Posthumanism

VFTB 233: Judd Burton – Transhumanism and Frankenstein

By: Derek

On: March 22, 2015

In: A View From the Bunker, Podcast

With: 3 Comments

AN 18-YEAR-OLD woman published a story nearly 200 years ago that contains a warning for our day, one that becomes more relevant with each passing day. Dr. Judd Burton joins us to discuss the parallels between Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein and the present-day transhumanist movement.Continue Reading

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The Transhumanist Wager

VFTB 179: The Transhumanist Wager

By: Derek

On: June 1, 2014

In: A View From the Bunker, Podcast

With: 4 Comments

THE FUTURE of humanity may well be determined in the 21st century. This week, we’re joined by Zoltan Istvan, author of The Transhumanist Wager, a book that lays out a new philosophy undergirding the belief that technology is the key to human immortality.Continue Reading

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VFTB 012: Wesley J. Smith — Health Care and Human Exceptionalism

By: Derek

On: September 6, 2009

In: A View From the Bunker

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WE ARE pleased to talk again with bioethicist Wesley J. Smith. We discussed the Obamacare proposals and the dangers posed by a system designed by people who deny that humans are unique among the species on planet Earth.

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