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La superstition met le monde entier en flammes; la philosophie les \u00e9teint.<\/i><\/p>\n

Superstition sets the whole world in flames; philosophy quenches them.<\/span><\/p>\n

Voltaire<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Putting together anti-statist and anti-nationalist essays<\/a> has been one of my biggest objectives\u00a0publishing online. Challenging prejudices and established norms has also led many to embracing the idea of transhumanism\/posthumanism<\/a>, the idea that we can become more than human using technology and that this is a virtuous activity.<\/p>\n

To support in disseminating essays, sci-fi literature and other contributions in this direction, I have decided to give much of it away as free bonus material added to existing books that can be found on Amazon. To have a look at changes and to see\u00a0what is being offered in\u00a0my published work\u00a0right now, have a glimpse at my updated store over at Amazon<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I have recently been reviewing\u00a0Jacque Fresco’s famous\u00a0Venus Project<\/a> at the most influential\u00a0transhumanist publication h+ Magazine<\/em><\/a>, and I am hoping for the review to make an impact since many people have pledged their support for the Venus Project, particularly online. I am in solidarity with these people, as I believe reconstructing society to cope with our rapidly advancing technology is very important, although I do not hesitate to criticize some of the obvious flaws in Jacque’s thesis, as is necessary in any review.<\/p>\n

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By Harry J. Bentham<\/a><\/p>\n

\"HJB<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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