Comments on: The Future of Marriage http://embraceunity.com/?p=30 Maintain a Global Identity Sun, 08 Aug 2010 09:37:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: I am You, and You are Me…. Maybe | EmbraceUnity http://embraceunity.com/?p=30&cpage=1#comment-691 I am You, and You are Me…. Maybe | EmbraceUnity Wed, 27 Jan 2010 23:58:37 +0000 http://embraceunity.com/?p=30#comment-691 [...] had previously speculated that forming some sort of global brain would be the ultimate expression of Embracing Unity, but if [...] [...] had previously speculated that forming some sort of global brain would be the ultimate expression of Embracing Unity, but if [...]

]]> By: Edward Miller http://embraceunity.com/?p=30&cpage=1#comment-287 Edward Miller Mon, 17 Mar 2008 02:05:48 +0000 http://embraceunity.com/?p=30#comment-287 Thank you so much for your thoughtful response. It seemed to me that an obvious conclusion to draw from transhumanist speculation on the future is that a radical revision of the institution of marriage is in store for us. While I certainly don't discount that likely possibility, I wanted to posit an argument that seemed even more provocative... that our values, which are often in contradiction with our natural urges, may play a bigger role than we think. Considering that people like Ray Kurzweil claim radical change is imminent, I wanted to put forth a more realistic argument, yet one that still explores the ideas of a radical future. This is basically just a guess, nothing more. I tend to be skeptical of anyone who is too confident in predictions about the future. Your guess is as good as mine, and I thank you again for sharing it. Thank you so much for your thoughtful response. It seemed to me that an obvious conclusion to draw from transhumanist speculation on the future is that a radical revision of the institution of marriage is in store for us.

While I certainly don’t discount that likely possibility, I wanted to posit an argument that seemed even more provocative… that our values, which are often in contradiction with our natural urges, may play a bigger role than we think.

Considering that people like Ray Kurzweil claim radical change is imminent, I wanted to put forth a more realistic argument, yet one that still explores the ideas of a radical future.

This is basically just a guess, nothing more. I tend to be skeptical of anyone who is too confident in predictions about the future. Your guess is as good as mine, and I thank you again for sharing it.

]]> By: Joey http://embraceunity.com/?p=30&cpage=1#comment-286 Joey Sun, 16 Mar 2008 19:16:05 +0000 http://embraceunity.com/?p=30#comment-286 Hello Edward. Thanks for the article. I initially saw it on the ieet site, but could not post a comment there, so I wanted to say something here. It was an interesting read. I identify as a transhumanist and I'm also very interested in the social implications of the technological changes our society faces. I started writing a response to your article that kind of became an article unto itself. So I posted it on my own blog at the web site of the Mormon Transhumanist Association. If you are interested, you can read it here: http://transfigurism.org/community/blogs/joey_west/archive/2008/03/16/4209.aspx Hello Edward. Thanks for the article. I initially saw it on the ieet site, but could not post a comment there, so I wanted to say something here. It was an interesting read. I identify as a transhumanist and I’m also very interested in the social implications of the technological changes our society faces.

I started writing a response to your article that kind of became an article unto itself. So I posted it on my own blog at the web site of the Mormon Transhumanist Association. If you are interested, you can read it here: http://transfigurism.org/community/blogs/joey_west/archive/2008/03/16/4209.aspx

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