{"id":57296,"date":"2017-05-11T08:42:20","date_gmt":"2017-05-11T15:42:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2017\/05\/why-zoltan-istvan-isnt-a-true-libertarian"},"modified":"2017-05-11T08:42:20","modified_gmt":"2017-05-11T15:42:20","slug":"why-zoltan-istvan-isnt-a-true-libertarian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2017\/05\/why-zoltan-istvan-isnt-a-true-libertarian","title":{"rendered":"Why Zoltan Istvan Isn\u2019t a True Libertarian"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"display: block; margin: 0 auto; width: 100%; aspect-ratio: 4\/3; object-fit: contain;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6YphokYVdfo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope;\n   picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>A critical article on my work by The Rouser with some mangled facts in it for effect. But still worth reading: <a href=\"https:\/\/rousernews.com\/2017\/05\/08\/why-zoltan-istvan-isnt-a-true-libertarian\/\">https:\/\/rousernews.com\/2017\/05\/08\/why-zoltan-istvan-isnt-a-true-libertarian\/<\/a> #libertarian #transhumanism<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>Zoltan Istvan is a journalist and blogger who strongly supports transhumanism, a concept that promotes the idea that humans can utilize the advancement of technology in order to live forever. His rise to stardom began after writing a controversial sci-fi novel called <em>The Transhumanist Wager, <\/em>but he is also well known due to some of his rather outlandish <a href=\"http:\/\/www.esquire.com\/news-politics\/interviews\/a35078\/transhumanist-presidential-candidate-zoltan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">statements<\/a>. In 2016, Istvan ran as an independent candidate for president with very little support. He is now running for California governor as a libertarian, and though he is promising a libertarian platform, some of his ideals and scientific views seem to promote another worldview. This could be because he lacks experience of either a scientific or political background.<\/p>\n<p>While transhumanism promotes the idea that humans can advance technology to eventually live forever, it also suggests that this goal will be achieved without any ethical<a href=\"http:\/\/web.simmons.edu\/~chen\/nit\/NIT'96\/96-025-Britz.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> consequences<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Its proponents believe that humans will take this next step through robots, which will require a rewriting of ethical codes for the new species. Most transhumanists also avoid mentioning the ethical problems of making civilization hackable or the <a href=\"http:\/\/hplusmagazine.com\/2014\/07\/29\/ethics-and-policy-concerns-in-the-transhuman-transition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">potential<\/a> of a technological enslavement. Unfortunately, some people, like Istvan, are actually going into politics based off of this transhumanist mindset.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Link: <a href=\"https:\/\/rousernews.com\/2017\/05\/08\/why-zoltan-istvan-isnt-a-true-libertarian\/\">https:\/\/rousernews.com\/2017\/05\/08\/why-zoltan-istvan-isnt-a-true-libertarian\/<\/a> --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A critical article on my work by The Rouser with some mangled facts in it for effect. But still worth reading: https:\/\/rousernews.com\/2017\/05\/08\/why-zoltan-istvan-isnt-a-true-libertarian\/ #libertarian #transhumanism Zoltan Istvan is a journalist and blogger who strongly supports transhumanism, a concept that promotes the idea that humans can utilize the advancement of technology in order to live forever. 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