Zach+Kaliks+soapstones


 * **Article: [|Neo Humanism]**


 * Author**: Sebastian Anthony

1. "The uneasiness that surround new, paradigm-shifting technologies isn’t new, and it has only been amplified by the exponential acceleration of technology that has occurred during our lifetime." 2. "Just think about how many industries and jobs have been obliterated or subsumed by the arrival of the digital computer, and it’s easy to see why we’re wary of transhumanist technologies that will change the very fabric of human civilization."'
 * Subject:** An essay that describes how trans humanism will affect peoples humanity.
 * Occasion:** If someone wants to learn more about trans humanism, or more about humanitarian ideals in general.
 * Audience:** For anyone who is researching the topic, or for anyone who wants to learn all about trans humanism.
 * Purpose:** To help educate people about what trans humanism is, and how trans humanism will affect peoples humanity
 * Speaker:** The scientific community, philosophers, and technology industries.
 * Tone:**
 * Critical
 * Earnest
 * Informative
 * Objective
 * Quotes:**


 * Article **: [|Trans Humanism: the most dangerous idea]

**Author**: Ronald Bailey

**Occasion:** If someone were to need info on why trans-humanism is a bad idea. **Audience**: Anyone who is a humanist and is against the idea of trans-humanism. **Purpose:** To persuade people that trans humanism is a bad idea and describe the harmful effects of transhumanism. **Speaker:** The humanism community, philosophers. **Tone:** > >
 * Subject: **An article that describes the harmful effects of transhumanism.
 * Persuasive
 * Direct
 * Explanatory
 * Quotes:**
 * 1) "I suspect that this dynamic will continue in the future as biotechnology, nanotechnology, and computational technologies progressively increase people's capabilities and widen their choices."
 * 2) "What is a human capacity anyway?"


 * Article:** [|The Surprising Spread and Cultural Impact of Trans-Humanism]**\**


 * Author:** Leslie Fain

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 * Subject:** An article that describes how trans humanism would effect our culture.
 * Occasion:** For someone interested in how our culture can be influenced by technology.
 * Audience:** Anyone who is interested in world culture, people who develop technology, anthropologists who are curious on how our culture is developing.
 * Purpose:** To inform people on how trans-humanism would change the lives of thousands of people.
 * Speaker:** The scientific community, the technology industries, and anthropologists of all kind.
 * Tone:**
 * **Informative**
 * **Direct**
 * **Objective**
 * **Subtle**
 * Quotes:**
 * 1) <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #252525; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: -webkit-left;">"If you could enhance your intelligence, significantly extend your lifespan, or overcome a moral flaw with the help of surgery or pharmaceuticals, would you do it?"
 * 2) <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #252525; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: -webkit-left;">"they want to solve moral problems on a large, transhumanist scale."