Tuesday, March 9, 2010

Duality in Controversial Technology

So what were people’s opinions of the first car ever built? Were some families hesitant to incorporate one into their household? What about the first personal computer. Computers have been around for quite a while but still not in every home. It seems that up until the last 5 years or so technology may have been avoided by some but now it seems that some people actually fear it. Cloning seems to be one such technology and of course stem cell research.
So what is the duality perspective to fear in technology? Absence of fear in technology? Or better yet just disregard the fear itself and pretend the fear never existed. This can easily be done by introducing feared technologies to your children or your pets.
After watching the video you tell me whether the dog owner would hesitate to have the same thing done to their own joints? Or maybe even re-grow some muscle tissue or maybe incorporate some animal tissue that makes you stronger.

And then all of a sudden you have immortality and didn't even know you were afraid of it.

If I could download my pets memories (see 3/7/2010 post) would I be more apt to clone him. Dont be surprised if this becomes a no brainer one day.

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Duality in Controversial Technology II

The below article is hard to classify as controversial technology because the technology brings so much good to the disabled. Yet if the future applications are fully integrated with other technologies will we become part of the collective.

Some think the resistance is futile.

Intendix, The Brain Computer Interface Goes Commercial (video)