Ron Garland
Autor/a de Golf Nuts: You've Got to Be Committed
Sobre l'autor
Ron Garland has over seventeen years experience in the areas of employee relations, labor relations, employee development, and personal management. He lives in San Fransisco with his wife and their daughter.
Obres de Ron Garland
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Estadístiques
- Obres
- 6
- Membres
- 22
- Popularitat
- #553,378
- Valoració
- 3.0
- Ressenyes
- 1
- ISBN
- 8
The most enjoyable discussion comes towards the end of the book when the author elucidates a refreshing take on death and immortality that is all too rare within transhumanist circles these days. He makes an important point to distinguish between transhumanism and immortalism, that one can be spiritually mature enough to not fear death, to not need to desperately cling on to impermanent illusions of one's self through cryonics, and yet still be on-board with realizing the unlimited potentials of a transhumanist future. The author's Zen background definitely shines through in this particular section, and resonates with my views completely. In my opinion, he should have made the entire book about this one issue, about reconciling the impermanence and illusory nature of our self-identities with transhumanist notions of progress.… (més)