soapstone

[|Transhumanism]

Author: Ronald Bailey

Subject: Possible dangers of transhumanism

Occasion: To show the negative side of transhumanism and possible effects

Audiance: Students, teachers, intellectuals, scientist, philosophers, anyone interested in transhumanism

Purpose: To educate on possible negative effects of transhumanism, and to display Francis Fukuyama's view on the subject

Speaker: Ronald Bailey, Francis Fukuyama

Tone: Cautionary, casual, educational

Quotes: " [|Francis Fukuyama] , professor of international political economy at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, author of // [|Our Posthuman Future] : Consequences of the Biotechnology Revolution //, and a member of the President's Council on Bioethics. His choice for the world's most dangerous idea? Transhumanism."

"The environmental movement has taught us humility and respect for the integrity of nonhuman nature. We need a similar humility concerning our human nature. If we do not develop it soon, we may unwittingly invite the transhumanists to deface humanity with their genetic bulldozers and psychotropic shopping malls,"

"What if they really did see unenhanced people "as inferior, even savages, and fit for slavery or slaughter"?"