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The Transhumanist Wager
''The Transhumanist Wager'' is a 2013 science fiction novel by American author Zoltan Istvan. The novel follows the life of Jethro Knights, a philosopher whose efforts to promote transhumanism ultimately lead to a global revolution.〔("Red Ice Radio - Zoltan Istvan - The Transhumanist Wager: In Favor of Eugenics & Technological Dictatorship" ). ''redicecreations.com''.〕〔("a book review by Gabriel Constans: The Transhumanist Wager" ). ''nyjournalofbooks.com''.〕〔("Will Artificial Intelligence put my job at risk?" ). ''Spectator Blogs''.〕 It was a first place Winner in Visionary Fiction at the International Book Awards.〔("International Book Awards - Honoring Excellence in Independent & Mainstream Publishing" ). ''internationalbookawards.com''.〕
==Plot==
Protagonist Jethro Knights studies philosophy and sails around the world to promote indefinite life extension, desiring to live eternally through medicine, science, and technology. Love-interest and physician Zoe Bach, while sharing Knights' philosophical transhumanism, challenges him with her absolute belief in the afterlife, insisting that death is a part of life. Meanwhile, in America, transhumanists are being targeted and killed by Christian terrorists in cahoots with the popular anti-transhumanist Reverend Belinas.〔("Book Review: The Transhumanist Wager, by Zoltan Istvan" ). ''ieet.org''.〕
After his sailing trip, Knights suffers a devastating personal tragedy at the hands of Christian fundamentalists. At the same time, the United States Government becomes more theocratic and criminalizes transhumanist research, prompting Knights to build an independent floating city and sovereign state, Transhumania, so research can be continued. Governments around the world eventually grow afraid of the radical science being created on Transhumania, and they attack the seasteading city. Transhumania successfully defends itself, and Knights attempts to establish a transhuman-inspired civilization.〔Giulio Prisco — Kurzweil AI. ("The Transhumanist Wager and the terrifying struggle for the future" ). ''io9''.〕〔("'Transhumanists' are planning to upload your mind to a memory stick…" ). ''Technology - Telegraph Blogs''.〕
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