However, science fiction's depictions of technologically enhanced humans or other posthuman beings frequently come with a cautionary twist. Say, a few generations. One could divide the degrees of artificial human evolution in “best possible human” and “post-human”, this is true. The Good in Us treats only with the practice of bringing out, as the doctor in Andrew Niccol’s GATTACA says, “the best possible version of us“. As the company in Repo Men has the legal right to reclaim the cybernetic organs/prosthetics when payments aren’t received in time, one can safely assume that only the rich and the powerful can benefit in the long run of such cybernetics, again creating an upper class with longer and better lifespans than Average Joe’s. And this is the only reason why this is a different degree from the former. — Ecclesiastes 7:13, I not only think that we will tamper with Mother Nature, I think Mother Nature wants us to — Willard Gaylin. Toward Omega: Hedonism, Suffering, and the Evolutionary Vanguard 4. This has been tried before in the past, and is now widely considered… a bad idea (other than being illegal almost everywhere). This already sounds more exciting, which is why this degree is perhaps the most popular in science fiction. Posthumanism And who is to determine which traits are to be eliminated, and which are not? Humanity Plus Arguably the First Science-Fiction Foretold the True Goal of Science. As this is a blog article and not a deeply-researched paper on the subject matter, we will superficially claim that the aforementioned quotes easily sum up the debate on the use of science to alter our evolution. Sure it’s a long shot from what science fiction offers us, but it’s a start. No longer science fiction but reality While many transhumanist proposals are rooted in science fiction, Lukacs pointed out they now have the technology to attempt to … Charlie Chaplin in his famous speech in the Great Dictator says “so long as men die, liberty will never perish”. Strongly influenced by works of science fiction, the transhumanist vision of a technologically transformed humanity has gained a large and diverse following online. Immortality, the value of life would become exponentially greater, and violence would become so costly that few would risk it. Science Fiction Visions Made Real. Cybernetic or genetic improvements are so advanced that whoever can afford them is not only the best he can be, he is better than he could otherwise be. Which brings us to our third and last degree of human evolution in science fiction: Beyond Us is pure post-humanism. Will we end up damaging our species by tampering with the natural process of evolution, or IS the tampering with our evolution “the next step“? I contend that science fiction, specifically a trilogy by novelist Nancy Kress, offers rhetoric promoting dialogic, productive communication rather than the antagonistic monologue of the current debate. And even if it was given to everyone, would it not in some way still work to the benefit of the ruling class? Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. As shown in Eidos Interactive’s Deus Ex videogames, the rejection of transhumanist values (in their own form of Neo-Luddism, fighting against technology itself) can cause outrage in society and even split society in half (see also Jonathan Mostow’s Surrogates). Imagine if the possibility to have stronger, more intelligent and more beautiful children was monetised. Similarly, since the production of cybernetic implants is controlled by corporations, there is a significant risk in having one o more (but generally few in number) corporations controlling the supply of the very thing that separates normal humans from post-humans.
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