Noosphere - The Future is Open: A new Toronto-based Project + Discussion (Public transhumanist meet
Toronto transhumanist association members will share a new project they are working on, and then lead a discussion on its implications.
"Noosphere’s aim is to accelerate an integrated worldview towards critical mass by opening a medium where people can see what happens when they are empowered by each other."
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We all want to live in a better world, and many among us are working to make that world a possibility. Improvement is achieved through ideation, innovation, cultivation and application of solutions to problems. However, due to the blindingly complex nature of the problems we currently face, equally sophisticated solutions are required. These solutions are beyond the realm of any one person or small group of people. It is the globe that faces these problems and thus it is the global mind that must develop matching solutions.
There are now more links between locations on the internet than there are synapses in a single human brain. The internet has reached into every facet of human life, and as a result is now steering the course of history. Over a billion and a half individuals have access to the internet with user growth skyrocketing in the developing world. The internet represents the pinnacle of thousands of years of technological development, and as such, it the most capable and sophisticated tool ever developed by humankind.
As the internet accelerates ever faster into development, it seems to affirm rather than conflict with human identity. It connects us in very real and personal ways to other human beings. With the internet’s higher potential now truly beginning to reveal itself, an opportunity is presented to forge a network which interconnects those who improve our world. We now have the means and
the wisdom to implement a system that fosters world-changing collaboration amongst the people of this planet. Noosphere will be that system.
We are, without question, living in the most exciting time in human history. At no point since the dawn of language has this great adventure we call the human condition ever been so electric. Human potential continues to expand as technology continues to bring awareness to the great diversity of our knowledge and understanding, the peoples of earth are beginning to awaken, en masse, to our true inner nature and our integrated relationship with the world around us.
Yet as the world wakes up to its inseparable oneness, we still see an escalating chaos. Fears of terrorism and governmental paranoia run high, global economic collapse looms eerily on the horizon, and of course the earth herself is exhibiting the symptoms of ailing health. If we were to put these events in the context of a history book, one might argue that the world in 2009 resembles a lead up to global catastrophe.
We are now at a crossroads. Despite all the endless information at our fingertips, we are unable to predict the future. There comes a point when every new and competing idea is put to a test. If that idea is to be successful it must reach a critical mass.
Noosphere’s aim is to accelerate an integrated worldview towards critical mass by opening a medium where people can see what happens when they are empowered by each other.
We believe our work has direct implications for the transhumanist movement and expect our topic will spark discussion about an emerging global superorganism.
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Meetups are hosted by the Toronto Transhumanist Association ( http://toronto.transhumanism.com/ ). They take place the second Saturday of each month, 5-7pm. They alternate between presentations and interactive discussions.
Meetups are hosted by the Toronto Transhumanist Association ( http://toronto.transhumanism.com/ ). They take place the second Saturday of each month, 5-7pm. They alternate between presentations and interactive discussions.
Meetups will revolve around the resources provided on www.betterhumans.com . Betterhumans is an online community of forward thinkers dedicated to discussing, celebrating and creating the future. Through the facilitation and aggregation of informative and provocative content and the creation and application of enabling communications technology, we aim to get more people thinking about the future, inspire people into assuming a proactive and participatory role in its creation and build, lead and support an informed movement for positive change. The Editor-in-Chief is Toronto-based George Dvorsky who will be a frequent contributor to our meetups. Discussions will revolve around transhumanism-related topics like nanotechnology, biotechnology, artificial intelligence, life extension, and the emerging global superorganism. you do not have to be a self-proclaimed transhumanist to join our meetups. We will view a video or read an article based on www.betterhumans.com and engage in a topical discussion. In regular attendance will be George Dvorsky, President of the Toronto Transhumanist Association and Editor-in-Chief of www.betterhumans.com
Meetups will take place at the Centre for Inquiry Ontario ( www.cfiontario.org ), the first venue in Canada dedicated to promoting reason, science and free inquiry in all areas of human endeavour.
The purpose of these meetup is:
1. To spark discussion on transhumanism-related topics for anyone interested in topics like nanotechnology, biotechnology, artificial intelligence, life extension, and the emerging global superorganism.
2. To serve as a social milieu for those calling themselves transhumanists
3. To drum up leadership for renewing the Toronto Transhumanist Association
All those interested in transhumanism, not just self proclaimed transhumanists are invited to our events.