but humanity should also seek to conquer the natural forces at play and use them in a controlled manner (whatever that means) to better suit our needs.
Imagine: we could create true paradise. Eliminate hatred, eliminate anger, eliminate depression and create pure ecstasy, pure orgasm, pleasure, and happiness, and maintain this state forever. We might even discover how to create simulated realities to better engage us in paradise.
Why not?
However, that is only part of the picture. In reality, once we develop the necessary technologies such as nanotechnologies, the sky is the limit.
People don't realize exactly what this means; not only could we enhance our bodies and brains to be more powerful, but at that stage we could even tamper with human nature itself: human emotions, human "morality", human social systems, human instinct.
We would have the power to alter the very consciousness of the human.
The question is, do you think any sort of enhancement is morally acceptable or even morally righteous? And do you think, further, that tampering with human nature is morally acceptable or righteous?
I say that it is for both. People often say "you're playing god" or "you're messing with nature's way"....nature has no will. Why leave your existence to mere happenstance if you have the power to bend it to your will, to make it more perfect for you? To better suit your needs and desires? Humanity absolutely should alter itself to create a more perfect world, and not only that but humanity should also seek to conquer the natural forces at play and use them in a controlled manner (whatever that means) to better suit our needs.
Imagine: we could create true paradise. Eliminate hatred, eliminate anger, eliminate depression and create pure ecstasy, pure orgasm, pleasure, and happiness, and maintain this state forever. We might even discover how to create simulated realities to better engage us in paradise.
Why not?