Agreeing with Kurzweil
I really believe, with Ray Kurzweil, that our evolution toward the integration of "machine" components into human biology will mean that we will eventually understand such technological advances to be merely part of the vaster human journey. Even if mankind were to become mostly machine, I think the changes will come in a way that we will never think "self and other" but rather simply accept that is what it means to be human. I try to really push this philosophical envelope with the Children of the Great Reckoning series, where consciousness and relationality becomes the central distinguishing feature between what is human and what is not.
Published on May 11, 2013 19:36
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human-and-machine-distinctions, ray-kurzeil, science-fiction
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Speculative Fiction-Unbound Imagination
Join me as I scratch my head and play with the world of imagination unbound by the barriers of time, locale and even species. Fuss with me, laugh with me and lets see if we can polish our crystal ball
Join me as I scratch my head and play with the world of imagination unbound by the barriers of time, locale and even species. Fuss with me, laugh with me and lets see if we can polish our crystal balls and see into our many possible futures. Whether dystopian or utopian, the many worlds of the SF writers never fail to entertain, enlighten and enliven.
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