I am terrified of transhumanism. Got any great books on the subject that will help me put the subjet into perspective? I am not into science at all so, obviously, I am not looking for something too complicated.
>>7985369
Lem's Cyberiad.
The story goes like this:
>>7985447
I'm not looking for someone who totally agrees with transhumanism and wants to show that it's the best thing ever, if that's what it is. Just saying.
I'll check it anyway, thanks anon.
Why are you terrified of an astronomically improbable, hypothetical thesis?
Most who espouse transhumanism are basement dwelling, autodidactic "researchers" that have no academic credentials.
There is no evidence whatsoever that the transhumanism ideas will be relevant in the next century, e.g.
>>7985460
That's the kind of shit I want to read about. I often read people saying "that's our future, they want to destroy mankind" but never people reminding me of how crazy and impossible that is.
>>7985458
No, it's a collection of humorous short stories exploring, among other things, the consequences of transhumanism (or, rather, the consequences of its concepts applied, since the term itself is never used). Also check out Lem's Fables for Robots.
>>7985369
This will cheer you up+
