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Inflated Dollars, Deflated Souls ft. Elizabeth Haney

The American Mind

CHAPTER

Transhumanism - Is Money the End Goal?

CNN's John Sutter asks if money is the end goal of transhumanism. Transhumanists see themselves as virtuous, ethical people who want to be strong and smart no matter how much it costs. He argues that they are worshipping crude things of the world which have nothing to do with virtue or moral good. But he says we need a long tradition of what it means to be rational animal rather than spits out answers on computer generated questions.

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