More Abolition of Man passages: Conditioners outside the Tao stand in the void
luke_drago_ · x · 2026-10-21
The author follows up with three more passages from The Abolition of Man, extending the earlier thread on technological power and alignment.
- The Conditioners are not bad men but have sacrificed their own share of humanity to decide what 'Humanity' shall mean; 'good' and 'bad' derive content from them
- Even if all humans wanted the same things, Duty is only the Tao they may impose but cannot be valid for them; preserving the species is equally question-begging — no motive survives scrutiny
- Stepping outside the Tao, they step into the void; their subjects are artefacts. Man's final conquest proved to be the abolition of Man
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