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Transhumanist Wager by Zoltan Istvan Review Part Two
In part one of my review of the Transhumanist Wager by Zoltan Istvan, I covered the political end of the book. Part two of the review is going to cover the Transhumanist end of the book. Three Laws of Transhumanism are: A transhumanist must safeguard one’s own existence above all else. A transhumanist must strive to achieve omnipotence as expediently as possible—so long as one’s actions do not conflict with the First Law. A transhumanist must safeguard value in the universe—so long as one’s actions do not conflict with the First and Second Laws. By and far this is the worst part of the book. It is a poor mans…
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Review of Zoltan Istvan’s book The Transhumanist Wager – Part One
It is extremely rare for me to read a book from beginning to end. This book was able to hold my attention and the book was not necessarily predictable, which is a pleasant change of pace. In my opinion, it is a solid book that should be on anyone’s reading list, especially if you are new to the transhumanist movement or thinking. As far as the content within the book, some of the key concepts are on the point, when you look at some of the deeper concepts on the other hand, it is off by a country mile. What I will cover in part one of this two part…
