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Kylon
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Joined: 03 Jun 2002
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Location: In a distant galaxy far far away...
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 Mon Nov 01, 2004 9:47 pm Mastering the Mind |
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I have a strange idea. instead of us trying to perfect our technologies, in order to better allow us to adapt to our environment using the technology, why not try to perfect ourselves, using our technology, that way we can adapt to our environment, without the need of our technology.
I have heard of "neurosteroids" and experiments on children. On average the childrens IQ is supposedly raised by 35 points. They are also supposedly better emtionally adjusted, score far, far greater in school than just having a high IQ would allow(my father has an IQ of 148, but he did terrible in school), and were supposedly seven times more likely to enter universities than average children.
If there weren't that many hazards(there probably are, since there steroids and they induce increased cell division, they probably up the rate of cancer), would the masses accept this? Is it unethical?
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Hitchhiker
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Joined: 11 Aug 2004
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Location: Ontario, Canada
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| Mon Nov 01, 2004 10:19 pm |
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Steroids for the brain? Wouldn't that just be as unethical as steroids for the body? Will our math competitions be reduced to drug tests just as the Olympics have been?
I prefer to get by on my own personality and strength of character, not artificial chemical adjustments to my brain.
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lionhead
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Location: The Delta Quadrant (or not...)
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| Tue Nov 02, 2004 7:08 am Re: Mastering the Mind |
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| Kylon wrote: | I have a strange idea. instead of us trying to perfect our technologies, in order to better allow us to adapt to our environment using the technology, why not try to perfect ourselves, using our technology, that way we can adapt to our environment, without the need of our technology.
I have heard of "neurosteroids" and experiments on children. On average the childrens IQ is supposedly raised by 35 points. They are also supposedly better emtionally adjusted, score far, far greater in school than just having a high IQ would allow(my father has an IQ of 148, but he did terrible in school), and were supposedly seven times more likely to enter universities than average children.
If there weren't that many hazards(there probably are, since there steroids and they induce increased cell division, they probably up the rate of cancer), would the masses accept this? Is it unethical? |
Hm, sounds familiar. Oh right, The Borg. The most evil race ever.
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starnova
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| Mon Nov 15, 2004 12:04 am |
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where did you get this information?
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Founder
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Location: Gamma Quadrant
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| Mon Nov 15, 2004 12:28 am Re: Mastering the Mind |
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| lionhead wrote: | | Kylon wrote: | I have a strange idea. instead of us trying to perfect our technologies, in order to better allow us to adapt to our environment using the technology, why not try to perfect ourselves, using our technology, that way we can adapt to our environment, without the need of our technology.
I have heard of "neurosteroids" and experiments on children. On average the childrens IQ is supposedly raised by 35 points. They are also supposedly better emtionally adjusted, score far, far greater in school than just having a high IQ would allow(my father has an IQ of 148, but he did terrible in school), and were supposedly seven times more likely to enter universities than average children.
If there weren't that many hazards(there probably are, since there steroids and they induce increased cell division, they probably up the rate of cancer), would the masses accept this? Is it unethical? |
Hm, sounds familiar. Oh right, The Borg. The most evil race ever. |
Agreed. It sounds too much like trying to improve on ourselves through unnatural means.
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starnova
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| Mon Nov 15, 2004 12:32 am |
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but if we keep adding machines on to us wont we lose the thing that makes us HUMAN 
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lionhead
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| Mon Nov 15, 2004 7:02 am |
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Thats what Me and founder are saying.
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starnova
Commodore
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| Wed Nov 17, 2004 12:20 am |
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i think we should try to make robots like data he was cool
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lionhead
Rear Admiral
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| Wed Nov 17, 2004 8:49 am |
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yeah, but then you might get Temrinators or The Matrix, and i rather have the borg....wait, no i don't.  but i rather have terminators than the matrix. At least with the terminator they go head to head with us.
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starnova
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Location: Commodore on the USS Farraget
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| Sat Nov 20, 2004 10:02 pm |
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i would like treminators but with some safety procall where they try not to kill humans
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EnsignParis
Lieutenant Commander
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| Mon Nov 22, 2004 12:06 am |
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| starnova wrote: | | where did you get this information? |
Yeah. Sources please.
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