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General Category => Science and Technology => Topic started by: Nearly Sane on December 27, 2019, 02:47:02 PM

Title: 'What does it mean to be human?'
Post by: Nearly Sane on December 27, 2019, 02:47:02 PM

The impact of scientific advance will only get quicker and more profound in this area.


https://cosmosmagazine.com/society/what-does-it-mean-to-be-human?fbclid=IwAR0fhpHjatxiui86MSBRMchBHLQcD5VQiYM4c1lVbRoatXsC1H5-dliZ59w

Title: Re: 'What does it mean to be human?'
Post by: SusanDoris on December 27, 2019, 03:23:40 PM

Quote from: Nearly Sanity Clause on December 27, 2019, 02:47:02 PM

The impact of scientific advance will only get quicker and more profound in this area.


https://cosmosmagazine.com/society/what-does-it-mean-to-be-human?fbclid=IwAR0fhpHjatxiui86MSBRMchBHLQcD5VQiYM4c1lVbRoatXsC1H5-dliZ59w

Hmmmmm, very interesting but I think the financial costs of such developments will prevent it being more than at the very extreme edge of changes in what we understand to be human, regardless of legal changes in wording.

Title: Re: 'What does it mean to be human?'
Post by: Nearly Sane on December 27, 2019, 03:38:31 PM

Quote from: SusanDoris on December 27, 2019, 03:23:40 PM

Hmmmmm, very interesting but I think the financial costs of such developments will prevent it being more than at the very extreme edge of changes in what we understand to be human, regardless of legal changes in wording.

Tech gets cheaper.