William Leonard Pickard (1945) American writer and researcher
Source: The Rose of Paracelsus (2015), p. 197
Source: Harvest for Hope: A Guide to Mindful Eating
William Leonard Pickard (1945) American writer and researcher
Source: The Rose of Paracelsus (2015), p. 197
Ben Carson (1951) 17th and current United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development; American neurosurgeon
Source: Think Big: Unleashing Your Potential for Excellence
Julian Huxley (1887–1975) English biologist, philosopher, author
Transhumanism (1957)
Context: We are beginning to realize that even the most fortunate people are living far below capacity, and that most human beings develop not more than a small fraction of their potential mental and spiritual efficiency. The human race, in fact, is surrounded by a large area of unrealized possibilities, a challenge to the spirit of exploration.
Carroll Quigley (1910–1977) American historian
Source: The Evolution of Civilizations (1961) (Second Edition 1979), Chapter 2, Man and Culture, p. 55
John Rhys-Davies (1944) Welsh actor
Context: There is an extraordinary silence in the West. Basically, Christianity in the Middle East and in Africa is being wiped out – I mean not just ideologically but physically, and people are being enslaved and killed because they are Christians. And your country and my country (Wales) are doing nothing about it.... This is a unique age. We don't want to be judgmental. Every other age that's come before us has believed exactly the opposite. I mean, T. S. Eliot referred to 'the common pursuit of true judgement.' Yes, that's what it's about. Getting our judgments right, getting them accurate.... We have lost our moral compass completely, and unless we find it, we’re going to lose our civilization. I think we're going to lose Western European Christian civilization anyway.
“Transhumanism empowers people to realize the full human potential.”
Newton Lee American computer scientist
The Transhumanism Handbook, 2019