Zoltan Istvan, The Transhumanist Wager
“Sure, it’s happening to everything,” answered Jethro. “I know the physics too. The variations of string theory. The so-called God particle. The Eastern epistemological conjectures. You can call it whatever you want. But if it’s not sentient like I am right now, then what use is it? Especially to me, Jethro Knights, the transhumanist. I’m interested in how to create the strongest and most advanced ‘I’ that I’m capable of in my universe. That means my will, my memories, my value system, my emotions, my creativity, my reasoning— my consciousness— all fusing together through a prism of sapient action that makes a conversation like this possible and worthwhile. That’s what I want. Everything else is just inanimate. Just space-taking furniture. Just fairy tales in our mind because we don’t want to face the truth that someday we’re going to die and disappear, and all will be for naught. We all think that. All of us know that. Just some of us believe we’re too important to allow that to happen.” ~ Zoltan Istvan

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