Emergence - IEET News for May 15, 2008
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Technoprogressive? BioConservative? Huh? Quick overview of biopolitical points of view New at IEETRecent CommentsJANUSZ CZOCH on 'Dr. Pinker Lays the Smackdown on Leon Kass' (2008 05 14) Michael Bone on 'Is life a gift?' (2008 05 14) PhotoFan on 'Longevity Dividend Seminar Talks' (2008 05 14) scooter on 'And the Disabled Shall Inherit the Earth' (2008 05 14) scooter on 'Organization and Information at the Bedside (dissertation)' (2008 05 14) IEET Fora"I certainly think that humans are not the limit of evolutionary complexity. There may indeed be post–human entities, either organic or silicon–based, which can in some respects surpass what a human can do. I think it would be rather surprising if our mental capacities were matched to understanding all the keys levels of reality. The chimpanzees certainly aren't, so why should ours be either? So there may be levels that will have to await some post-human emergence." -- Sir Martin Rees, Professor of Cosmology and Astrophysics and Master of Trinity College at the University of Cambridge. TechEthics News
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