“Technology is a useful servant but a dangerous master.”
– Christian Lous Lange
In the 21st-century, technology is heading in a radical new direction–the merging of man and machine. Smart drugs, nanorobots, and machine-printed organs are just a few of the cutting-edge innovations catalyzing the evolution of humankind into an entirely new species. Transhumanists envision a future in which we become cyborgs, achieving far superior intelligence, the ability to survive beyond Earth’s atmosphere without a spacesuit, and the possibility of immortality. But might similarly superhuman beings have walked the Earth once before? Beings that our ancestors regarded as gods? Ancient Astronaut Theorists say yes, and suggest that we are simply following the course they set us on from the very beginning of mankind–to transcend our flesh and become like our extraterrestrial creators. [4]
| Introduction | Neural Prosthetics |
| Transhumanism | Brain Mapping |
| Nectar of Immortality | Cyborg Space Travel |
| Nanotechnology |
CONTRIBUTORS
(in order of appearance)
INTRODUCTION [4a]
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“Right now, we are inventing all these different technologies, with which we could actually make ourselves superhumans with super intelligence.” – Giorgio A. Tsoukalos |
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“The potentials are quite extreme. You could eventually have printable noses, ears, lungs, kidneys.” – David Wilcock (Author/Filmmaker), |
| “The big question is immortality. Dying – is it something we have to do?”
– Kevin Warwick (Prof. of Cybernetics, Coventry Univ.) |
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“I’m convinced that the engineers at MIT are looking back into the ancient examples of the gods.” – William Henry (Author / Investigative Mythologist), |
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“You’ve got to wonder, are extraterrestrials somehow guiding us, and manipulating us into this new future, and this new human that we are destined to be?” – David Childress (Author, Technology of the Gods) |
Since the dawn of civilization, mankind has credited its origins to gods and other visitors from the stars. What if it were true? Did extraterrestrial beings really help to shape our history? And if so, might their ultimate plan be revealed…with the rise of the Next Humans?
Previous: 9.2 – Destination Mars (5.13.16)
Next: Transhumanism
References:
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[2] History™. (2016). Ancient Aliens: 9.1 – Pyramids of Antarctica. [Episode Description]. Retrieved: May 1, 2016, from http://www.history.com/shows/ancient-aliens/season-9.
[3] History™. (2016). Ancient Aliens: 9.2 – Destination Mars. [Episode Description]. Retrieved: May 1, 2016, from http://www.history.com/shows/ancient-aliens/season-9.
| [4] History™. (2016). Ancient Aliens: 9.3 – The Next Humans. [Episode Description]. Retrieved: May 1, 2016, from http://www.history.com/shows/ancient-aliens/season-9.
[4a] Prometheus Entertainment. (2016). Ancient Aliens: 9.3 – The Next Humans. [DVD Footage: Introduction]. Los Angeles, CA: A&E Networks, LLC / History™. [4b] Prometheus Entertainment. (2016). Ancient Aliens: 9.3 – The Next Humans. [DVD Footage: Transhumanism]. Los Angeles, CA: A&E Networks, LLC / History™. [4c] Prometheus Entertainment. (2016). Ancient Aliens: 9.3 – The Next Humans. [DVD Footage: Nectar of Immortality]. Los Angeles, CA: A&E Networks, LLC / History™. [4d] Prometheus Entertainment. (2016). Ancient Aliens: 9.3 – The Next Humans. [DVD Footage: Nanotechnology]. Los Angeles, CA: A&E Networks, LLC / History™. [4e] Prometheus Entertainment. (2016). Ancient Aliens: 9.3 – The Next Humans. [DVD Footage: Neural Prosthetics]. Los Angeles, CA: A&E Networks, LLC / History™. [4f] Prometheus Entertainment. (2016). Ancient Aliens: 9.3 – The Next Humans. [DVD Footage: Brain Mapping]. Los Angeles, CA: A&E Networks, LLC / History™. [4g] Prometheus Entertainment. (2016). Ancient Aliens: 9.3 – The Next Humans. [DVD Footage: Cyborg Space Travel]. Los Angeles, CA: A&E Networks, LLC / History™. |
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