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Founder, Roots of Progress Institute<\/p>\n

In his new book, \u201cThe Techno-Humanist Manifesto,\u201d<\/a> Jason Crawford lays out his philosophy of progress and presents a bold, ambitious vision of a future that we want to live in and will be inspired to build. Freethink Voices is syndicating each section of the book as it is written.<\/p>\n

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\n \n The Techno-Humanist Manifesto <\/a>\n<\/div> \n A playbook for the next century of progress <\/a>\n
\n To build a bold, abundant future, we must reform the laws, institutions, and culture that once powered human progress. <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div> <\/div>\n
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\n \n The Techno-Humanist Manifesto <\/a>\n<\/div> \n Progress is a grand project for humanity <\/a>\n
\n Progress offers meaning, demands virtue, and calls builders to turn bold ideas into wonders that uplift human life. <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div> <\/div>\n
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\n \n The Techno-Humanist Manifesto <\/a>\n<\/div> \n How technocracy made us doubt progress <\/a>\n
\n The 20th century left us with fatalism, defeatism, and a hollowed-out vision of the future. Techno-humanism can restore our belief in progress. <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div> <\/div>\n
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\n \n The Techno-Humanist Manifesto <\/a>\n<\/div> \n We used to celebrate science and innovation <\/a>\n
\n From the Brooklyn Bridge to the polio vaccine, society once honored signs of progress with parades, fireworks, and festivals. <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div> <\/div>\n
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\n \n The Techno-Humanist Manifesto <\/a>\n<\/div> \n What if humans mastered every aspect of nature? <\/a>\n
\n A bold vision of a 10x better future where humanity has mastered biology, energy, and matter to unlock unprecedented progress. <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div> <\/div>\n
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\n \n The Techno-Humanist Manifesto <\/a>\n<\/div> \n AI can dramatically expand human agency <\/a>\n
\n If we get AI right, it will accelerate empowerment, enabling people to learn any subject, start any business, and realize any vision. <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div> <\/div>\n
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\n \n The Techno-Humanist Manifesto <\/a>\n<\/div> \n Problem-solving is fundamental to human nature <\/a>\n
\n Believing in the next solution is not blind optimism or even wishful thinking \u2014 it is a recognition that humans are problem-solving animals. <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div> <\/div>\n
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\n \n The Techno-Humanist Manifesto <\/a>\n<\/div> \n It\u2019s far too early to call “peak ideas” <\/a>\n
\n Economic growth is driven by ideas, not resources \u2014 and as history shows, the well of innovation is unlikely to ever run dry. <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div> <\/div>\n
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\n \n The Techno-Humanist Manifesto <\/a>\n<\/div> \n Predictions of resource scarcity have a fundamental flaw <\/a>\n
\n From where we stand, the true limits to growth are currently unknowable and need not affect any decisions we make today. <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div> <\/div>\n
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\n \n The Techno-Humanist Manifesto <\/a>\n<\/div> \n If progress has stalled, we need to know why <\/a>\n
\n We need to figure out what drives progress, what might cause it to slow down or stop, and what, if anything, we can do to re-accelerate it. <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div> <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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