PostGenderism: The Genetic Singularity (part 1 of 3)

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Should the Human race abandon it's dual sex?

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Postgenderism: Beyond the Gender Binary pdf
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Script:

My name is Hera. I'm told that I'm lucky to be one from of the last generations of naturally born humans. Genetic modifications were introduced to humanity for the greater good of all, for the elimination of imperfection, I'm told. But I do not feel lucky, because when I was born my mother died. The
complications that occured during my birth were too severe for the doctors to save her. I was forced to grow up without her, and the feelings of guilt continued to haunt me to this day. I did not want this same butden to befall my own future children, so I made a personal vow to never let such a thing happen.

The miracles of science have transformed maternity for the better. The artificial womb has made the violent way of giving birth a thing of the past. Our first child was recently born from a ResurTech Industries exowomb; A baby boy, Ganymedes. We are so fortunate to be living in the light of a new age.

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I wrote Hera's story as fiction, but the situation it illustrates is based in current scientific fact. It is now 2009, and the creation of artificial wombs is already at an advanced stage. The information that I've come across while working on the story is mind boggling, and it has lead me to understand why this subject is so ambiguous.

"So why has relatively little attention been paid to research that could lead to a major change in reproductive capacity? In fact, much work goes unpublished because of the uproar it might create among activists, politicians, and religious figures for its social implications." -Colleen Carlston, Harvard Science Review, Fall 2008

The fact that scientific progress has been downplayed on purpose is extremely disturbing. This very same article goes on to explain the driving force behind the development of artificial wombs and their broader implications for global society.

"Beyond imagining new world orders, there are also some pragmatic reasons for why artificial wombs might be employed." -Colleen Carlston, Harvard Science Review, Fall 2008

The new world order could revolve around a genetically reengineered human being. Artificial wombs could bring the birth of a new man. Creating "designer babies" would be far easier with artificial wombs. The transhumanist movement openly calls for a posthuman future in which ALL traits of human biology are subject to change, this includes gender.

The Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies, a subgroup of the World Transhumanist Association, recently published a white paper entitled "Postgenderism: Beyond the Gender Binary."

The title says it all, as the paper goes into detail about how a gender Singularity is not only possible, but also desirable.

"Postgenderists contend that dyadic gender roles and sexual dimorphisms are generally to the detriment of individuals and society. Assisted reproduction will make it possible for individuals of any sex to reproduce in any combinations they choose, with or without 'mothers' and 'fathers,' and artificial wombs will make biological wombs unnecessary for reproduction."

Postgenderism, transhumanism and some forms of radical feminism have much in common. This report mentions many radical feminists such as Shulamith Firestone, Donna Haraway, and Judith Butler whose views were labeled "cyberfeminism" and "technofeminism" as they advocated for the eventual use of cybernetics and artificials wombs. These things would supposedly bring women greater freedom by removing the pains of childbirth. Ultimately women would also be freed from the "burden" of raising their own children. This would allow them more time to succeed, and gain equality in the workforce.

The report goes on to say that men would also benefit from altering their gender traits. The genetic predisposition toward aggression could be altered to make males more placid, thus making them less prone to injury.

"If the Left program of social reform is to succeed, Singer argues, we must employ the new genetic and neurological sciences to identify and modify the aspects of human nature that cause conflict and competition."

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[Cyclic13]

What software do you use to splice it together and do you make a lot of the effects yourself?

You've probably already seen it but you should look into the movie GATTACA with Uma Thurman for more clips and ideas on other dystopic future examples of genetic alterations.

Not sure if you know, but the Grays are apparently androgynous and have tainted their genetic makeup through thousands of years of genetic manipulation and abduct humans to try and gain some diversity through what they lost.

[particleion]

Im using sony vegas, and slowly were trying to make more and more of the stuff ourselves as we get closer to making a full documentary on this stuff.

[VentrueAccolyte]

perhaps we can do it after all, perhaps we will not go extinct.

[particleion]

We have to fight to make this a reality! I Dont think at any cost ,should the human race go extinct this is why I do what I do.

[particleion]

I love how you only focus on the positives and give no attention to the dangers.. Transhumanism is a double edge sword, as is any new form of tech.

[Diatonic135]

the etheric body is the opposite gender from the physical body.

look it up or go into a deep trance and you'll see.

[InvisibleMan542]

So, does anyone know of a non-misandrist interpretation (a non-anti-male version) of ancient genetic engineering I can look into?

[InvisibleMan542]

Look, here is the thing.... Theosophy, this is what all the paid disinfo shills in the truth mvmt are pushing, it's a feminist religion. It's not women who are oppressed by their gender, it's men, especially low status men. Now, theoretically, there *could* be some level of truth to ancient genetic engineering, but I have no real proof of it. And doctored up YT clips from a bunch of David Ickers doesn't count as evidence. (continued)

[illfaderbehaviour]

@echelon820 and how exactly is this going to benefit us? its gonna make things even more co plicated, with more power comes more responsibility

[echelon820]

Sex has been the falling grace of humanity. Time and time again humans prove sex is cause of unnecessary and violent reproduction model. Rape and sexual assualt are longer viable. Erasing the primal human desire allows human consciousness to focua its forces toward more impoortant priority, such as global preservement of natural resources. Current humans are still Class 1 civilization. We only observe your world at this point in time. We wait for you humans to reach certain level of awareness.

[echelon820]

@illfaderbehaviour how can you indoctrinate people if this is truth. Its sad that you live in fear of losing the current state of human thought. Your traditionalist ways are dying. Whether you like it or not, the natural progression for human beings, that we have free will, is to merge gender for the greater advancement of our species. This is just the effect of the causality of survival and adaptation. It has nothing to to with God. God is the creator. Free individual will exists without media.

[echelon820]

@illfaderbehaviour how can you indoctrinate people if this is truth. Its sad that you live in fear of losing the current state of human thought. Your traditionalist ways are dying. Whether you like it or not, the natural progression for human beings, that we have free will, is to merge gender for the greater advancement of our species. This is just the effect of the causality of survival and adaptation. It has nothing to to with God. God is the creator. Free individual will exist without media.

[illfaderbehaviour]

@phREaker419 i cant be bothered to engage with u, your free to make your own choice, as am i

[phREaker419]

@illfaderbehaviour Is that really all you can say? Why are we as human beings today so much living in fear of ourselves? I have optimism is what I have. Also for someone to start shouting about the devil I'd have to wonder just who is having the quote, 'blind faith' here. That's all I'll respond here, thanks.

[illfaderbehaviour]

@phREaker419 your guessing its goin to be ok, u have no facts, just blind faith

[phREaker419]

@illfaderbehaviour It is not, and you're playing fear tactics.

You left this here and people are going to read what you said and it will cause unnecessary commotion. This idea was thought of long ago. Hughes and Dvorsky spoke of this along with Michel Foucault. Our awareness of self always changes and subjects like this when put into practice will change the way we view ourselves for the rest of our existence, I say this is good and furthermore a step at higher reality.