July 17, 2021, 15:52
Geoff
quote:Originally posted by Geoff:
Now we're got "Demisexual!" Good grief.
quote:Demisexual
quote:Gray asexuality or gray-sexuality is the spectrum between asexuality and sexuality.[1][2] Individuals who identify with gray asexuality are referred to as being gray-A, or a gray ace, and make up what is referred to as the "ace umbrella".[3] Within this spectrum are terms such as demisexual, semisexual, asexual-ish and sexual-ish.[4]
quote:Originally posted by bethree5:
I’m transhuman!”
quote:Transhuman, or trans-human, is the concept of an intermediary form between human and posthuman.[1] In other words, a transhuman is a being that resembles a human in most respects but who has powers and abilities beyond those of standard humans.
quote:Transhumanism is a philosophical movement, the proponents of which advocate and predict the enhancement of the human condition by developing and making widely available sophisticated technologies able to greatly enhance longevity, mood and cognitive abilities
quote:Beyond the human; superhuman.
1812 H. F. Cary tr. Dante Paradiso i. 68 Words may not tell of that transhuman change [It. (l. 70) trasumanar significar per verba Non si porio].
1936 E. Underhill Worship xii. 251 Gazing on the Saints in their manifest humanity, their heroic virtue and ‘spiritual persuasiveness’, he shares their trans-human experience.
1957 Economist 9 Nov. (Suppl.) 12/1 This intensification of life—reaching towards a ‘transhuman’ level.
1968 S. Rosen in [i/]PN Rev.[i] (1979) No. 10. 15/2 We cannot return..to Greek, Jewish, Christian, or any other trans-human gods, whose meaning has been effectively destroyed by the decay of the values they represented.
