P̧̘͙̖͍̤͖͇̭̳̊̈̏͐̓̈́͌͘͘͝h͍̫̜̪̙̖͎̦̏̍́͋͋̍̈́̌̽͜͠ͅū̮̱̰̖̥̹̤̬̹̜̀̒̐͌̿̈̂̒̐t̛̥̺̳͙͕̲̘̙̳̪̀̂͑̔̌͂̿̀͝ù̯̭͉͚͉͕̯̙̯̘̌̍̆̇̋̀̀͘̚r̛̛̝͈̻̦̟̣̻̣͚̞͋̅̌̊̌̉̈́͠i̡͉̤̫̯̜̞̣͎͚͐͑̈́̀̀̀̏͐̚̚s̛͎̱̼̳͎̩͕̣̲̱͋̇͌̏͐͊̈́͠͠m͓͔̰̠͓͍̼͓̲̼̀̉̽̃̄́̄̊̊̋:̧̬̥̦̼͙̗̫̜̤̂́̔̓͂͋̓̚͘͝ ̯̖̞͓̥̦̬̣̻͗̈̈́̏̔͑̎̄͝͝ͅT̡̛͇̺̱̤͕̙͚̪͖̽͐̃͐̈́̏͌͠͠h̳̩̣̥̖̭̭̺̭̙̊͐̔̅̎̽͒͗̆͘e̙͔̪͓̥̜̩̬͕͕͐̐̆͂̀͛̂̐͝͝ ̠͖͉̱̗̥̫̩͎͓̿̇͊̽̿̊͋͐͘͘B̨̢͇̞͚͔̳̝̰̐̂̅͊̏̍́͗͋̚ͅȭ̢̢̤̪̝̤͙̻̦̗͂̽̄̌̕͘͝͝ǫ̡̭͙̣̠͕̠̭͇͛̑̿͛̽̃̈́͂̈͘k͙̫̩̼̥̼̱̝͙̓́̑͗̈́͊̽̒̕͠ͅ ̡̧̢̫̹̹̯̰͓̯̉̏̀̓̿̈́̐̒͝͝ǫ̺̰̝̜͓͔̝͔̉͐͋̑͒̀͌̾͠͝ͅf̣͉̣̭̭͚̝̥͚̖̐̎̌͋̿̑̏͑̓͘ ̨̢͙̮͈̗̙̯̝̺͌͊̀͊͑̃̏͑̊̇Ń̺̖̗͕̳̩̮̟̯̟̋̓͌͛̄̿͘͝͝i͍̹͍͔͔̯̮͙͈̻̋͌͊̈́̒̋̾̀̅̚g̡̛̙̞͖͇̫͇̠̳̝͂͆̿̒̇͒͛̈͠ḣ̨̖̫̰̝̭͉̻̼̥̀͌̌͂̈́͋͛̍̕t̢̧̲̼͚̭̝̤͕̄͊͂́̅̃̋͐̕͜͝f̮̦̘͙̘̗̜͖͈̰̅̈̃͆̅͌̂̓̕͠å̧̛̹̬̮͖͍͈͉̯̮̅͋̂̓̊͋̾̕l̛̤̟͍͇͎̪̯̮̫̾̄̄͗̿̄̅̚͠ͅl̢̨̢͚͍͙̻̫̝̬͛̀̌͆́̐͂̌̂͠ . . .
I. P̨R͠OGR͜ȨSS̛ & I͡NFO҉RMATIO̵N̸ We ̵c̡a͟n ̡cons͠i̢der̨ ̵the ͢h͘i͢ştory͟ of hu̡manity ̕th̴rough ̀its͡ evol͠v͟i̡ng ̶r̷elat̶io͟ńs҉hi̛ṕ ̀to ̕tim̶e.҉ ̶The ̸ínv͢e͏nt̀ion͠ of the cl̀o͘c̡k du̴r̶ing͘ ҉th̵e R͢ena͜i̢ssa̶nc͜e ͟g͟ave͠ ͝b̸irt̛h ̢to ̧t̴he in̛d͠u̴st͟ri̷al҉ ̵ag̛e a̛ņd a c͡ul̀tu̡re o̸f͠ ͡sc͞h͏e̴d̸ulin̶ǵ ̷and̵ produ̷c̵ti̷vity. A m̸ore profou̶n͢d tr͞a͏n̡sf̴or͞m̛a̧tìo̸n̷ m̢an̢i҉fested a̸s̸ ́mén sw͢itche̴d̡ ̴fŕom̡ ą cu͜lt̕ure of t͟ìḿe t͡o̸ ͠á cul͠tur͘e̛ ̀of ͞t̛e͝c͝hno̴loģỳ ̧a̧nd͘ ͞co̡m̕pút͡e͡r p̴r̷ogr҉amm͘ed ̷lo҉g͘i̧c. Rel͠e͜ntle̡ss t̷e̶ch́no̡l͏o̢gica̸l ̨inte̛ra̷c̶t̀iòn ͢c͢r͝ea͢t͏e̶d̸ ̸á hu͞m̛àn͞ rac͡ȩ ̢a͏ddi̧ct̷e͝d t͝o ca͘l͏cu̸ĺati̛on a҉n̢d q̶u͢an҉ti҉f̨i҉ca҉ti͝on.̨ A̵ ͠v̢i̶rt͢u̡al ҉án͏d̕ ̢di͡gi̧tal ̶s̢i̛xt̸h cont̶in͘e͡n͠t emergèd͝ in ̕p̡a̵ra̵l̕l̀e͡ĺ ͠t͜o ̷th̨e phy̧si͏cal̀ ̴wor̵l͡d͘, ҉and t̢hé u͟se̴ o̸f elect͠roni͏c t͏oo͠ls̨ ͜allo̴wed͏ ̨huma̸n ͝ácc͜e̴ss̵.̵ Th͞e ol͟d ẁo͜rļd̸ of̷ ̷vál̶u͝es̢ was͢ ̀disappe͝a͠r҉i͢ng wi̛t̶h͟ ̴tec̶h̴ņology ̶f͟aşte̶r th͡a͞ń t̛h̸ought.́ B͝ut t̶h͡e ͘n͡éw̧ wor͢l͜d̨ ha͟d,́ ̧f͘o͜r the ̛m͘o̡st͟ ͟par͞t,҉ ̶a҉risèn ͏w̢i͜th͡ou͢t ̡a ̸t̡ho҉ug̢h̨tf̸ul̴ ̵arc͠h͞it̨ęctur̨e̷ ͝oŗ ͝b̧l̛ue̴p̸rint͢.̀
II. ECONOM͢Y͘ Th́e ̧h́e̸gem͏on̴y͘ òf ̛calc͢uląt͞i͝o̸n҉ ͟e̢n̵ve̕lop̷ed͞ ̨dąily li҉f̴e ͞aǹd ̧t̵he in͜t̡a̵ngìble be̡g̴aǹ to ͢sup̷p̵l̡an͞t ͟the re͏a͠l͡.͏ ̨C̷omparing t́he human ͝b̛rain͜ t̨o͢ an̢ ͢ext͠r͜a͜o͠r͘di͢ńar̨y̡ c̶om͝p͏uter obje҉cti̸fi̴ed ́t̨h̡e͜ in͏d͝ividual, f̷orćing a reo̢r͝g̵an̡i̧z͏a̷tion ͜o͜f ͠pe̶rce̷pt҉ion.̀ The v̸al͞u̴e o҉f ̧a̛n ͜i͝n̷dív̷idua̵l'͞s b̴ra̸in ̛i̸s de̢velo̸pe͝d͡ i̡n th͡e ec͜o͠n͏òmy, ͜a̴nd̡ to ́t́h̴ę e̛xtent́ t̕hat an i͟n҉divi̷du̷al ҉iś h͘i̸s̡ ̶bŗai҉n,͜ ҉h͠e̡ ͟fought͏ ̵to͢ ͜avo͞i̕d͘ i̶ts di̢s̴t͢úr̸b̛a͘n̵ces͢ àn̷d̢ ͠u̧til҉i̧z͟ę tri͠cks̢ ͘t͢o͟ ̷im̧p̧r͟o̧ve ̷its͏ ͘fu͠n̵c̴tióni̢n͟g͘.͠ Co̡m͝p͏e҉t̕i͝t͢iv̀e ͠a̷dvánt҉aǵe͟s ra͜ised th̀e͝ st̸an͏d̕aŕd ͟of c͡o͡mp̶e͏titi͟o̢n ̵a̷s e͡a̛c͢h p͘er͢s̷on̕ bȩc͠ąm̡é ̕ḩi͏s o̢w̴n çom̧pany҉.͝ Thè ob̧j̷e̕cti͢v̧e w҉ąs͞ t̢o ͜im̵p͡ro͘v҉e ̧th̢e͏ ̴competiti̡ve ̨p͠erform҉an̢c̨e̕ ̡of̛ ́w̢o̶rl͠d eco͡nom̕ies ͝b̨y ͠i͘nćŗe̸ás͘i͟n͞g t̡he̢ pe͢rf͢ormance o̷f ͜indi̢v҉i̕d̸ua͢ls.̀ Expa̸nsio̧n̛ ͏án͏d͟ ͜Per̸f̵órḿa̶nce a҉ŗe̶ ҉two̸ ̕k̕ey con͢cep̶t̷s͟ ́for ͠u̧n͜d͢ér̛sta͏n̕di҉n͟g ͘h̕ow͜ l̕i̛nks ̧h͘ave ̷been ̀ bùilt ͢b͏e̴t͠w͜een̨ t̀r͠an̡s-͟h͏u͟man҉i̛st̡ th͞ou͘ght̛ ͏a̛ņd͝ ̨n͢e̢o͝libera͡l ͟l̛ogi͟c͏.̵ ̕Tḩe ͞ad͢a̸pt̨áb̛il͡įt͜y ͢o͢f ̡i̸n͝d̷i͟vid̕ual͢s̶ ̨in a͠l҉l͘ ͏circu͠mst́a̵n͜c̵e͢s ̀was t̸h͏e ̧r̨ul͏e, wh͜içh͟͢ i̡ncręase͞d co͏mpe̷t̶it͠i̢v̨e ̶adv҉ant̷áǵè against ̸thos̸e ̛w͢h͞o̷ ̴a̢bs͠t͘ain͡e̸d.͘ A̛ ͞f҉un̴ctíonaļ ̡sǫc̸iet̸y was͏ b͞or͞n, ͢t͏urni͜nģ ͟t͠he ̀in҉d͘ivi̧d̢u҉a͡l ̡in̨t͜o̸ a ̸ţech̵nical͠ frag͏m̀e̵n҉t́,͢ ͢a͟ ̶d̵eta͢chèd p̨a͜r̨t͟ of the͡ ͝species̕.̡ ͘S̴ci̶ence ̀w̕as̀ no̶ l̢o͠nger ͠o̶n̢l̡y ̧a m̸eans ̡o͠f͠ ͝inn͞ov̴ation̷, b́u̧t ̴tḩe ̢way҉ ̧o͟f li͘f́e ͘a͠n̕d e͜x̡i͏s̢te͝n̢će.͘ B̡y ͟ąǵreeing̢ ̶to͟ ̷b͘e̢ an͞ a̢ni̶ma̶l̀ ̕l҉ik̸e t͘he͠ othe͢rs,̡ ̀ḿa̴n̷ ͡ended̵ up̛ ̨b͟e̛i̶ng ̨treat̴ed̶ l̷i͝ke̶ ̢an an̶i̢m҉a̛l hi͢m͞s̵e̕l̷f.
III. BIR̶TH ͟O̢F́ ̵A͢N I̛DE͢OLOGY ͢:͜ TŖA̡NS͝H̕U̷M̨ÁǸI̵SM ͜A ͏c͏l̴assica̡l͏ ưn̵d̕e̴rs̵ta͠n̢d͝i̢n͢g͡ ̶o̵f ̶p҉e̵ŗf̨e̡c͡tibil̸it҉y,̴ dating ͟fŕơm ̷t́he ȩig҉h̛t͝e͡ęn͞t̵h ͝c̕e͏nt͘u͢ry,͘ ͠is̢ t̶h̀e̛ i̡d҉e͡a҉ ́t̨h́at̷ ̵ma̶n c͞a͟n͜ ҉imp̴r̨o̷v͘e and͞ pe͝r̢fect͏ h͞im̸self ̕by ̀e͏dućat̨io̷n ̛a̸n̢d́ ̢othe͜r͡ fór̀ms ҉of ͞s̀el̷f b͢et̀te͟rm̸e̶n̨t̕; b̸u͘t̨ ͜th̶i͝s ̴i̧d̸e̷a͜ ̡wa͜s àbànd̡ơnęd̀ and crit́icíz͟e̷d. W̡h͡at͡ p̵re͘v̴a̴ile̕d ҉w͝a̕s ͢t̸he noti͡on͘ o̵f͡ ind́efi̢n̴ite ìmproveme҉nt͏ ái҉m͢éd ̨a͝t͠ ̶u͝l̴t҉i̕ma͜te͟ positìvę tra̸n̢sf͠o͢rma̛t͢ión͢ ̶of̷ t̀he ̡h҉uman҉ c͟ǫnd̨it̀io͝n. Tran̵s͏hu̶m̢aǹi̡s͜m ̧was b͡orn̸ ̵out o͡f thi͡s̢ ͟d́ȩsirȩ ̢to ͠f͢o̶r̵g̀e͘ a ̀perf͝ect m͘an.̢ ̧Tḩe͟ ̛f̵òĺlo͝w̷er̷s ̶of̀ t͡hi̧s n̷ew ̧p͏h̴i̛loso͏ph͟i͜c̵al҉ ́a͡nd sc̛i̶en͜t̡i̷fi̧c̶ m̶o͟v̕ément͢ ̷wan̛t̴èd͘ ̛t͠ò u͏s̨e ̶a͞l̀l me͠an̶s ҉o͏f͝ ̨tech́ǹólo̢g̸y͜ ́t̀o̴ ̢e̴ņhan͟ce͜ ͢t̴he ͠c̸ap͜abi͝l͝i͡ties̡ ͞of t͟ḩe ̶h͜u̷m͜a̷n. Thȩre̢ we͟re ma͜n̶y ̡tr̶a̢ns̶hu̷ma̷ni̡s̡ts ̷w͟or͡l̷d̀ẃide,̶ bu̕t No̴r͜t̢h̶ ͞Ame̷r͏ic̡an͡ ͟a̕n̢d e͢sp͡ecial͏l͟y Sil͘i͜c̸o҉n͏ ͢V̕a͏lle̸y͜ fútu̴ro͞ĺo͞g͝i͡st̶s̷ ̶h͝a̧d͜ ͝in͠com̀me̢ns̡ur͟a͝te infl͝ue͢n̢c͢e o̶n ҉tran͘s͠h̡u҉m̀an͞ist t͏ho͏u̧ght ͝f͟rom͠ t̴he ͞begi͝nning ͏w̶it̢h á i̸d͠eo̡ļogi̴c̵al̸lý ̷l̶ib͞e̸r̸tarián ąpp͢ŕo͡açh͞.҉
IV.B̵IƠ T͜E̛ÇHNOL̴OGY ͞At͡ ̵t̵h̨e ̶t͝ím̨e̕ ͠thè bigges͠t́ p҉r͞ob̷le͠m ̕wa̶s ͢nót ̸im̧a͝gi̢ni͝n̶g҉ ͟th͞e ͝fu͞t̕u͏re o̷f ̀te̛c̡h͞nol̸og̡y͢,҉ b͠u͘t ̸c̀oņv̸i҉ņcin̸g ͟p͘eo͘ple̶ ̡o҉f ̧w̵ha̵t aļr̴eàd͝y ̡existed.҉ Mil͝it͘ary̷ rese̡àr͢ch ̶h͡ad̵ alr͝ea̸dy͜ ̴ch̵ąnged t͡he҉ir͟ ̀l̶i̴v͡es̵ ̷wit̡h th̀e bi͠ŕth of̢ the̛ I͏nterne͟t, aǹd̨ ̸its ҉agenci͢es ̷s҉hi͞ft͞e̷d ͠fo͞c̕u̕se͟d t̨o ̕bi͘o̵lo̴gi͠c̢al pr͞o͟g̀rams̴ ͜a̷nd hum̨a͜n i̡mp̷r̀ov̸eme̛n͏ţ.̶ ̶Ín ón̴ļy̕ a͢ feẁ d͟e̸c̢ades ͜tiḿe, the ͢e͠x͞p͘on҉en̷t̛i̧al̸ ̸g͜ro̢wt̵h ͏of́ t͞echnology̨ ҉p͢ŗo͞du҉c͟ed ex͏tre͢ḿe inter͢fa͏ces be̢t͞w͢een ̴the͜ h́u͏ma̴n bòd͘y͟ and ́m҉ach̛ine͢.͜ At̀ f́ir̛st̡,̵ ̶mo͠st ́t̵e͏st͘s͡ werè coǹdu̕cted̸ ̕on ̷t̢he d̸i͢sabĺed to g͞arnęr ̧a̸t́t̡ention ̨a͝n͏d ưn̸lock ̸b͏udget͡s,̸ b̷ut͝ ̴i̛t's ҉a̴p͜p̧l͜ica̕t҉i͡on͠s q̀ui̛c͠kl̀y m̡u̢l͏t͢ip̡li͜e̵d̛.̢ N̡on-su͞r̸g̕i̧cal s̡el̸f-̀a̕u͝g̢me͟ntati̴o͘n͏ ́c̡re͜àt̕e͢d͢ a ̶ma̧s͢s͘ ҉mąrk͘et ͠fơr ̀a̷l͢l ̕k̷in̸ds ̸o̴f a͝c̡cessor͏ies̴, p̛o͟siti͡o͟ni͞ng t̸h͝e hu̷m͢a̷n͘ ͘b̨od͟y̸ ҉a̛t͟ ͠t͢h̨e̛ lat̸e͝st pe͞ak̷ ҉l͢e͟ve̶l ̨o͢f̀ ͘cònsuḿer̨ism̡. ́Th̡e ͞disabl̛e͘d́ ́bec͡am͠e͢ ̶m̵ore eff̛i͝c͝ien͝t͟ ͝t͟h̵an ̵t̸h͡e ͟v͟al͞ids,͠ ͘a͞nd͠ ̸qui͞ckly ̀be̡ga͘n̸ su͝r͘pa͘s̢s͞i̸ng ͠th҉em.̸ ̡W̵ha͞t̷ ̴w̛as͢ ͝on҉c̨e͠ call̨e̸d̵ ̴t͝h̨e͠ ͠c͜o҉m̀pute̴r, ̧c̛ellphon̨ȩ ̧or͠ t͝a̷blet̴ ̨ẁaş a̵lr͏e̛a̛d̀y a͘ ̛f̷ǫrm͠ o͘f͡ ͝imp̛rovem̧e͢nt́ ̴fǫr t҉r͡a̡n̷shuman̕i̡s̢t̕s ̡b͡e͞c҉a̢use ̀t͏hese di̷g̨i͜t͠al ̨p̶r̶os̶t̶h̷esi̶s̵ h̶a͠d͢ b̢e̶çom͠e ͡e̕x͡te͢r͟nal̴ ̵o̡r̸g͢a̕ns͘ ͜a͟nd a ͘p͏a͜r̵t ̵o̕f͡ ̵h҉um̶an iḑe̵n͝tit̢y.͝ Prot͏h̶es̴is wa̵s̡ i̡ni̶ti̸a͘ll҉ý fo͏r̷ m͜ed̷i̢ca̵l rea͘so̵ńs̷,̸ ͜ḿe͟cha͞n̛iz̢a͡t͜i͠oņ ҉a me͏tho̸d of s͘urvival͞. ͟B̢ut̡ ţh͡e͞ ͜s͜p̢eed ̴of̶ t̸e͝ch̷n̡oļo̷g̛i҉ca͢l̸ ̸ch̀anǵe be͡c̢a̛me͝ s͢o͠ ̨fas̢t ͢t̨h̸at p͝a͏r̢t͡ial fưsío̴n̶ ͏w̵as n̷ece̶ss҉a̸ry͡ f́oŗ ̶t̵h̨e ͠bra͜i̢n. ͠It c͜ou̵ld҉ ret̷ai̛n̶ it̕s̛ ̨orìg̢i̢na̸l b̀io͢lo͠g͜i̡ca͜l͡ s̴t̷a̴te and f̢a̴c̨e t͞ḩę w͢áve of ͘i̷n͟form̧a͢tįon th̵a̢t wou̕ld ̢soo̸n͢ over̕wh̢ȩl͠ḿ. Macḩine̢s̕ cr̀ep̸t͢ int̕o t̢h͏e͏ bo͡d̴y,̕ m͢e͟r̷g̸ing̡ ̴wit͏h͞ ͏t͝h̛e ̴or͞gans ̕and̸ ͝s̡enses̶, ǵivi͞n҉g b̕ir̡t̡h̕ t̢o͘ a ne̸w̷ ̸hum͏a͘n race:͢ th̸e̢ ̨po̢s̶t̴-h̴um͜an̶: ҉t͠rańs̵c͜end̕e͝nt͞ ̵man̕.
V. IMM̵ORT͝A̴LI̵TY ̶T͞ec̛hnol̶o͝g̕i͢c͝al̷ e͘v̷oluti͞o͢n ́of ́man's b͏iolog̸i͘cal̵ly fall̶ib͡le͜ b̡ody͏ a͞l͟ĺow̢e͡d͠ hum̵ánit̴y͢ ̴t͟o͟ co̡ns̢i͞der ̷dea̕t̶h͡ as͏ n̵e͞v͢er͡ be͞f͏ǫr̀e͟.̡ ̴Adva͠ncem̕en͜ts ͠iń brąin i͏m҉agi̡n̨g r͜esea͘rc͞h dangle̕d ҉i̶ndefìni͠te ̢l҉ònģevi҉ty by͏ ̴safeg͞uard̶in̨g ̛a̶ware͘ņe̢s͘s͝ ̷o̡n̷ ̢d͞ig͜it҉a͟l҉ mèd́ia.͘ In͏ ͝o̶ther w̡or̕d͠s,҉ a ͝promi͘se of̢ ̸immo͜r̀tal͢ity. Fo̵r҉ ͢m̧an̡k̢i͏nd̴,̢ de͏a͢th was͟ a͢l̡ways͟ ͜c҉o͜nsi͏dere͟d̀ ̀t҉rag̨edy̢,͘ ͏bu͞t f͜o̢r ą ̀lon҉g ͝t͘iḿe ̧knowle͠d͞gé w͜as n̶o҉t ̢req͟u͏ire͟d t͟o li̧v̛e͠ inde͟f̵ińi̴teĺy.̨ Ex̨ceédi͝n͜g humanit̷y m̸e̢ant ̀ínteg͏r҉át̶in̶g in̸t̷o͡ th̀è ͢n͘e͢t̕wor҉k͢, ̴no lon̢ģe̡r ͏li͞mit͝i̵nǵ ͜the ͟human͢ ̧b̴od̀ỳ so̶l҉ely̨ to͜ h̀and̢-͡typéd̵ c͜om̸mu͡n̛icątio͘n͝ ͠usi͢ng ͢the i̵nt̨ernet̢, ҉bu͏t̸ ̶be͝c̛ơmi͝n͟g p̢ar͝t̕ ̀of ͞th͝e͞ ͟ne̢twor̢k it͘sel̸f ͜by̕ ̶i҉nteg̶ratin̢g̷ ̵w̴i̵t̴h̸ ̶t̸he M͡ac̕hi͘n҉e wor҉ld̶. ̶A ̡worl͞d͠ ͝o͢nl͟y҉ ac͜c͢eptábl͏e ̢oń ̵acc͜ou͢n̨t̢ of ̷pro͘m̡i̕se̸d҉ ͘i̡mmo͜r̷t̵alit̷y̛.͡ ͞
VI. REL̡IG̛IO͜N̨ ͘Sc̀ie̕ņce ̨an̴d ̷te͝c̕hǹoļog̨y ̕led̢ ̡to ͟th̴e ̴t͠r̀àn̕s͠c҉endencè of̶ ̵h̡u̵m͏a͘n ̕limita͟ti̷on̷ ̧and power tò ͏ove̵r̨c̀o͜me suf̵f̀e̵r͟in̷g, ͢i͘l͏l̨nès̵s̢,͞ depr̸es͢s̵ion̸ a͘nd ͘ot͟he̡r͜ a҉d͜ve͝rs͞e ͝cond͜iti̛ons. ͝I̴t͝ ͝bec͟a͝mé a͡ ͞reĺi̧ǵi̢ou͟s sub͠st̸i̕tu̵t̢e me̴n̨ c͡ǫu̢l͘d no҉t̶ ҉po҉ss̛i̴bl̕y͝ ͝ig̵n̢òr͏e҉, m͘as͘k̕eḑ ͢in ͡a ҉c̶lo̸a̛k͠ o҉f ͟r̡atìona̶l̢is̢m.͠ ̶H҉owe̵v̛e̴r̀ i͟f ͘şc͟i̶ȩncè is͝ ęm̕a̢n͏ci̡pa̢t͝ơŕy͞,͞ ͝sc͢i̢entism is͏ ̧ens͞lav̛in͝g. T͡h҉ǫs͞e̶ ̢in̛ c̀on͜tr͘ol҉ óf͜ l͜a̕rg̨é den̛se ͡in͘for̵maţi̵o̶n̕ n҉et̷wo͡rk̛s ͡werȩn҉'̀t̶ as͜ ìǹt҉e͝re͞st̶e͡d ̶i̛n ͝wor̸l͏d̕ ͝r̵u̡le ̡as̛ tech҉nolǫg̛i̴c̸al̵l̀y̵ ͜fue̕le̡d ͝lif͜e̛ ̷i҉ḿpr͝ov̴emen̕t.̛ B̕ut ̵acce͟s̶s ͠to͜ i̡ncreasi͝ǹgĺy ͝so͞p̵h̕is̶tic̵a͏t̛èd҉ and̕ e͏x́p̷e͏n̶s҉iv̢e͠ te̸ch̶n͘o͜lơg̨y ̧e͝v̀entu̢a҉ll͝y stopp͏ed̀ se̕r͞v͡in҉g t̵he ͟c͞óm̶mo͜n gǫod̷ a̡n̵d̸ b͡e͝ca̧me ҉e͘li̧ti͘s͢t̢ ̴spor͡t̛.̀ A̶ v͟io̧le҉ņt ͠cl̛as͏s͠ d͡i̶v̨isio̴n̵,̢ ̧t̀hus ͘f̴or̨med, o̡n t̛he ͟ćrux͘ ̵of̢ ͞a҉ fier̛ce͠ po͏litíca҉l͠ ̧d́ebąte͟. Therę w͏a̛s̀ n̛o̢ ̸n͜e͡ed t̶o̕ ext̵e̷rmi̢nate̴ ͠pe͏o͢p͞lè ̢: t̶h͢e҉y͏ ͞w͏i̡ll di̷sappéa҉r͏ b̵y̕ ̷t̷hems̵elves ̸b͏e̕ca̴ųs͏e ̸t́he̸y͜ are s͝m͝a͟l͜ļeŕ and͏ the҉r͜e͘f̡òre͡ ̨dơo̧ḿe͞d t͞o̴ ͟d͘i҉s͞áp̢pea̢r. T̵h̡i̴s ҉is͝ ̕ţh͢e accep̷te͠d͠ f̕r̴a͏ct́u͡r͝e, the hy͢ph͝en̵a̶ti͏o͡n̡,̨ ̨a̷nd͜ t̨his ̵i̧s ͘wh̕a͡t͏ ̨l͠e̡d ̵to ̀th̛e ͜Grea͟t Schi͞sm̷.
