Human Potential and How to Transcend It -- Plan, Self, Soc
This website is for people who are interested in the idea of being exceptional, or a genius, or even “superhuman.”
Why would anyone want to be “more than human”? To transcend the accepted physical and mental limitations of the average person? Perhaps a better question would be, “Why not?”
The desire to run faster, see further and know and understand more and more is as natural as any child. But somewhere along the course of our lives too many people lose interest in having an extraordinary life. Instead we settle into what is safe, or comfortable, or just “getting by.”
This site shares a wide spectrum of ideas and information about humanity’s potential to become far, far more than most people would even dream is possible. This blog differs from many sources that touch on this subject, however. The field of human enhancement is so extensive that people are often focused narrowly on their own work. Or failing that, on their field and maybe one or two others.
So if you search the Internet for information on extraordinary human potential, you will typically find bionics/cybernetics close to artificial intelligence, but separated from genetic engineering or nootropic “smart drugs.” People interested in improving themselves through cybernetic enhancements often ignore the potential of genetic modification and pharmaceuticals, not to mention prosaic methods like diet and exercise. And sites examining all of the above methods are often completely unaware of the amazing work going on with accelerated learning and intelligence-enhancement techniques. Meanwhile, martial arts, among the most accepted methods for improving human mental and physical capabilities, gets to languish in its own little subculture, as do hobbies like bodybuilding.
The point of this site isn’t to tell you which of the above paths is going to be best for you, or even whether you want to begin this journey of radical personal development. Or how far you might wish to go.
The point of this site is to give you access to valuable information on how you can potentially make your mind, your body and your life vastly better – using technologies that may be right around the corner, and more than a few that are already here.
I believe the future can be shaped, for good or ill, by the conscious decisions of individuals. We can choose to be all that we can, or, by failing to choose, decide to be something… less.
This site is all about those decisions. Please enjoy.
Future Imperative
Why would anyone want to be “more than human”? To transcend the accepted physical and mental limitations of the average person? Perhaps a better question would be, “Why not?”
The desire to run faster, see further and know and understand more and more is as natural as any child. But somewhere along the course of our lives too many people lose interest in having an extraordinary life. Instead we settle into what is safe, or comfortable, or just “getting by.”
This site shares a wide spectrum of ideas and information about humanity’s potential to become far, far more than most people would even dream is possible. This blog differs from many sources that touch on this subject, however. The field of human enhancement is so extensive that people are often focused narrowly on their own work. Or failing that, on their field and maybe one or two others.
So if you search the Internet for information on extraordinary human potential, you will typically find bionics/cybernetics close to artificial intelligence, but separated from genetic engineering or nootropic “smart drugs.” People interested in improving themselves through cybernetic enhancements often ignore the potential of genetic modification and pharmaceuticals, not to mention prosaic methods like diet and exercise. And sites examining all of the above methods are often completely unaware of the amazing work going on with accelerated learning and intelligence-enhancement techniques. Meanwhile, martial arts, among the most accepted methods for improving human mental and physical capabilities, gets to languish in its own little subculture, as do hobbies like bodybuilding.
The point of this site isn’t to tell you which of the above paths is going to be best for you, or even whether you want to begin this journey of radical personal development. Or how far you might wish to go.
The point of this site is to give you access to valuable information on how you can potentially make your mind, your body and your life vastly better – using technologies that may be right around the corner, and more than a few that are already here.
I believe the future can be shaped, for good or ill, by the conscious decisions of individuals. We can choose to be all that we can, or, by failing to choose, decide to be something… less.
This site is all about those decisions. Please enjoy.
Future Imperative
posted by Ralph Cerchione | Sunday, March 13, 2005
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