Transhumanism, Conspiracy, and Frankenstein Science: Grasping Legitimacy on the Boundaries of Scientific Inquiry

This roundtable discussion will explore how transhumanism must challenge the mainstream scientific consensus without compromising its own legitimacy. However, when scientific progress is too slow, some transhumanists may turn to black market drugs, do-it-yourself gene modification, and even unsanctioned experiments. With the lines of science blurred, will transhumanism fall prey to conspiracy around its motivations for power and questionable methods, similar to those that have plagued Denver for years? This roundtable will therefore explore how transhumanism dances precariously around the boundaries of scientific inquiry, finding itself often entangled and immersed in illegitimate fringe science and speculative conspiritual discourse from the Epstein Files to Reptilian theory.