Would you support the development of a "bionic" person?
Yes & No. I'm willing to say Yes because there are pros and cons to every new technology. A "Bionic" person is a fully functional robotic human impersonator. Will this Bionic person ever become a person or will it be a dilemma, similar to what we see in sci-fi movies where the robot appear to think like a human, have feelings and emotions like a human, and carries a conscience to know what is right and what's not independently?
Yes, because as ironic as it may sound... it may help to advance the human race. The technology that can be assembled into a "Bionic" person can be used to assist people with disabilities or improve regular people's lives. But...
But.. No because the negative that comes with technology... When are we going to stop... There is a movement towards Transhumanism... a combining of humans and robots... What is the end goal? Not be a conspiracy theorist.. but what if we have all the parts to build and assemble a Bionic person.. will we want to change out all our parts for the sake of what's Bigger.. Better.. Faster... Something that may exceed the biological timeline for our bodies... If our arms.. break down.. go buy some new arms... If the legs... get a new pair.... Will our bodies be a assembly and creation of various companies and industries.... Will be stop at the "human head" as being on the only non-Bionic or artificial part? Or will technology and innovation want to switch that out too? I think the trend is.. go farther and above and beyond all frontier. The question of the mind and soul will be questioned. What if we can displace or transfer what we called the mind or soul out of a human being and into Machines???? Ghost in a machine... Just a thought.
Peace.
Although I am not supportive of the evolution of bionic technology, i do agree it is part of the dynamic process of change and transformation towards like you say bigger..better..etc. Perhaps it is inevitable.
ReplyDeleteWow Allen, I like some of the points you brought up here. I think you're absolutely right about how do we trust we'd use the technology and know when to say when...especially with the way our society drives us all to be superhuman. Great points, thanks for sharing your perspective!
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