LF123 Aaron Franz - Transhumanism: Man's Scientific Rise to Godhood

Aaron Franz discusses his book Revolve: Man's Scientific Rise to Godhood. Listen to the full show on Legalise Freedom Dot Com Artificial intelligence, nanotechnology, implantable chips, and life extension. These and many other technologies are being promoted as the way for humanity to become something radically different. The transhumanist movement claims that by applying such technologies to our biology, we will become post-human. But behind this techno-utopian vision lurk the spectres of eugenics, mind control, police state propaganda, the end of privacy, and maybe even the end of the human race itself. A new religion for a new age is being born, arising from a scientific and increasingly sinister quest for eternal life. The Philosopher's Stone of the alchemists now appears to be within reach, as man strives to transcend Earthly limitations and merge at last with the Godhead itself. In Revolve, Franz moves beyond the typical Singularity sales pitch and artificial intelligence hype to bring us face to face with something far more profound, disturbing, and ancient. www.theageoftransitions.com Humanity+ Bumper music: Cliff Martinez 'Traffic OST' Brad Fiedel 'Terminator 2' OST Lee Rosevere 'The Machine That Won the War'