[liberationtech] Tech: Problem or Solution? (Saturday at Stanford at 7pm)

[Yosem Companys]

From: Stanford Transhumanist Association <transhumanism at lists.stanford.edu>

The Stanford Transhumanist Association is excited to announce our first
event of the year:

Zoltan vs. Zerzan <https://www.facebook.com/events/832564993462598/>:
Transhumanism and Primitivism.

We’re hosting a debate between two individuals with radically different
views about the future of humanity.

Zoltan Istvan <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zoltan_Istvan> is a futurist,
journalist (HuffPo, Psychology Today), and bestselling author who writes
about politics, atheism, and transhumanism. He strongly defends the view
<http://www.huffingtonpost.com/zoltan-istvan/some-futurists-arent-worried_b_4786325.html>
that technology has the potential to fundamentally transform human
existence in positive ways, such as the elimination of involuntary aging
and disease.

John Zerzan <http://johnzerzan.net/articles/> (class of ‘66) holds the
opposite view: technology (and civilization) is to blame for all of
humanity’s suffering. He gained prominence in 1995 as a confidant to the
Unabomber
<http://www.nytimes.com/1995/05/07/us/prominent-anarchist-finds-unsought-ally-in-serial-bomber.html>,
embracing his philosophy (but condemning his violent actions). He argues
that we need to abandon our pursuit of technology and return to the
positive principles found in primitive societies if we are ever to be
satisfied and live in harmony.

Join us this Saturday, November 15th at 7 PM in the Geology Corner
Auditorium (320-105) to witness Zoltan and Zerzan debate the issues at the
core of their disagreement. After the debate (around 8:15pm), you will have
the chance to meet Zoltan and Zerzan, as well as the transhumanists and
green anarcho-primitivists that inhabit Stanford. The authors will have
signed copies of their books for sale.

tl;dr debate re: tech vs. anti-tech saturday 11/15 @ 7pm

Nanobots vs. Hunter-gatherers!

Cyborgs vs. Dinosaurs!

Zoltan vs. Zerzan!

http://events.stanford.edu/events/470/47033/

Sincerely,

Stanford Transhumanist Association
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