Andrea Macdonald, founder of ideaXme, interviews Zoltan Istvan, who was the Anti-Death Candidate of the 2016 US Presidential Election.
He wants to live forever. He wants to conquer death.
He is Founder of The Transhumanist Party, a journalist who has covered a myriad of subjects from futurism to war, an entrepreneur, inventor of an extreme sport and author of The Transhumanist Wager.
BREAKING NEWS
February 12, 2017
“Friends and supporters, Today I’m announcing my run for California Governor in 2018 as a Libertarian. Many of you have known that I have long supported libertarian ideas (including in my book The Transhumanist Wager). So, in a continuing effort to improve America and bring radical science, technology, and freedom to the people, I’m going to run in my home state for Governor under the Libertarian banner. More than ever we need new ideas and policies to help us get through these changing and challenging times.” Zoltan Istvan
Below, Zoltan Istvan’s ideaXme interview. Find out how he is challenging our belief system and convincing many that death, just like a disease needs to be cured.
Background:
Zoltan is an American-Hungarian, a religious and philosophy graduate with a chip in his hand that unlocks his front door and starts his car. He is looking forward to the day when he doesn’t need to eat and he can merge with a machine.
Zoltan Istvan has explored over 100 countries, many as a journalist for the National Geographic Channel, writing, filming, and appearing in dozens of television stories, articles, and webcasts. His work has also been featured by The New York Times, Outside, Wired UK, Slate, Vice, San Francisco Chronicle, BBC Radio, CNN, CBS, RT, Fox News, the Travel Channel, and in many other media. In addition to his award-winning coverage of the war in Kashmir, he gained worldwide attention for pioneering and popularising the extreme sport of volcano boarding.
He has also held the position of director for the international conservation group WildAid, leading armed patrol units to stop the billion-dollar illegal wildlife trade in Southeast Asia.
In 2013 Zoltan published “The Transhumanist Wager,” an award-winning fictional thriller describing philosopher Jethro Knights and his unwavering quest for immortality via science and technology. Zoltan writes futurist and transhumanist-themed blogs for The Huffington Post, Psychology Today, and Vice’s Motherboard. Zoltan is also founder of the Transhumanist Party and ran a successful and widely viewed 2016 US presidential campaign. He is one of the most visible and popular futurists in the world.
The ideaXme interview
The Big Ideas:
How would you winning the US Presidential Election have affected the average US citizen?
What is Transhumanism?
“……..a social movement that wants to use science and technology to radically change the human species…..” – Zoltan Istvan
Is Transhumanism a cult?
What is the main opposition to The Transhumanist movement?
The Transhumanist Wager – how far would you go to live forever?
“Set in the present day, the novel tells the story of transhumanist Jethro Knights and his unwavering quest for immortality via science and technology. Fighting against him are fanatical religious groups, economically depressed governments, and mystic Zoe Bach: a dazzling trauma surgeon and the love of his life, whose belief in spirituality and the afterlife is absolute….”
The 3 laws of Transhumanism.
Why China is likely to lead the way in Transhumanism.
Why collaboration of scientists worldwide is necessary to cure death.
“I want to eliminate suffering and death”. – Zoltan Istvan
“I don’t think nations are going to survive past 25 years.” – Zoltan Istvan
The Future of Cryonics.
The Human Story:
Philosophy and religious studies graduate.
How an interest in cryonics developed at College.
The importance of travelling to understand cultures.
How a near death experience led to Zoltan becoming a Transhumanist.
Who has influenced Zoltan most in his life?
“I have been shaped by author Ayn Rand “The greatest champion of individualism” and from a string of failed love affairs.” – Zoltan Istvan.
The Fountainhead, by Ayn Rand
How do your beliefs effect your daily life and how you look after yourself and your family?
Who would Zoltan like to meet?
What question would he like to ask this person?
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