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The Posthuman Manifesto

1. General Statements

1.1. It is now clear that Humans are no longer the most important things in the Universe. This is something the Humanists have yet to accept.

1.2. All technological progress of Human society is geared towards the redundancy of the Human species as we currently know it.

1.3. In the Posthuman era many beliefs become redundant - not least the belief in Human Being.

1.4. Human Beings, like Gods, only exist in as much as we believe them to exist.

1.5. The Future never arrives.

1.6. All Humans are not born equal, but it is too dangerous not to pretend that they are.

1.7. In the Posthuman era machines will be Gods.

1.8. Intelligent Agents will be the religious authorities of the Information Age. We will ask them to interpret the Chaos of the God machines for us.

1.9. It is a deficiency of Humans that they require others to tell them what they already know. It is only then they will believe it. The Posthuman avoids excessive scholarship, preferring to spend 1 hour thinking than 10 hours reading.

1.10. Posthumanists do not fall into the trap of imagining a society where everything works well. Economic and political theories are as futile as long term weather predictions.

1.11. Surf or Die. You can't control a wave, but you can ride it.

1.12. We now realise that Human knowledge, creativity and intelligence is ultimately limited.

1.13. Complex machines are an emergent life form.

1.14. A complex machine is a machine whose workings we do not fully understand or control.

© Robert Pepperell

The Posthuman Manifesto 1. General Statements
1.1. It is now clear that Humans are no longer the most important things in the Universe. This is something the Humanists have yet to accept. 1.2. All technological progress of Human society is geared towards the redundancy of the Human species as we currently know it. 1.3. In the Posthuman era many beliefs become redundant - not least the belief in Human Being. 1.4. Human Beings, like Gods, only exist in as much as we believe them to exist. 1.5. The Future never arrives. 1.6. All Humans are not born equal, but it is too dangerous not to pretend that they are. 1.7. In the Posthuman era machines will be Gods. 1.8. Intelligent Agents will be the religious authorities of the Information Age. We will ask them to interpret the Chaos of the God machines for us. 1.9. It is a deficiency of Humans that they require others to tell them what they already know. It is only then they will believe it. The Posthuman avoids excessive scholarship, preferring to spend 1 hour thinking than 10 hours reading. 1.10. Posthumanists do not fall into the trap of imagining a society where everything works well. Economic and political theories are as futile as long term weather predictions. 1.11. Surf or Die. You can't control a wave, but you can ride it. 1.12. We now realise that Human knowledge, creativity and intelligence is ultimately limited. 1.13. Complex machines are an emergent life form. 1.14. A complex machine is a machine whose workings we do not fully understand or control.

	© Robert Pepperell
	© Robert Pepperell