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Here is a link to a very interesting video on prosthesis's and cybernetics from the point of view of someone with a robotic eye.
http://www.tecca.com/news/2011/08/29/deus-ex-cyborg-documentary/
It left me with an interesting question, if you could get rid of your pain by giving up part of your humanity by replacing some of your body parts with machines, would you?
For me the answer is a no brainer, i would give up my legs and even my arms if it meant being able to live once again, to play with my children without pain. I would gladly become a "cyborg" to get this.
If nothing else this video is fun and informative, give it a watch, if you didn't know about this technology you will be amazed........Kris.....
http://www.tecca.com/news/2011/08/29/deus-ex-cyborg-documentary/
It left me with an interesting question, if you could get rid of your pain by giving up part of your humanity by replacing some of your body parts with machines, would you?
For me the answer is a no brainer, i would give up my legs and even my arms if it meant being able to live once again, to play with my children without pain. I would gladly become a "cyborg" to get this.
If nothing else this video is fun and informative, give it a watch, if you didn't know about this technology you will be amazed........Kris.....
I guess I don't trust modern medicine and especially not when it comes to radical procedures.
Maybe these people can run, but are they painfree? I doubt it.
My question was one born more from personal ethics, would you replace a body part with a man made replacement if the promise of being pain free afterward was guaranteed? I know this is a promise that currently can not be made, that is why it is a hypothetical question.....Kris....
Just don't like the idea of a foreign object replacing my real body.
Don't like pain either though, so.....
nighty night.
Interesting question. I will have to check out the site. I know there have been amazing technical advances in this area.
Have you ever seen Doctor Who? There are Cybermen in some of his shows. These Cybermen have a human brain but they have there emotions and other sensations turned off. They live In this metal shell and they all look the same. They can't get sick or feel pain.
Thanks for sharing. Be well.:)