In this conversation, I sit down with Joe Allen to dig into the strange and unsettling territory where transhumanism and politics collide. We explore how politics is shaping the trajectory of technological development—and how, in turn, emerging tech like AI begins to shape us.
We talk about the deeper philosophical and spiritual undercurrents of transhumanism: the ego behind the machines, the myth of the disembodied mind, and the subtle seductions that come with promises of power and control. From AI warfare to Elon Musk, from Project Stargate to the eerie direction our culture is headed, we raise some uncomfortable but necessary questions. What happens when our tools stop serving us and begin to define us?

Get Joe Allen's book: Dark Aeon: Transhumanism and the War Against Humanity: https://www.amazon.com/Dark-Aeon-Transhumanism-Against-Humanity-ebook/dp/B0C9FJQD4V

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Timestamps:
00:00 - Coming up
00:44 - Intro music
02:03 - The conservative transhumanist
09:11 - Why more than human?
14:49 - Bringing myths alive
18:41 - Revolution and an image of sin
25:47 - International competition
34:07 - As soon as a power exists
44:39 - Project StarGate
50:29 - The power of AI
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Harlan Coben