Beyond Machine Man: Who we really are and why Transhumanism is just an empty promise!

by Arne Klingenberg

Who are we? Are we our DNA or is it all in the brain? Are we our conscious minds, an unconscious one or both? What is the real nature of consciousness or the root cause of racism? Do we have free will? Are we our emotions and do egos actually exist? What does neuroscience really say about us? Are we mere actors in a giant computer simulation? Will we ever upload our minds or memories? And will transhumanism eventually cure all disease and solve the problem of our mortality?

Beyond Machine Man is an exhilarating exploration of ourselves, a witty analysis of state of the art science, a detailed discussion of the inherent flaws in Machine Man philosophy, a deep look into the promises of transhumanism, and ultimately, the possibility of living a happier life beyond fear. It all starts with the amazing tale of Paul Schmitz, a most unfortunate racist...

344 pages, Hardcover

First published March 14, 2021

About the author

Arne Klingenberg is the author of three philosophy books with unique takes on happiness, other mind and consciousness matters, and most everything else, to equally empower, enlighten and entertain.

Arne Klingenberg was born in Switzerland (in 1963) where he graduated with tertiary degrees in macro-and microeconomics.

He pursued a successful business career that took him more than 50 times around-the-world; starting out as assistant sales manager flying coach, he eventually got promoted to sales director traveling business, before ending up as CEO in first class. He helped to improve products while talking with factory workers and wined and dined (a.k.a. negotiating) with billionaires.

While traveling for six months a year and living in seven countries, he experienced many cultures, customs and creeds, helping him to unravel some of the mysteries of life, a primary passion since a very early age. He eventually resigned from his demanding position to focus on writing and consulting.

Arne Klingenberg is now the author of three philosophy books with unique takes on happiness, other mind and consciousness matters, and most everything else, to equally empower, enlighten and entertain. He publishes cheeky one-liners (1'000+) and inspirational And The Happy Rabbit Says… messages on Substack.

Since 1995 he advises highly accomplished leaders, helping them to solve both personal and corporate problems (in four languages).

Arne and his Japanese-born wife, Miyuki, live mostly in the tropical parts of Australia where they've designed and built a fully self-cooling eco-house. For over 40 years, Arne enjoys practicing Wing Chun kung fu (having learned directly from great grandmasters Lo Man Kam and Ip Chun), Nei Gung (an internal healing style taught to him by the abbot of a Buddhist monastery) and a powerful meditation technique he learned from a gifted spiritual healer (the latter two he shared in his first book in 1999).

His latest book - Beyond Machine Man: Who we really are and why Transhumanism is just an empty promise! - delves deeply into topics like philosophy, consciousness, neuroscience, psychology, psychiatry, transhumanism, posthumanism, mind, memory, spirituality, pharmaceuticals, health, unconscious mind, identity, ego, society, technocracy, AI, robotics, quantumphysics, evolution, life, biochemistry, DNA, CRISPR-Cas9 geneediting, astrophysics, simulationtheory, machineman, homodigitalis, homocredo, homomysticum.

Reviews

[Nadia · Rating 5 out of 5]

If you are wondering about the meaning of our existence, the purpose of life, who we are and so on, this is a book that asks the right questions, and gives plenty of guidelines and sources for further research for all the curious spirits who are not satisfied with just living an ordinary life, but seek to make it really count.

[Mariah Cattaneo · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this book. The author dispelled many misconceptions of the materialistic way of thinking with a lot of surprising information and totally amazing insights. The topics are challenging but it is still easy and entertaining to read.