In 1968 opening sentence to the Whole Earth Catalog, Stewart Brand declared: “We are as gods — and we might as well get good at it.”
We can rewrite genes, edit embryos, build artificial minds, extend life, and terraform worlds. The old miracles—omniscience, omnipresence, even resurrection—are becoming standard operating procedure. But the real question isn’t whether humanity can play god. It’s whether we can do it wisely.
Julie Ann's ConsciousSHIFT Show guest Steven Kotler, author WE ARE AS GODS: A Survival Guide for the Age of Abundance – the world currently emerging before our eyes where life-altering breakthroughs & disruptive technologies once thought impossible now occur daily - and which bring with them a new class of challenges no civilization has ever faced.
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Listen to this remarkable interview where Julie Ann explores with her ConsciousSHIFT Show guest Steven Kotler - New York Times–bestselling author & award-winning journalist, recognized by The New York Times as “one of the world’s leading experts in ultimate human performance.” He is founder and executive director of the Flow Research Collective.
Join Julie Ann and Steven to explore how exponential technologies are reshaping what it means to be human — and what it will take to thrive in an age of abundance. To thrive in a world of everything, everywhere, all the time, we must learn to wield our godlike powers with humility, wisdom, creativity, and flow. The question is, will we get good at it?
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