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Baby Moses, Human–Jellyfish Hybrids, and Transhumanism: The GOP Candidates Weigh In

source: http://www.worldwidehippies.com/2012/01/25/baby-moses-human-jellyfish-hybrids-and-transhuman...

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2 comments // Baby Moses, Human–Jellyfish Hybrids, and Transhumanism: The GOP Candidates Weigh In

  • remanns
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    • added to "Transhumanism" -
      - ( I dont think his heart is really in it.. .)

      GINGRINCH -

      [ When it was Newt Gingrich's turn, the moderators grilled him on, among other things, transhumanism and genetic engineering. The topic was a bit out there, as far as presidential forums go, and hardly the kind of thing you'd ever expect to come out of the mouth of, say, Wolf Blitzer. But the question was a valuable one, forcing the former speaker to choose between two of his greatest loves—futuristic technology/cutting-edge research and civilizational crises.

      Gingrich went with the latter. "These are at the heart of the next 40 years," he said. "And we've got to understand: Somewhere on this planet there will be a dictatorship that uses science in a way that is truly grotesque. And then you're gonna have, for example, a decision to make, if someone can participate in the Olympics who's been genetically engineered. I mean you're gonna have, there's an array of different countries out there, some of which have values so lacking to any of us that you're gonna have these kinds of things."

      Then came the grandiose part: "This may be the first time in some ways since leaving the Garden of Eden where we have to address the question of what it means to be human. And I think it's also a time to be very aware of the fact the greatest of all sins is hubris, putting yourself before God. And that there is a really great danger posed by scientists and those technicians, who believe that they now have God-like powers. Because it defies the very essence of humans." ]

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  • remanns
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      remanns  

    • Sooooo ,......he has THAT going against him !

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      [ When anti-Planned Parenthood activist Lila Rose asked Paul what steps he might take to curtail abortions, he offered a nuclear option: "Well, one very important thing to do would be to stop all the funding," Paul said, explaining that the current prohibition on funds for abortion doesn't cut it because "all these funds are fungible. So I would deny all funding for birth control and abortion." ]

    • 4 months ago
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