{"id":3780,"date":"2015-01-20T00:23:19","date_gmt":"2015-01-20T00:23:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rationalargumentator.com\/index\/?p=3780"},"modified":"2015-01-20T00:23:19","modified_gmt":"2015-01-20T00:23:19","slug":"bright-future-zivkovic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rationalargumentator.com\/index\/blog\/2015\/01\/bright-future-zivkovic\/","title":{"rendered":"Achieving a Bright Future: Opportunities and Obstacles \u2013 G. Stolyarov II Interviews Demian Zivkovic"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/rationalbusinessjournal.rationalargumentator.com\/tophatwhitesm.jpg\" alt=\"The New Renaissance Hat\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong><big><big>G. Stolyarov II and Demian Zivkovic<br \/>\n<\/big><\/big><\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><big><span style=\"color: #000080;\">January 19, 2015<\/span><br \/>\n<\/big><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">******************************<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XWQGrUmatfA\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<p>Mr. Stolyarov invites Demian Zivkovic to discuss visions of the future and humankind\u2019s prospects for achieving a bright future in time for us to experience and enjoy it. The discussion focuses on the following questions:<\/p>\n<p>(1) What do you consider to be humankind\u2019s best opportunities for achieving a bright future within the next several decades?<br \/>\n(2) What do you consider to be the greatest obstacles to the realization of such a bright future?<br \/>\n(3) How could such obstacles be overcome?<\/p>\n<p><strong>About Demian Zivkovic<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Demian Zivkovic, 23 years old, is a student of artificial intelligence and philosophy, and founder and president of the Arma&#8217;thwynn Society &#8211; an international transhumanist think tank comprised of a group of transhumanism-oriented professionals, students, and entrepreneurs interested in the interdisciplinary approach to advancing transhumanist technologies. Demian has been involved in several endeavors, including interviewing Professor Aubrey de Grey, organizing a transhumanism lecture in The Netherlands now, and spreading <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rationalargumentator.com\/index\/death-is-wrong\/\"><em>Death is Wrong<\/em><\/a> \u2013 Mr. Stolyarov\u2019s illustrated children\u2019s book on indefinite life extension \u2013 in The Netherlands.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 G. Stolyarov II and Demian Zivkovic January 19, 2015 ****************************** Mr. Stolyarov invites Demian Zivkovic to discuss visions of the future and humankind\u2019s prospects for achieving a bright future in time for us to experience and enjoy it. The discussion focuses on the following questions: (1) What do you consider to be humankind\u2019s best opportunities for achieving a bright future within the next several decades? 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