Movin' On: Taking Transhumanism In Stride

Written by Maya Talisman Frost


Back inrepparttar seventies, we watched "The Six Million Dollar Man", a popular television show about a trained agent who was critically injured and givenrepparttar 130147 gift of technology--bionic legs and super vision.

Lee Majors portrayed a man capable of leaping tall buildings and scanningrepparttar 130148 landscape at night. We marveled atrepparttar 130149 possibility of creating a human with superior qualities. Inrepparttar 130150 opening sequence of each episode, we heardrepparttar 130151 phrase, "We haverepparttar 130152 technology." The implication was that we could--and should--use it to transform a high market value man into a formidable man/machine mix.

My definition of an excellent human is someone who is mindful of maximizing his or her own potential for creativity and compassion. That seems like plenty to tackle, but there is an emerging school of thought that suggests we ought to become excellent superhumans. Transhumanists believe thatrepparttar 130153 continual evolution of humans requires the--key word here-- ethical use of technology to help us live better, longer lives. For them, a life span of 80 years may be what "nature intended" for this decade, but our role as 21st century humans is to use what we've learned to improve upon nature.

These aren't doom and gloom types who live in a fantasy world or anticipate a future run by robots. Transhumanists are passionately optimistic aboutrepparttar 130154 role of humans. They're excited aboutrepparttar 130155 possibilities for people to truly maximize their potential. They believe that human development is limited only by our current technology.

We're seeing evidence of this every day. Fertility clinics offer a range of effective treatments unthinkable a few decades ago. We're captivated byrepparttar 130156 extreme makeover shows featuring dramatic physical transformations of those willing to endure multiple surgeries and painful recovery periods. We know people who have benefited from pacemakers, cochlear implants, laser vision surgery, prosthetic devices, and cosmetic dentistry.

Is This the Right Person for Me?

Written by Margaret Paul, Ph.D.


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Title: Is Thisrepparttar 130146 Right Person for Me? Author: Margaret Paul, Ph.D. E-mail: mailto:margaret@innerbonding.com Copyright: © 2004 by Margaret Paul URL: http://www.innerbonding.com Word Count: 865 Category: Relationships

Is Thisrepparttar 130147 Right Person for Me? By Margaret Paul, Ph.D.

“How will I know when I meetrepparttar 130148 right person?”

I often hear this question in my counseling practice. The answer is fairly complex.

There are two different reasons that people have for wanting to get married:

1. To get love, validation, security and safety.

2. To share love and to grow emotionally and spiritually.

People who feel insecure and alone are likely to look for someone who will fillrepparttar 130149 inner emptiness and give themrepparttar 130150 love they are seeking. They want to find someone who will complete them and make them feel adequate and worthy. The problem is that no one can do this for another person - it is something we each need to learn to do for ourselves. Since we are always attracted to people who are at our common level of woundedness or our common level of health, a person looking to get love will attract a person also looking to get love. Each person hopes to get filled fromrepparttar 130151 other, not realizing that each feels empty and really has nothing to give. Therefore, no one isrepparttar 130152 right person whenrepparttar 130153 intent of getting married is to get love and security rather than to share love and learning.

Instead of askingrepparttar 130154 question, “Is thisrepparttar 130155 right person for me?” why not ask, “Am I beingrepparttar 130156 right person?” Am I being a person who comes to a relationship filled with love to share, or am I being a needy person hoping to get love and validation?

The main reason that many relationships don’t work out is because each person is disappointed in not getting what they expected to get fromrepparttar 130157 other person. But when a person does not know how to love and validate themselves and create an inner sense of safety and security, they certainly can’t do this for another person. Yet this is what each person expects ofrepparttar 130158 other. It’s like trying to get water from a rock. What do you have to give when you feel empty within and want to get filled through another’s love?

It is actually fairly easy to know if this isrepparttar 130159 right person for you when your intent in being in a relationship is to learn together and share love. A person who comes from a full place within finds it easy to discern when someone is empty inside, and will not be attracted torepparttar 130160 empty person. A person who is truly open to learning about themselves, to growing emotionally and spiritually, to taking responsibility for their own feelings of safety and security, worth and lovability, will not be attracted to a person who is closed, controlling, and just wants to get love.

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