CWT812: Why 'Transhumanism' (Probably) Won't Really Work

Transhumanism promises one of humanity's oldest dreams: escaping the limits of the body and perhaps even death itself. But if technology could preserve your memories, your personality, or even your mind, would it really preserve you?' In this episode, I criticize Peter Thiel (and he deserves it), but I also explore the philosophical puzzles behind mind uploading, the ambitions of Silicon Valley's transhumanist movement, the famous Teleporter Paradox and Ship of Theseus thought experiments, and whether digital immortality is genuine survival — or simply the creation of an extraordinarily convincing copy. Along the way, I also ask a practical question that often gets overlooked: if our minds one day exist as software, who owns the machines that keep us alive?