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I learned that Transhumanism could applied in any field such as medical or war. The first article talks about how "the purpose of which is to overcome the limits of human nature". This was found in my RP post 2 and according to wikipedia Transhumanism coulkd be anu technological advance in order to raise the limitations of the human race. I learned that Transhumanism is a movement that desires that the human have in increase in "intelligence, awareness, strength, or durability." Transhumanists are seen as in many science fiction movies with genetically-enhanced humans.

I learned more about Transhumanism after watching the film called Elysium. the film featured Matt Damon who had to to save his planet by combining is biological data with technological machines in order to enhance his strength and intelligence to stop te planet of Elysium from taking all the resources from Earth. I also learned that the author of "__Brave New World",__ Aldous Huxley "imagined a society that would use genetics and cloning in order to condition and control individuals". This information came from RP post 4. i also learned from another science fiction author by the name of Ken Macleod who stated that "If you throw in the possibility of human enhancement — increased intelligence and longer healthy life spans ­— it can only exacerbate the situation". The situation that MacLeod refers to the fact that if everyone took part in Trasnhumanistic activity then its going to be very difficult to "imagine humanity as a unified body, able to shape a shared project around a common interest". This illustrates one of the major issues with the movement of Transhumanism. This information came from RP post 3. "The challenge for humanists and liberals in the face of a transhuman future is daunting: to replace the socialist project — or to revive it. Without something like it to underpin a sense of common human identity and common human interest, people will divide on the basis of other identities. Many on the left, of course, have found in identity politics a replacement for the universalism of their past. But identity can also be seized on by the far right. It can feed a resentful indifference to the plight of others that comes from having one’s own plight disregarded". This information came from Macleod's article and basically talks about the politcal implications regarding the movement of Transhumanism and how humanity could come to an end if everyone were given the amazing technological capabilities linked with the human DNA.

Finally I learned from the poetry title called H+ Poetry: I am not Alone- the human race as it adavances is going through a cycle of extinction. For instance, the author of the article states that "To which I simply click and drag to the recycle bin, per se. They think – they believe – that our species is in danger of extinction. They’re correct". These lines indicate how our species in extinction and that the only solution to this problem is to equip the human self with technology. "A species born from the knowledge of its predecessors via advanced technology. But then the questions remain, despite their encoded history being recycled. If only a simple answer could be provided – An answer that is powerful enough to transcend the biasness which gives birth to our new age segregation, Just as we’ve transcended our biological limitations, No thanks to natural selection." The information was from the poetry called "I am not Alone".