Transhumanism and the Elderly Condition

Transhumanist Party USA members have been sharing a dialogue lately about growth of our common ideas. In the course of the discussion members have spoken a great deal about their thoughts on religious outreach. Outreach is an important deal for this movement and we need not be exclusive of any group which we can work with. So today, in a different argument but a similar one, I would draw attention to the elderly.

The Non-Aggression Principle, Ecology, and Animal Liberation

Most strands of Libertarian philosophy are dictated by the non aggression principle, or the NAP. The NAP dictates that the use of force cannot be initiated without a compelling aggression which requires it. Some libertarians such as myself believe that the NAP is the right of humans and of other sentients. Animals have rights which we often take for granted and disrespect. They lack our intelligence and aren't capable of the same reasoning, so we deem their liberation impossible. To some degree, these arguments are correct. Most animals are way behind us. We are so heavily overpowered as sapients, it becomes almost a logical necessity to place less value on other beings. Animals feel it when we hurt them or impede their lives. They don't want to die, clearly, and science reveals that they grew these faculties analogous to our own evolution. They are capable of happy lives, so why don't we give them that happiness?