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{{cquote|The human species can, if it wishes, transcend itself – not just sporadically, an individual here in one way, an individual there in another way – but in its entirety, as humanity. We need a name for this new belief. Perhaps transhumanism will serve: man remaining man, but transcending himself, by realizing new possibilities of and for his human nature.<ref>[http://www.nickbostrom.com/papers/history.pdf A HISTORY OF TRANSHUMANIST THOUGHT, Nick Bostrom, Faculty of Philosophy, Oxford University]</ref>}}

{{cquote|The human species can, if it wishes, transcend itself – not just sporadically, an individual here in one way, an individual there in another way – but in its entirety, as humanity. We need a name for this new belief. Perhaps transhumanism will serve: man remaining man, but transcending himself, by realizing new possibilities of and for his human nature.<ref>[http://www.nickbostrom.com/papers/history.pdf A HISTORY OF TRANSHUMANIST THOUGHT, Nick Bostrom, Faculty of Philosophy, Oxford University]</ref>}}

== Ray Kurzweil: uploading the human brain an achieving a technological singularity ==

== Ray Kurzweil: Uploading the human brain and achieving a technological singularity ==

The atheist [[Ray Kurzweil]],  “sees technology as fulfilling all aspirations previously ascribed to religion, including immortality.”  http://www.patheos.com/blogs/christandpopculture/2011/01/the-25-most-influential-living-atheists-and-what-they-have-to-do-with-pop-culture/  

The atheist [[Ray Kurzweil]],  “sees technology as fulfilling all aspirations previously ascribed to religion, including immortality.”  http://www.patheos.com/blogs/christandpopculture/2011/01/the-25-most-influential-living-atheists-and-what-they-have-to-do-with-pop-culture/  

But does he believe it's possible that there just might be another being in this vast universe who has achieved all knowledge before he has? No, that is ludicrous."[http://grayknight.hubpages.com/hub/Top-10-Atheist-Inconsistencies]

But does he believe it's possible that there just might be another being in this vast universe who has achieved all knowledge before he has? No, that is ludicrous."[http://grayknight.hubpages.com/hub/Top-10-Atheist-Inconsistencies]

== See also ==

== See also ==