Supporting the "bionic" person - well is that what we are doing with stimulating people's brains and enabling them to move and come out of coma. For sure I would agree with the technology that enables those kinds of actions. I think I cringe at the thought of what science might want to try to do with it - like super charging an athlete in some way for competitive reasons or some other ways that just bring fame and fortune to inventors and manufacturers. It feels a bit like we are messing with nature too much to develop a bionic person. However, I totally support the engineering of blood vessels, bladders, body parts like that can restore a person to health.
Controlling artificial limbs by thought alone - incredible. I imagine that some people would be more responsive to this process, but can't even think how this could really happen. Or can I? Could it be very focused intent that signals brain cells to respond to a command? Different people have skills that they have learned to develop or have just been born with. For example, Michael who did our photography, he has learned to read auras with some skill after a number of years. So I can think that many things are possible, it is just having someone teach the way. I would be all for this technology helping people who are paralyzed be able to have more fulfilling lives, but it doesn't sit with me for the gaming industry, because it feels too close to playing war.
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hey carol,
i really agree with both of your posts for this week. i too, can appreciate and support the development of bionic technology to help people, like with artificial limbs, but am wary of it's other applications. i really resonated with what you said aboutit's uses in the gaming industry feeling too much like playing war. yeah- i had just thought it was wasteful, etc, but hadn't made the connection of perhaps simulating or even perpetuating violence and war-like behavior. thanks for being so awesome- i absolutely loved being in classes with you this term, and look forward to connecting with you again when you return. happy, happy birthday on thursday, and have a beautiful time in minnesota.
hugs,
lynx
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