When not attending to garden tasks what other things have filled your day?

@Oreti That's a tough question to answer. I guess it could feel like it's going too fast too soon, for which nobody can be blamed - But the truth is, that the time for such change has already come... Like the atomic bomb, if the United States hadn't built it and used it, Nazi Germany would have - So one way or another, the time for the atomic age had come.

Same story with this Transhumanism [h+] I suppose...

It's exactly like what Dr. A. Q. Khan, (father of Pakistan's nuclear weapons program) said, when asked why he was building longer and longer range missiles to deliver his nuclear weapons - He said, that this is just technical ability. Which we will be able to use as a satellite launch vehicle too, not just for war. It's like having a big solid knife in your home. You can now use it to cut bread and vegetables to make delicious sandwiches with. Or cut your neighbor's throat. It's just a tool, a piece of equipment. It's not good nor evil, it's the people, the end users, who will determine how it's used, (he said).

So yes, Transhumanism [h+] too is extremely powerful. And perhaps arriving too soon, before our societies have had a chance to evolved beyond geopolitical squabblings. Which is why I'm sure there will be a lot of misuse also.

But overall, generally speaking, I feet - That this is yet another "disruptive technology". Like the internet, mobile phone with a camera, AirBnB, which shattered the monopoly big hotel chains use to enjoy. Uber broke the backs of taxi services everywhere, who otherwise were basically resorting to extortion, yet calling it their taxi fair.

So in the end, we today enjoy the benefits. Therefore Transhumanism [h+] too will turn out the same way - Yrs thete will be a lot of upheaval everywhere. But when things settle down. Everyone will be better off.

 

I'm not convinced about the research @Logan. I've had first hand experience of it for over 30 years now (other family members) and for those suffering from it nothing seems to have changed since my Uncle ( first one in the family) was diagnosed in the early 90s. We had an inkling that my brother had it long before it was finally agreed that he should have a brain scan....and then our fears were confirmed. It really wouldn't have made a difference anyway if it had be done years earlier....I'm just pleased my parents never knew as his physical disabilities throughout his life gave them enough worries.

 

That's why Transhumanism [h+] experimentation is being carried out in secret. Outside the jurisdiction of things like NHS, FDA, or anything similar. As the Transhumanist community isn't going to wait now. So no interference will be allowed, as that would cause delays, (which the Dot-Com billionaires are going to easily circumvent).

There's a lot more I can say about it. But I'll stop here. So unless someone really is curious, and genuinely interested in knowing, I rather not say anything more, (as I don't want to attract the wrong kind of attention)...

 

OK, last thing that I'm going to say about this, (before misunderstandings start to spin out if control). Is that Transhumanist [h+] is essential for space exploration and colonization. Which is the next step, for which humanity is long overdue, (Earth is already too crowded).

But the distances in space are too great, and our lifespan too short. The environment outside in space is also too hostile, (constantly bombarded with cosmic rays), and we in our current state are too fragile - so during the 18 month journey to Mars, 50% of the brain tissue of astronauts might be irreparably damaged. So before they might even get a chance to land on Mars, they will probably be suffering from extreme dementia.

This isn't a joke, so please don't assume that I'm pulling your leg. Because I know exactly what I'm talking about...



Such is how cosmic rays will affect us in the state we are currently in right now. But with Transhumanism [h+] and rapid regenerative medicine plus genetic engineering. We might upgrade ourselves to become immune to cosmic radiation. As well as extend our lifespan indefinitely without any degradation. So we will be able to reach other worlds in the cosmos.

That is what's the real aim of Transhumanism [h+] - It's actually the next step in evolution. Where we now take control of our destiny.

Otherwise stay here on Earth, and just wait for another ELE (extinction level event) which whipped out the dinosaurs. Because it's a statistical certainty, that such ELE keep on happening periodically in the universe. So it's only a matter of time, until we too are finished.

Or take charge of your own evolution and destiny, then move out. Into out own solar system first, but later in the cosmos too.