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Meme wars: the battle of the transhumanists. Beyond the religious right and liberal left. Transhumanism as a new metameme for the modern world.
Transhumanism â“ a new religion?
Simon Young, author of Designer Evolution: A Transhumanist Manifesto http://www.designerevolution.net/ (New York: Prometheus Books, 2006), and Founder of the World Transhumanist Society, http://www.worldtranshumanistsociety.com/ argues that Transhumanists should reject their outdated political baggage â“ Transhumanism challenges all existing worldviews, political or religious, and is destined to become the dominant new belief system of the Modern World in the 21st century. But does that make it a new religion? Youngâs answer may surprise you. Find out whyâ¦
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ExtroBritannia - the monthly public event of the UK Transhumanist Association:
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30 September 2006 at 2:00 pm |
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Conway Hall |
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UK Transhumanist Association |
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