The Term Transhuman

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Posted on Jan 1, 2022, 12:03 am

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Recently I am trying to find articles about a term transhuman. I am trying to get a better understanding of what transhuman means. The term caught my attention when I read someone doing limb lenghening. If a person did limb lenghening, would that make him transhuman in some way? As far as I know transhuman means someone using technology to make him better.

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Posted on Jan 1, 2022, 2:33 am

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In general it means using technology as a means to human evolution - expanding the scope of what it means to be human.

LL could be considered low-level, current, practical transhumanism. On the other end of the spectrum it encompasses far-fetched things like uploading your mind to a computer.

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Posted on Jan 1, 2022, 2:37 am

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Quote from: Medium Drink Of Water on January 01, 2022, 02:33:34 AMIn general it means using technology as a means to human evolution - expanding the scope of what it means to be human.

LL could be considered low-level, current, practical transhumanism. On the other end of the spectrum it encompasses far-fetched things like uploading your mind to a computer.

I 100 percent agree with you. With better understanding of LL and technology, people who did LL could be considered legit transhumans. I really like this term "transhuman."

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Posted on Jan 1, 2022, 5:06 am

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I was thinking another thing. Is cosmetic surgery considered, in some way, a way to turn someone into transhuman.

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Posted on Jan 2, 2022, 1:10 pm

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I would rather be not a human than being placed in the bottom of hierarchy of the society.

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Posted on Jan 2, 2022, 1:27 pm

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Quote from: Liberation on January 02, 2022, 01:10:18 PMI would rather be not a human than being placed in the bottom of hierarchy of the society.

I am a bit confused. I know being short makes life a bit harder sometimes. But, you don't enjoy being a human who enjoys life like everyone else?

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Posted on Jan 10, 2022, 6:34 am

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Do you know any good transhuman related movies that you recommend me to watch? Is Terminator considered transhuman movie?

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