Newton Lee on Human Nature

"One of the root causes of miscommunication is that people do not always mean what they say or do."

"The last thing we want is a nasty divorce between humans and superintelligent machines, for that would certainly spell the end of the human race."

"Transhumanism is the most inclusive ideology for all ethnicities and races, the religious and atheists, conservatives and liberals, young and old."

"Ignorance and apathy will eventually lead to the annihilation of humanity if left unchecked."

"Change is inevitable, and it is up to humankind to create a brave new world of utopia instead of dystopia, a heaven on earth instead of a living hell."

"Technological singularity is inevitable given the human nature to discover, create, and change the world that we live in."

"In humanity, there is no one size fits all. The best we can all do is to be vigilant and empathic at the same time."

"The meaning of life for human beings is to serve one another for the survival of humanity and the advancement of civilization."

"The more information that countries and peoples have about each other, the better and safer the world will become."

"Humanity ought to be the shining light and roaring thunder that fills up the vastly empty and silent universe."

"The biggest existential risk to humanity is humanity itself, unless human beings learn to coexist peacefully and help one another willingly."

"We are teaching AI software that will evolve into superintelligence; and superintelligence will in turn teach humankind and explain the Scriptures."

"Transhumanists around the world are cooperating to mitigate existential threats to humankind."

"Transhumanism is the next logical step in the evolution of humankind, and it is the existential solution to the long-term survival of the human race."

"Terrorism is metastasizing like cancer in the global body of humanity."

"Every major technological innovation propels humanity forward to the point of no return."

"Man-made environmental disasters force nature’s hand to unleash its fury on humankind."

"The Great Flood in the Bible and other ancient texts is a grave warning to humankind, and yet very few people seem to care about global existential threat."

"While Mutual Assured Destruction helps prevent World War III, Total Information Awareness offers insights into some of the biggest challenges facing humanity."

"Human-machine symbiosis goes beyond sexbots to develop empathy and relationship."

"“Where there is no vision, the people perish.” Christian transhumanists see science and technology as the key to bring lasting peace and hasten the Second Coming of Christ."

"May we all come to realize that education and the humanities should be valued for nurturing our minds and society as a whole, and not only as a means to build future careers."

"Transhumanism empowers people to realize the full human potential."

"To err is human, whether we are religious, atheist, or agnostic."

"Humankind too often cooks up an excuse to start war instead of making peace. Rather than developing better strategies to win wars, we should focus on better recipes to attain peace."

"It may come as a surprise to many people that the human genome contains human endogenous retroviruses that are linked to cancer, autoimmune diseases, multiple sclerosis, schizophrenia, and more. Gene editing offers a new hope to eradicating many deadly hereditary diseases."

"It is up to humankind to make peace on earth, not by force but based on free will. Albert Einstein said, “Whatever there is of God and goodness in the universe, it must work itself out and express itself through us. We cannot stand aside and let God do it."

"By satisfying the insatiable desire for communication with others who seem to be willing to listen, people have voluntarily sacrificed some degree of personal privacy. “Have one’s cake and eat it too” does not apply to personal privacy in the world of ubiquitous social networks."

"Is gene editing less ethical than human beings killing one another at wars and destroying wildlife on earth? A biomass study showed that humankind represents just 0.01% of all living things on the planet, and yet humanity has caused the loss of 83% of all wild mammals and half of all plants."

"J. Robert Oppenheimer observed people’s reaction to the use of nuclear weapons and he said, “A few people laughed. A few people cried. Most people were silent.” If we keep silent and sit on the sidelines instead of speaking up and marching forward, human suffering will continue and inevitably escalate."