Becoming Transhuman: Part 2 - Denying
Uploaded on May 26, 2008 / 829 views / 950 impressions / 4 comments
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My film magnum opus. Part Two. This is the first place where I ever publicly began to articulate the idea of "hyperempowerment" and the problems it would bring. It presents a particular vision of history which contrasts with the...
My film magnum opus. Part Two. This is the first place where I ever publicly began to articulate the idea of "hyperempowerment" and the problems it would bring. It presents a particular vision of history which contrasts with the utopian/extropian version of Part One.
Please note that there is no video image (it's black) for the first 90 seconds. This is not a mistake. There are "interregna" - pauses to catch your breath - between the various parts of Becoming Transhuman. Just sit back and wait: There's a sequence in here - you'll see it when it comes - that took me a week to complete!
11 comments
2. sandieman
It's a dark dark movie, but I like!
mpesce
It's only dark if you watch part 2 without having watched part 1 before it and part 3 after it. However, if you did do that, may God have mercy on your soul, because it's *very* dark indeed.
3. another_green
Especially from 10:10 on, this is one of the most profound works of art I have ever seen. I could not pull myself away from it.
4. trutube
There is no God but man you say in Part 1. In Part 2 this ‘god’ destroys himself over and over again. Not because he is human, but because there always rises up those who claim to be above-human, even transhuman, who gain control through ‘cunning’; who pit man against man, who are the cause of all war, (the Banking Military Industrial Complex). Yet they point the finger at man and say, ‘we will perfect you’ while they remain yet men, lords of the earth over their new transhuman borgs. Transhumanism is a term coined by Julian Huxley after WWII in order to hide the true philosophy behind it: Eugenics. Look deeper people, you’re being led down the primrose path. For the whole story see Alan Watt http://cuttingthroughthematrix.com for a free download and listen to his talks.
1. brandice
This series of yours will be featured next week on the Community Spotlight - http://blog.viddler.com. :)
mpesce
That is *so* awesome. Thanks!