tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2875313468701940402.post625799089420608983..comments2020-12-28T14:13:57.039-08:00Comments on Cheeky Monkey Pictures!: A Transhumanist Vision for Star TrekAdamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15333965082395815383noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2875313468701940402.post-19476152390700604902019-12-31T05:59:10.261-08:002019-12-31T05:59:10.261-08:00Yes, but the transhumanist cyborg character turned...Yes, but the transhumanist cyborg character turned out to be an enemy effectively. Rather re-establishes Trek's anti-transhumanist stance again.Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15333965082395815383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2875313468701940402.post-19552755070813823682019-04-23T21:14:30.828-07:002019-04-23T21:14:30.828-07:00Star Trek Discovery has wisely solved this problem...Star Trek Discovery has wisely solved this problem, with Transhuman characters and sentient AIs as well as robots.ASTRAL4https://www.blogger.com/profile/08333808952712153230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2875313468701940402.post-1577581782794603072019-04-23T06:07:16.768-07:002019-04-23T06:07:16.768-07:00You never played any video game then. or got lost ...You never played any video game then. or got lost in a good book.<br />basically every video game at least plays on the "have more" and theres a whole lot in the "go somewhere/know more" departments.<br />just because theres different spaces to explore than the physical one doesnt mean that those impulses are suppressed/gone.<br />i'd like to see your peer reviewed source on motivation being gone.Cornflakeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06630330650843064702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2875313468701940402.post-83356438203948115322019-04-22T11:27:05.592-07:002019-04-22T11:27:05.592-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Cornflakeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06630330650843064702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2875313468701940402.post-59510118937641851622019-04-21T01:09:20.530-07:002019-04-21T01:09:20.530-07:00Motivation is the most important part of our progr...Motivation is the most important part of our progress . With transhumanism and minds uploaded to virtual reality , motivation to have more , to know more , to go somewhere , .... is all really gone . Same like videogames players these days . Rastislavhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07341480043560560865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2875313468701940402.post-53275298095875924662019-04-20T10:25:43.700-07:002019-04-20T10:25:43.700-07:00Yes, I think there's a lot in what you say on ...Yes, I think there's a lot in what you say on this point. My vision for a transhumanist Star Trek, for example, might be interesting to some, but I'm not convinced it would attract a large mainstream audience. Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15333965082395815383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2875313468701940402.post-60661716169805912552019-04-17T04:37:53.007-07:002019-04-17T04:37:53.007-07:00It is possible that the writers for the series hav...It is possible that the writers for the series have difficulty creating a transhuman character that they think that the audience would find appealing. Data may have the combined knowledge of every member species in the Federation, but cannot use contractions, and has difficulty understanding, MM-hm" and "Unh-unh". jmcenanlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08967429978183072891noreply@blogger.com