/sci/ - Science & Math

I want actual conversation with a machine in my future.

Back, had to go take a very unpleasant dump.

I'll be happy to ditch this meat-shell any day now...

Why do so many people place nature on a higher level than it deserves? Obviously, we need he environment to survive right now, but why do people put so much effort into staying "natural?" Is organic food just a fad, or is it a bigger problem, where these chemophobes will sacrifice technological progress for the sake of being natural? I don't see why something is better because it is closer to nature, especially concerning medicines. Naturalistic religions like various forms of Paganism are on the rise, and you people even personify the Earth as Gaia or Mother Nature. If we're ever going to rise above our natural bodies, we need to slow down the trend of Gaia worship. But how? Do we have to create our own religion, that worships technology in the same way environmentalists worship Gaia. Do we need some Promethean-like entity, a god of technological progress that rewards the creators of machines? Oh my Machine! People are attracted to forms of religion, and there exists no religion specifically devoted to science or technology. Must we be burdened with Gaia worshipers forever? I'd hate to make a technology-focused religion, but I can't think of any other way to promote a transhuman future. What do you guys think?

>>2319508
Acceptance of something that is not inevitable doesn't sound mature to me...