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"Right now, 20% of America's GDP is going towards [the] military and funding wars and things like that. Whereas, can you imagine if they were funding bionic hearts or they were funding cures for diabetes or finding cures for Alzheimer's?"
On this episode of HYPERSCALE, I am joined by Zoltan Istvan, a prominent transhumanist, journalist, philosopher and former US presidential candidate.
After a close call with a landmine in Vietnam nearly cost him his life, Zoltan has come to reconsider the concepts of life, death and potential immortality. Realizing the frailty of the human body, he has spent the rest of his life since advocating for new technology and treatments to help us prolong our lifespan, and ultimately live forever.
But is immortality a guaranteed result? Even Zoltan wonders this himself, which has led him to identify the "transhumanist wager." Essentially, this philosophy recognizes that a prolonged lifespan is not guaranteed, but if we do nothing, we will all expect to die between the ages of 70 and 100 (or so) years. However, if we spend our lives promoting transhumanism and pursuing means of radical life extension, we better our odds of long-term survival. Therefore, Zoltan reasons, anyone who doesn't want to accept a normal lifespan must throw themselves into transhumanism. They must make the transhumanist wager.
Tune in as we explore Zoltan's intriguing life journey so far, his insightful thoughts on transhumanism and longevity, and what actions the world will need to take for a chance to make these concepts a reality.
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By Briar Prestidge"Right now, 20% of America's GDP is going towards [the] military and funding wars and things like that. Whereas, can you imagine if they were funding bionic hearts or they were funding cures for diabetes or finding cures for Alzheimer's?"
On this episode of HYPERSCALE, I am joined by Zoltan Istvan, a prominent transhumanist, journalist, philosopher and former US presidential candidate.
After a close call with a landmine in Vietnam nearly cost him his life, Zoltan has come to reconsider the concepts of life, death and potential immortality. Realizing the frailty of the human body, he has spent the rest of his life since advocating for new technology and treatments to help us prolong our lifespan, and ultimately live forever.
But is immortality a guaranteed result? Even Zoltan wonders this himself, which has led him to identify the "transhumanist wager." Essentially, this philosophy recognizes that a prolonged lifespan is not guaranteed, but if we do nothing, we will all expect to die between the ages of 70 and 100 (or so) years. However, if we spend our lives promoting transhumanism and pursuing means of radical life extension, we better our odds of long-term survival. Therefore, Zoltan reasons, anyone who doesn't want to accept a normal lifespan must throw themselves into transhumanism. They must make the transhumanist wager.
Tune in as we explore Zoltan's intriguing life journey so far, his insightful thoughts on transhumanism and longevity, and what actions the world will need to take for a chance to make these concepts a reality.
FOLLOW ►
Instagram: https://bit.ly/briarig
LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/briarlinkedin
TikTok: https://bit.ly/briartiktok
WEBSITE: https://briarprestidgeofficial.com