John G MesserlyinInstitute for Ethics and Emerging TechnologiesHow Democracies Die© Darrell Arnold Ph.D.– (Reprinted with Permission) http://darrellarnold.com/2018/07/12/how-democracies-die/Jun 3, 2022Jun 3, 2022
John G MesserlyinInstitute for Ethics and Emerging TechnologiesWe Must EvolveTo better the world, humans need to be more intelligent and moral. We must evolve.Apr 24, 2022Apr 24, 2022
John G MesserlyinInstitute for Ethics and Emerging TechnologiesViktor Frankl claimed that creative, productive work was one of the three main sources of meaning…Consider that you are a hunter-gatherer. You are walking along hunting and gathering. This is work, but is it meaningful? Ultimately this…Mar 27, 2022Mar 27, 2022
John G MesserlyinInstitute for Ethics and Emerging TechnologiesThe Transhumanist WagerJulian Huxley popularised the term transhumanism in an influential 1957 essay.Mar 17, 2022Mar 17, 2022
John G MesserlyinInstitute for Ethics and Emerging TechnologiesCan We Live In Virtual RealitiesMany thinkers believe that we will eventually be able to preserve our consciousness indefinitely. There are a number of scenarios by which…Mar 1, 2022Mar 1, 2022
John G MesserlyinInstitute for Ethics and Emerging TechnologiesOverpopulation And ImmortalityMany worry that radical life extension or the elimination of death will lead to overpopulation and ecological destruction. In other words…Feb 23, 2022Feb 23, 2022