Class #12

RATING THE CONTROL OF ARTIFICIAL LIMBS BY THOUGHT ALONE:

On a scale on one to ten, where one is scary and ten is amazing; I would give the fact that human science continues to awe me with its advancements a "10" and by the unknown of what could come from such an advancement, I would give it a "0". My dear friend was hit my a wave a paralyzed from his neck down when I was 12. Through the years I have watched him both suffer and overcome living in a culture where being able is required. When I think of an advancement like this in which he could get some movement back, a chance to hug his children or walk to get his wife a coffee, I am thrilled. I know these technologies have scary variables and warfare is always a concern, but when you love someone that could have their life changed by this, it is much easier to accept it and just hope that while it helps millions of people it will hurt few. Nothing in life comes without its side effects.

THE DEVELOPMENT OF A "BIONIC" PERSON:

This one scares me a bit more. Trying to move limbs on a human body that already exists is one thing, but creating a whole new "person" seems useless. Don't we have enough issues of overpopulation? Don't we already have enough people that are unemployed? Is the arguement about sending these bionic people to war so we don't hurt soilders, but we will hurt who we are at war with. Sending them to mars, is that the plan? And what happens when this science gets in the hands of someone with Hitler mentality.....we will have no control. I support advancements in science more when I think it will greatly improve the life of a human, animal, or help the earth. Granted, if I had a robot here that was willing to offer me a massage every hour during final studying, I may have to get back to you.