by Erythrean Thebes » Sat Apr 20, 2019 9:20 am
by An Alan Smithee Nation » Sat Apr 20, 2019 9:26 am
by Autonomous Cleaner Bot Cleaners » Sat Apr 20, 2019 9:46 am
Erythrean Thebes wrote:What do you think is so controversial about the idea of artificial human evolution...?
by Pope Joan » Sat Apr 20, 2019 9:51 am
by Purpelia » Sat Apr 20, 2019 9:54 am
by Joohan » Sat Apr 20, 2019 10:03 am
by Lost Memories » Sat Apr 20, 2019 10:56 am
Purpelia wrote:1. Humans are a product of nature therefore the distinction between natural and artificial is fake.
2. Human kind has effected its own development and that of other species for so long now that in order to find a "natural" human by any definition of the word that makes sense you have to go back to pre-agriculture Africa.
by Erythrean Thebes » Sat Apr 20, 2019 3:58 pm
Autonomous Cleaner Bot Cleaners wrote:Erythrean Thebes wrote:What do you think is so controversial about the idea of artificial human evolution...?
It's probably to do with the way the primates, advanced as their knowledge is, are really only beginning to scratch the surface, and the knock on effects of heritable genetic modification in humans is a potentially serious problem. There isn't really "a" gene for any given trait, but rather complex interactions of many genes and traits that produce any particular characteristic. What may be an "improvement" in one area may prove to have unforeseen and serious consequences in others. Anticipating all of these consequences in an organism as complex as a human is a non-trivial matter.
Dunno about bolting robot arms into spines, but it seems like a bad idea. I mean, its a good idea for replacing lost limbs as a matter or restoring normal mobility. But the Spiderman guy? Why not bolt the arms into the fusion reactor assembly instead? The spinal method seems like a waste of a perfectly good robot arm, if you want my honest opinion.
Pope Joan wrote:Spider Robinson wrote a good speculative fiction novel about a future where this had happened, encouraged by selective gene therapy and surgery,
Some people ended up with religious visions and ecstasies, because yes there is a center in the brain for such activities,
Others ended up with links to the cheetah or the bat.
The theory which most appeals to me is that humans no longer evolve individually, We evolve collectively through our technology, which is an extension of ourselves
Purpelia wrote:1. Humans are a product of nature therefore the distinction between natural and artificial is fake.
2. Human kind has effected its own development and that of other species for so long now that in order to find a "natural" human by any definition of the word that makes sense you have to go back to pre-agriculture Africa.
Joohan wrote:I am wholly against any idea of artificial evolution ( which is simply mans hubris carried over into the extreme ), but I am not opposed to surgeries which would help remedy the ailments of the disabled.
No Dr. Oc arms or chameleon skin though.
by Bezkoshtovnya » Sat Apr 20, 2019 5:36 pm
Dante Alighieri wrote:There is no greater sorrow than to recall happiness in times of misery
Charlie Chaplin wrote:Nothing is permanent in this wicked world, not even our troubles.
by New Legland » Sat Apr 20, 2019 6:16 pm
by Samudera Darussalam » Sat Apr 20, 2019 6:51 pm
New Legland wrote:....prone to causing the development of a "master race" if this isn't universal.
New Legland wrote:...I'm only in support of this if it's used for mild cosmetic purposes, to improve health, produce humans that are more adapted to different environments if we ever start colonizing different planets.
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