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Pros And Cons Of Transhumanism

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Transhumanism is an intellectual and cultural campaign that trusts humans can, and ought to, enhance the human condition through artificial technology. One of the center ideas in transhumanists thought process is immortality. Through genetic nanotechnology, engineering human cloning, everlasting life may soon be conceivable. In this innovative world of ours, we're seeing a huge increment in wearable and transhuman innovation, which for a few people, it is fascinating yet there are still the individuals who think this development must be halted like me.

There have been numerous debates on the matter of joining human nature with cutting edge artificial intelligence, however there are a couple reasons which are keeping people anxious. Overpopulation, …show more content…

Stem cell research, Cloning, genetically modified, food and hormones are some of the achievements in biotechnology. The importance of this field has become very important the field may, soon, expand beyond therapy and its current limitations and in to human enhancement. With such ahead of us, I think it’s wise we ask ourselves if such enhancements are ethically and morally prudent in view of human nature. Although transhumanist are all for these modifications, they agree they have concerns for example, potential health risks, environmental impact to human …show more content…

Immortality will only be offered to the rich. I have this conviction because in present day, a lot of people around the world do die of diseases that while treatable, if you leave in a country where there is no free healthcare, and the sick individual isn’t financial viable to take themselves to good hospitals to get themselves treated they won’t survive. Now our days, the rich seem to live longer because they can afford the best medical service available. Who is to say this won’t be the status quo in the future. Immortality only for the rich

Inequality would cause huge divides between the rich and poor. The world that transhumanism will bring is the one seen in the movie, Elysium. Since overpopulation would become a major problem, they theoretically would attempt solving this problem by letting the poor continue aging but I doubt that would remedy anything. Overpopulation will still prevail. These will set the stage for the the eventual terrorism, protest and riots that will follow and then the break out of war between trans-humans and humans. The Only solution I see here is, we must make immortality available to none.
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