Transhumanism: fountain of youth and knowledge or mark of the beast
By EvanHunter
@EvanHunter (4026)
United States
January 26, 2010 8:40pm CST
Scientist have been working on a new field of neurology that could extend our lives nearly indefinitely. It could remove emotional depression and pain and repair broken portions of the human body. It would also make it possible that we could learn anything at a push of a button, similar to the scene in the movie matrix where trinity learns how to fly a helicopter. But there are draw backs to this new technology, it would require the surgical implant of a chip into your brain and once that is done you brain could literally be hacked by anyone with the knowledge to do so. Imagine that who you are and all you know might be a lie and that you might be nothing more than a construct of a hive mind of a collection of others thoughts being downloaded into a collective of memories. Sound too science fiction? They estimate they are just around the corner from making it happen. Using new technology they can use lasers to make micro processors and computers that are constructed using atom by atom. They are also currently doing experiments with rats brain cells as conductors for processors. Anyone that sees this as a cure all for humanity needs to learn some history in my opinion, rarely are any of the good things that come from these kinds of discoveries shared with the common people instead the greedy elite always twist it into another form of control. As the old saying goes you don't get something for nothing.
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@blummus (451)
• United States
4 Feb 10
There's a lot more to transhumanism than the potential of manipulating brain cell clusters; indeed, transhumanism includes a wide variety of approaches geared toward lengthening life and improving its quality both now and into the far future. Transhumanism also embraces such approaches as changes in diet, use of supplements to enhance mental and physical performance. Yoga, meditation and exercise are also used with an eye toward improving and extending life. Would you urge someone to stop a cardio training program and stop watching his or her weight for fear of someone 'controlling' them in some way?
With regard to the question of controlling the firing of neurons, this does have a lot of seriously nasty potential to it. However, you do not strengthen your arguement by slamming all of the transhumanist movement over this particularly risky bundle of technology.
@EvanHunter (4026)
• United States
6 Feb 10
Thank you for the reply. Sorry I didn't get back to you sooner just noticed your post. Ok, lets look at where the research money is being dumped, is it going to better nutrition and things like Yoga and meditation or is it going to the high tech side of things to do with the things I pointed out and genetic manipulation? BTW you cant say GM foods are for our benefit because its already been proven that its actually more harmful for mammals and less nutritious than regular (organic) foods, the only difference is you are being fed more less nutritious and possibly harmful foods.
@Pose123 (21635)
• Canada
27 Jan 10
Hi EvanHunter, I know that there have been great advances in medicine etc, and that age expectancy has nearly doubled in the past 100 years, but this seems a bit much. I expect there will be even greater advances in the years ahead but I wouldn't want a chip implanted in my brain, that's for certain. Blessings.
@EvanHunter (4026)
• United States
28 Jan 10
Thank you for the reply. Immortality could come at the price of eternal slavery.
