S6E23 - The Mindset
Cult or Just Weird
Wanna chat about the episode? Or just hang out? --- The future is there… looking back at us. Trying to make sense of the fiction we will have become. -William Gibson Chris & Kayla finally land the plane on this whole TESCREAL situation. --- *Search Categories* anthropological; internet culture; science/pseudoscience --- *Topic Spoiler* TESCREAL "is it a cult or just weird?" evaluation & discussion --- Further Reading https://firstmonday.org/ojs/index.php/fm/article/view/13636 --- *Patreon Credits* <initiates> Michaela Evans, Heather Aunspach, Alyssa Ottum,...
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S6E22 - The Germ Makers (Eugenics, pt2)
Cult or Just Weird
Wanna chat about the episode? Or just hang out? --- POV: the Serenity Prayer, but with shoulds instead of cans. Chris & Kayla attempt to tie the knot between Transhumanism and Eugenics. --- *Search Categories* Science / Pseudoscience; Anthropological; Destructive --- *Topic Spoiler* Eugenics --- Further Reading --- *Patreon Credits* <initiates> Michaela Evans, Heather Aunspach, Alyssa Ottum, David Whiteside, Jade A, amy sarah marshall, Martina Dobson, Eillie Anzilotti, Lewis Brown, Kelly Smith Upton, Wild...
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S6E21 - The Germ Makers (Eugenics)
Cult or Just Weird
Wanna chat about the episode? Or just hang out? --- No idiot knows that he is an idiot. As a rule, those of small intellectual equipment are so sure of themselves that they are eager to make the race over in their own image. -Clarence Darrow Chris & Kayla enjoy dunking on one of history's worst ideas. --- *Search Categories* Science / Pseudoscience; Anthropological; Destructive --- *Topic Spoiler* Eugenics --- Further Reading --- *Patreon Credits* <initiates> Michaela Evans, Heather Aunspach, Alyssa Ottum, David...
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S6E20 - The Final Boss(es) (Effective Altruism & Longtermism)
Cult or Just Weird
Wanna chat about the episode? Or just hang out? --- I have often wondered whether a person is justified in neglecting his own family to fight for opportunities for others. -Nelson Mandela Last week was context... this week we get juicy. --- *Search Categories* Business; Society & Culture; Common Interest/Fandom --- *Topic Spoiler* Effective Altruism & Longtermism --- Further Reading https://time.com/6262810/sam-bankman-fried-effective-altruism-alameda-ftx/ --- *Patreon Credits* <initiates> Michaela Evans, Heather Aunspach, Alyssa...
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S6E19 - The Final Boss(es) (Effective Altruism & Longtermism)
Cult or Just Weird
Wanna chat about the episode? Or just hang out? --- The true meaning of life is to plant trees, under whose shade you do not expect to sit. - Nelson Henderson We tackle the final three letters of the TESCREAL acronym, and fight about the future. --- *Search Categories* Business; Society & Culture; Common Interest/Fandom --- *Topic Spoiler* Effective Altruism & Longtermism --- Further Reading https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20231009-ftxs-sam-bankman-fried-believed-in-effective-altruism-what-is-it ...
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S6E18 - The Resurrection (Cosmism)
Cult or Just Weird
Wanna chat about the episode? Or just hang out? --- We're not earthly beings any more... we're cosmic beings. - Eden Ahbez Two episodes in one to grapple with the origins of a cosmic concept, and its future among the stars. --- *Search Categories* Science / Pseudoscience --- *Topic Spoiler* Russian Cosmism and modern Cosmism --- Further Reading --- *Patreon Credits* <initiates> Michaela Evans, Heather Aunspach, Alyssa Ottum, David Whiteside, Jade A, amy sarah marshall, Martina Dobson, Eillie Anzilotti, Lewis Brown, Kelly Smith Upton, Wild Hunt Alex,...
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S6E17 - The Immortalists' Conclusions (Church of Perpetual Life)
Cult or Just Weird
Wanna chat about the episode? Or just hang out? --- Time isn't the only thing the FDA is killing. - ACT UP slogan Chris & Kayla grapple with the intense nuance presented by the Church of Perpetual Life and the Life Extension Foundation. --- *Search Categories* Anthropological; Science / Pseudoscience; Common interest / Fandom --- *Topic Spoiler* Bill Faloon, The Church of Perpetual Life, and the FDA --- Further Reading https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Faloon ...
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S6E16 - The Immortalists' Founder (Church of Perpetual Life)
Cult or Just Weird
Wanna chat about the episode? Or just hang out? --- How could I enjoy a yacht if I know we're all going to die and disappear? - Bill Faloon Chris & Kayla head back to Church to learn more about the man behind the curtain. --- *Search Categories* Anthropological; Science / Pseudoscience; Common interest / Fandom --- *Topic Spoiler* Bill Faloon & The Church of Perpetual Life --- Further Reading https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Faloon --- *Patreon Credits* <initiates> Michaela Evans, Heather Aunspach, Alyssa Ottum, David...
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S6E15 - The Immortalists' Church (Church of Perpetual Life)
Cult or Just Weird
Wanna chat about the episode? Or just hang out? --- Aging and Death can be Optional...We Choose Life & Health. Chris & Kayla head to church to learn how the Creator wants us to live forever. --- *Search Categories* Anthropological; Science / Pseudoscience; Common interest / Fandom --- *Topic Spoiler* The Church of Perpetual Life --- Further Reading https://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/south-florida-church-pursues-eternal-life-through-cryonics-inflaming-critics-and-the-irs-7608632 ...
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S6E14 - The Future of Humanity: TESCREAL
Cult or Just Weird
Wanna chat about the episode? Or just hang out? --- 🎵 it's like 10^58 motes 🎵 when all you neeeed is a torture 🎵 Chris & Kayla discuss the third & final piece of Émile Torres's interview. --- *Search Categories* Anthropological; Science / Pseudoscience; Common interest / Fandom; Internet Culture --- *Topic Spoiler* TESCREAL & interview with Dr. Émile P. Torres --- Further Reading --- *Patreon Credits* <initiates> Michaela Evans, Heather Aunspach, Alyssa Ottum, David Whiteside, Jade A, amy sarah marshall, Martina Dobson,...
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What would you say you... do... here?
Chris dunks on a doofy website for 40 minutes straight; it is also possible we learn some things about Transhumanism along the way.
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*Search Categories*
Anthropological; Science / Pseudoscience; Common interest / Fandom; New Religious Movement
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*Topic Spoiler*
Humanity+
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*Further Reading*
https://www.britannica.com/topic/transhumanism
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humanity%2B
H+'s website: https://www.humanityplus.org/
H+'s weird, tiny, self published "news articles" (also an example of their liberal/left leaning): https://www.humanityplus.org/news/transhumanists-condemn-police-brutality
other sites in the H+ "webring":
https://healthspanaction.org/healthspan-action-coalition/
H+ hosted zoom roundtable on Transhumanism: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdjMoykqxys
H+'s weird mission statement: https://www.humanityplus.org/about
Max More's blog post on the definition of Transhumanism: https://www.humanityplus.org/philsophy-of-transhumanism
Two articles from early 2000s on the left/right schism in Transhumanism:
https://web.archive.org/web/20060313212747/http://www.twliterary.com/jhughes_utne.html
https://web.archive.org/web/20061231222833/http://www.slate.com/id/2142987/fr/rss/
Notable Transhumanists:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Hughes_(sociologist)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_More
Extropianism? What's that?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extropianism
https://www.oed.com/dictionary/extropianism_n?tl=true
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*Patreon Credits*
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Michaela Evans, Heather Aunspach, Alyssa Ottum, David Whiteside, Jade A, amy sarah marshall, Martina Dobson, Eillie Anzilotti, Lewis Brown, Kelly Smith Upton, Wild Hunt Alex, Niklas Brock
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