Since many of the examples on your list are things that transhumanists don’t believe, or things that only some people using the name believe, I’m not necessarily interested. I already know that literally eternal lifespans are impossible within current physics, for example.
I’m still unsure about the millions of years thing, I don’t know of any physical principle that prohibits it so I’m not willing to rule it out just yet. Also, actuarial escape velocity only requires that that life expectancies rise, which you say you expect, and that they do so at a certain rate.
If you want to discuss this further then find someone else. Your post which started this about “transhumanists believe X, some religions believe Y, which is similar to X, therefore transhumanism is a religion” makes me very sceptical of the possibility that we will reach agreement.
I just did for the example you gave. Did you want me to do so for all of the examples given on my list?
Since many of the examples on your list are things that transhumanists don’t believe, or things that only some people using the name believe, I’m not necessarily interested. I already know that literally eternal lifespans are impossible within current physics, for example.
I’m still unsure about the millions of years thing, I don’t know of any physical principle that prohibits it so I’m not willing to rule it out just yet. Also, actuarial escape velocity only requires that that life expectancies rise, which you say you expect, and that they do so at a certain rate.
If you want to discuss this further then find someone else. Your post which started this about “transhumanists believe X, some religions believe Y, which is similar to X, therefore transhumanism is a religion” makes me very sceptical of the possibility that we will reach agreement.