 wildcat says: FM-2030 was a name adopted by the transhumanist philosopher and futurist Fereidoun M. Esfandiary (October 15, 1930–July 8, 2000), who professed "a deep nostalgia for the future." Many of FM-2030's predictions about social trends from the 1970s through the early 21st century proved remarkably prescient.[6] FM-2030 argued that the inherent dynamic of the modern globalizing civilization would bring such changes about despite the best efforts of conservative elites to enforce traditional beliefs.[7] The single individual who is relatively free of imprinting can function with versatility, freedom and autonomy, and can begin to express a new kind of commitment - commitment not to a specific individual, not to an attachment figure, but to a much greater environment. If it is possible for us to identify with and be committed to a specific person or group, it ought to become possible for us to reprogram so that we can begin to identify with and be committed to ALL HUMANITY! If we can transcend imprinting, it is possible to empathize with everybody. The single individuals who are committed to their creative work, to causes, jobs and movements, are already moving in this direction of greater c... How would you know if you were relatively free of imprinting? You might be imprinted to think you were free of imprinting. What about the messy problem of fluids in an intimate world>  great clip. this is not just fluid, this is a flood ! will have to ponder it a moment, yet it is quite clear 2me that we fellow humans (sometimes so sure in our stationary existence) are going to face some deeper sense of our transitory perceptions & convictions ... it might be sooner, it might be better, it might be provoking & even horrifying, but it might be fun too .... -)) |
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