{"id":8017,"date":"2019-05-27T05:51:45","date_gmt":"2019-05-27T05:51:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rationalargumentator.com\/index\/?p=8017"},"modified":"2019-05-27T05:51:45","modified_gmt":"2019-05-27T05:51:45","slug":"cyborg-and-transhumanist-forum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rationalargumentator.com\/index\/blog\/2019\/05\/cyborg-and-transhumanist-forum\/","title":{"rendered":"Cyborg and Transhumanist Forum at the Nevada State Legislature \u2013 May 15, 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rationalargumentator.com\/index\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Transhumanist-Party-logo_bg-304x322.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-7332\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rationalargumentator.com\/index\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Transhumanist-Party-logo_bg-304x322-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><strong>Gennady Stolyarov II<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Anastasia Synn<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>R. Nicholas Starr<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TOHA5Z6Z3O4\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=TOHA5Z6Z3O4\"><strong>Watch the video<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0containing 73 minutes of excerpts from the Cyborg and Transhumanist Forum, held on May 15, 2019, at the Nevada State Legislature Building.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rationalargumentator.com\/index\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/CTF2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8018\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rationalargumentator.com\/index\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/CTF2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rationalargumentator.com\/index\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/CTF2.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.rationalargumentator.com\/index\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/CTF2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.rationalargumentator.com\/index\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/CTF2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rationalargumentator.com\/index\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/CTF2-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rationalargumentator.com\/index\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/CTF2-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.rationalargumentator.com\/index\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/CTF2-270x270.jpg 270w, https:\/\/www.rationalargumentator.com\/index\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/CTF2-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Cyborg and Transhumanist Forum at the Nevada Legislature on May 15, 2019, marked a milestone for the U.S. Transhumanist Party and the Nevada Transhumanist Party. This was the first time that an official transhumanist event was held within the halls of a State Legislature, in one of the busiest areas of the building, within sight of the rooms where legislative committees met. The presenters were approached by tens of individuals \u2013 a few legislators and many lobbyists and staff members. The reaction was predominantly either positive or at least curious; there was no hostility and only mild disagreement from a few individuals. Generally, the outlook within the Legislative Building seems to be in favor of individual autonomy to pursue truly voluntary microchip implants. The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=kXGessk5c24\">testimony of Anastasia Synn<\/a>\u00a0at the Senate Judiciary Committee on April 26, 2019, in opposition to Assembly Bill 226, is one of the most memorable episodes of the 2019 Legislative Session for many who heard it. It has certainly affected the outcome for Assembly Bill 226, which was subsequently further amended to restore the original scope of the bill and only apply the prohibition to coercive microchip implants, while specifically exempting microchip implants voluntarily received by an individual from the prohibition. The scope of the prohibition was also narrowed by removing the reference to \u201cany other person\u201d and applying the prohibition to an enumerated list of entities who may not require others to be microchipped: state officers and employees, employers as a condition of employment, and persons in the business of insurance or bail. These changes alleviated the vast majority of the concerns within the transhumanist and cyborg communities about Assembly Bill 226.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rationalargumentator.com\/index\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Cyborg_and_Transhumanist_Forum_Speakers.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-8023\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rationalargumentator.com\/index\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Cyborg_and_Transhumanist_Forum_Speakers-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"853\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rationalargumentator.com\/index\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Cyborg_and_Transhumanist_Forum_Speakers-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rationalargumentator.com\/index\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Cyborg_and_Transhumanist_Forum_Speakers-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.rationalargumentator.com\/index\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Cyborg_and_Transhumanist_Forum_Speakers-203x270.jpg 203w, https:\/\/www.rationalargumentator.com\/index\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Cyborg_and_Transhumanist_Forum_Speakers-75x100.jpg 75w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><em><strong>From left to right:<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0Gennady Stolyarov II, Anastasia Synn, and Ryan Starr (R. Nicholas Starr)<\/p>\n<p>This Cyborg and Transhumanist Forum comes at the beginning of an era of transhumanist political engagement with policymakers and those who advise them. It was widely accepted by the visitors to the demonstration tables that technological advances are accelerating, and that policy decisions regarding technology should only be made with adequate knowledge about the technology itself \u2013 working on the basis of facts and not fears or misconceptions that arise from popular culture and dystopian fiction. Ryan Starr shared his expertise on the workings and limitations of both NFC\/RFID microchips and GPS technology and who explained that cell phones are already far more trackable than microchips ever could be (based on their technical specifications and how those specifications could potentially be improved in the future). U.S. Transhumanist Party Chairman Gennady Stolyarov II introduced visitors to the world of transhumanist literature by bringing books for display \u2013 including writings by Aubrey de Grey, Bill Andrews, Ray Kurzweil, Jose Cordeiro, Ben Goertzel, Phil Bowermaster, and Mr. Stolyarov\u2019s own book \u201cDeath is Wrong\u201d in five languages. It appears that there is more sympathy for transhumanism within contemporary political circles than might appear at first glance; it is often transhumanists themselves who overestimate the negativity of the reaction they expect to receive. But nobody picketed the event or even called the presenters names; transhumanist ideas, expressed in a civil and engaging way \u2013 with an emphasis on practical applications that are here today or due to arrive in the near future \u2013 will be taken seriously when there is an opening to articulate them.<\/p>\n<p>The graphics for the Cyborg and Transhumanist Forum were created by Tom Ross, the U.S. Transhumanist Party Director of Media Production.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rationalargumentator.com\/index\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/CTF6.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-8021\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rationalargumentator.com\/index\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/CTF6-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rationalargumentator.com\/index\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/CTF6-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.rationalargumentator.com\/index\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/CTF6-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.rationalargumentator.com\/index\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/CTF6-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rationalargumentator.com\/index\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/CTF6-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rationalargumentator.com\/index\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/CTF6-270x270.jpg 270w, https:\/\/www.rationalargumentator.com\/index\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/CTF6-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.rationalargumentator.com\/index\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/CTF6.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/transhumanist-party.org\/membership\/\"><strong>Become a member<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0of the U.S. Transhumanist Party \/ Transhuman Party free of charge, no matter where you reside.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rationalargumentator.com\/index\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/CTF3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-8019\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rationalargumentator.com\/index\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/CTF3-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rationalargumentator.com\/index\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/CTF3-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.rationalargumentator.com\/index\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/CTF3-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.rationalargumentator.com\/index\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/CTF3-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rationalargumentator.com\/index\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/CTF3-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rationalargumentator.com\/index\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/CTF3-270x270.jpg 270w, https:\/\/www.rationalargumentator.com\/index\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/CTF3-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.rationalargumentator.com\/index\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/CTF3.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>References<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=10dFgrjdfqY\">Gennady Stolyarov II Interviews Ray Kurzweil at RAAD Fest 2018<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/transhumanist-party.org\/2017\/07\/25\/implanted-nfc-tags\/\">A\u00a0Word on Implanted NFC Tags<\/a>\u201d \u2013 Article by Ryan Starr<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.leg.state.nv.us\/App\/NELIS\/REL\/80th2019\/Bill\/6394\/Text\">Assembly Bill 226, Second Reprint<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 This is the version of the bill that passed the Senate on May 23, 2019.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.leg.state.nv.us\/Session\/80th2019\/Bills\/Amendments\/A_AB226_R1_767.pdf\">Amendment to Assembly Bill 226<\/a>\u00a0to essentially remove the prohibition against voluntary microchip implants<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/futuregrind.org\/\">Future Grind Podcast<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/synnister.com\/\">Synnister \u2013 Website of Anastasia Synn<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rationalargumentator.com\/index\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/CTF1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-8022\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rationalargumentator.com\/index\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/CTF1-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rationalargumentator.com\/index\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/CTF1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.rationalargumentator.com\/index\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/CTF1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.rationalargumentator.com\/index\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/CTF1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rationalargumentator.com\/index\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/CTF1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rationalargumentator.com\/index\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/CTF1-270x270.jpg 270w, https:\/\/www.rationalargumentator.com\/index\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/CTF1-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.rationalargumentator.com\/index\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/CTF1.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gennady Stolyarov II Anastasia Synn R. 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