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I don't think anyone is going to stop us if we can do it. Our ability to actually do it remains to be written, but it looks like that's coming due soon. Like most things that we do as a species, it's probably going to be messy and nothing like what we expect.

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We will do it “when we can because we can” is the conclusion I give to so many conversations about the future of the species where morality should be a deterrent:

- modifying the genome of the species until unrecognisable

- transfer people to machines

- cyborg’ing and body mods

- creating weapons that could destroy all of humanity

This works in the past and present too, otherwise how would you explain Love Island?

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