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	Heaven on Earth?

wildcat

6-22-2007 6:47 AM

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transhuman, post darwinian, supermind, paradise, genetics, happiness, evolution

wildcat says:

On this scenario, Post-Darwinian superminds will go on to rewrite the vertebrate genome, redesign our whole global ecosystem, and abolish suffering and cruelty throughout the living world

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6-22-2007 9:37 AM

debbyski

Sort of like designing a super-race?

6-23-2007 1:55 PM

tidbit2

This is like some sort of movie plot James bond etc.
at what cost would this sort of fantasy be ,all revolutions started with idea's like this and ended with tryanny and more suffering

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          Try and imagine feeling more blissfully fulfilled in pursuing 
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