By Piers Anthony
ISBN-10: 1497657326
ISBN-13: 9781497657328
Chthon used to be Piers Anthony's first released novel in 1967, written over the process seven years. He began it whilst he used to be within the US military, so it has an extended felony series that's equivalent to that have, being darkish and grim. It positive factors Aton 5, an area guy who commits the crime of falling in love with the harmful, attractive Minionette and is for that reason condemned to dying within the subterranean criminal of Chthon. It makes use of flashbacks to teach how he got here to understand the Minionette, and flash-forwards to teach how he handled her after his get away from criminal. the writer regards this as might be the main intricately based novel the technological know-how fable style has noticeable. It used to be a contender for awards, yet no longer a winner.
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7 Currently at the theoretical stage, this ultimate technology will enable nanotechnologists to engineer self-replicating artificial cells, which will be used to create food in nanomachines. Software will control the molecule-by-molecule construction of synthetic meats, fruits, vegetables, and beverages—all scientifically designed to be healthful, and delicious to posthumans living forever in a nano-engineered utopia. ‘‘Humans will have bodies created with nanotechnology,’’ predicts posthumanist prophet Ray Kurzweil, ‘‘which will let us build devices .
44 While despising religion as dogmatic irrational debasement, transhumanists comfort themselves with religious goals such as personal immortality and divine power. Technologism is the new religion of the self-aggrandizing techno-elitists. Like some other religions, Technologism’s dogmatic belief system requires an irrational leap of faith that—in its case—moves from philosophical theories to technologies that do not exist. With their conviction that the techno-apocalyptic Singularity will redefine nature and their dream of transcendence through technology, the Technologists resemble religious fanatics.
55 Reviving the ancient legend of the vengeful artificial human, movie Haunted Utopias 45 The Golem: Heartbroken artificial clay man develops a violent, self-destructive obsession (Courtesy Photofest).
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