So most of the myths about Prometheans and techno-empowerment are negative:
- Gilgamesh abandons the quest for eternal youth
- Prometheus is punished for giving man fire
- Adam and Eve are punished for wanting knowledge
- the Tower of Babel is cast down and humanity splintered
- Icarus falls to his death
- Dr. Frankenstein is hounded, not celebrated, for conquering death
- anyone who wants radical life extension is evil and mindless
(vampires, Dorian Gray, etc.)
- all techno-transcendence ends badly (Terminator, Lawnmower Man, etc.)
- all non-human intelligence wants to be human (Data on ST:NG, Little
Mermaid, etc.)
- a society with no war, safe & free drugs, and guiltless sex makes you
want to kill yourself (Brave New World, etc.)
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