i'd go whole hog. eyes? ears? limbs? whole organs? sign me right up, i've been meaning to replace some of my squishy bits, they are after all....squishy and not as good as synthetic stuff.
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Eh... I don't think it is that far fetched to achieve what you describe already through mental tricks and the like. From what I have come to understand hypnosis already claims to be able to give you both hallucinations and relief from pain. I even suspect that I can order my emotions around, although in a very indirect fashion.Doclector said:...
Personally, I'm intrigued by the possibility of somehow augmenting our very minds. Imagine being able to control your thoughts directly. You don't want to feel attracted to someone you really shouldn't be attracted to? You don't have to be. You feel anxious about a routine meeting? Turn the anxiety down. It could be as easy as turning add-ons off and on in firefox. It always greatly frustrated me that I cannot truly be the master of my own mind.
And of course, I'd have to get robot arms. Dur.
To me, this sounds like wanting to be a robot. I know that isn't what you're insinuating but in my opinion, not having complete control over our minds is part of what makes us human.Doclector said:Personally, I'm intrigued by the possibility of somehow augmenting our very minds. Imagine being able to control your thoughts directly. You don't want to feel attracted to someone you really shouldn't be attracted to? You don't have to be. You feel anxious about a routine meeting? Turn the anxiety down. It could be as easy as turning add-ons off and on in firefox. It always greatly frustrated me that I cannot truly be the master of my own mind.