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The Transhumanist Platform and Interview with 2016 U.S. Presidential Candidate Zoltan Istvan

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Despite the separation of church and state in the U.S. Constitution, a Christian politician facing a conundrum or Gordian knot may ask, “What would Jesus do?” or WWJD. A transhumanist politician not only relies on a moral compass but also seeks the best solutions with the help of science and technology in addition to formal and informal politics.

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Lee, N. (2016). The Transhumanist Platform and Interview with 2016 U.S. Presidential Candidate Zoltan Istvan. In: Lee, N. (eds) Google It. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-6415-4_31

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