Jules (Lu Tao)
Biomedical engineering is a field for research and development
techniques and devices for medical practice. In the procedure, ethical issues
cannot be avoided that it will happened in several aspect such as the relationship
of patients and practitioners, and the limit between treatment disease and create
superhuman.
Do people who have prosthetics in their brain be responsible
for all of their actions? As far as I am concerned, the answer is YES, but it
is maybe not everlasting. As a human, we grow a mature body need 18 years approximately.
However, damage is instant. If the brain have some diseases or be harm, the doctor
can treat it keep it life, but the brain need time to regrow. In addition, the situation
depends on which part of brain is harmed. As we now, different part of human
brain have different functions that some functions are irreversible such as
memory. If the part was harmed which function is save memory, the brain may
loss part of memory.
Should biomedical engineers try to develop brains that are
superior to the normal human brain? Actually, I do not know they should to try
or not, but it is a truth that the negative aspect is bigger than positive
aspect. If biomedical engineers create some techniques can develop human brain,
it mains human will have more artificial geniuses. They can help people do more
research, some world problem may can solved. However, nobody can sure that the
techniques can success each time. If the consequence is fail, they created a
monster not a genius, who need to shoulder the responsibility?
Good point in your last paragraph. We've had many science-fiction novels published in the past century that have approached topics just like this one (take "Frankenstein" by Mary Shelley or "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley, for instance). As far as social concern goes, there are certainly more negatives to be wary of when it comes to developing superior humans.
ReplyDeleteWhy do you think that the development of brains by biomedical engineers has much more negative aspects than the positive's? I think the engineers can create a better way to modify the bad effects.
ReplyDeleteHuman brain is different with other organs, it be used for judge life or death. The body experiment is not be permited. I know the engineers will find some method to do better. However, there are too much problem need be solved.
DeleteI think people always focus the positive aspects. To the negative aspects, if they can accept what it brings, they will forget it.
ReplyDeleteI think people always focus the positive aspects. To the negative aspects, if they can accept what it brings, they will forget it.
ReplyDeleteYou are toooooo lazy......
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