tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5015340.post464024010501486543..comments2023-12-22T01:59:35.407-05:00Comments on The Musings of an Urban Christian: Man and MachineLHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02127870226377459490noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5015340.post-52056236851524991432010-05-03T23:45:33.607-04:002010-05-03T23:45:33.607-04:00Lee, I think my original distinction holds here: r...Lee, I think my original distinction holds here: regeneration of body parts is not recreation of the human being. In this case it is a clear restoration of that which was lost, or that which should have been there to begin with.<br /><br />However, it's not too hard to imagine ways similar technology could eventually be used to give people control of aspects of their bodies which have heretofore been inborn. Gender could be one example. That would, I think, be a bad thing.Nicholashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03876710927302794606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5015340.post-35276907287806344062010-04-28T21:10:10.406-04:002010-04-28T21:10:10.406-04:00I appreciate this post a lot. Getting wrapped up i...I appreciate this post a lot. Getting wrapped up in technology for its own sake is a constant temptation for me, and I need reminders to get me reprioritize.Daniel Nairnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14127732825472374125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5015340.post-19754101097346233772010-04-28T04:57:40.663-04:002010-04-28T04:57:40.663-04:00Daniel, good example. My younger friends run circ...Daniel, good example. My younger friends run circles around me in this regard, in terms of knowing what stuff is out there to help you filter through all the info that's out there and get yourself only what you're interested in. (I.e. Google Reader, RSS feeds.) And yet, as noted in my post, these are just tools; it's on us to figure out what we want to look at, and to set up our filters accordingly. Thanks for sharing.LHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02127870226377459490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5015340.post-77717771989388252942010-04-27T21:25:35.407-04:002010-04-27T21:25:35.407-04:00I'm pretty sure I've noticed how google ha...I'm pretty sure I've noticed how google has changed my memory. If there's an interesting fact I want to remember, I'll store a small enough piece of it to be able to do a google search and refresh my memory about whole thing when necessary. It skips that tedious phase of moving more than I need to into long-term memory. This is all subconscious.<br /><br />I'm fully aware of the implications of ceding a part of my brain to a corporation. I hope they were serious about that "don't be evil" thing?Daniel Nairnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14127732825472374125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5015340.post-47588448480617366842010-04-27T05:59:44.176-04:002010-04-27T05:59:44.176-04:00Nicholas, thanks for your food for thought. Just ...Nicholas, thanks for your food for thought. Just to give one example, we are probably not far from huge breakthroughs in regeneration of body parts; how should we feel about research in that area?LHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02127870226377459490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5015340.post-63532772996816959672010-04-26T17:27:08.666-04:002010-04-26T17:27:08.666-04:00Interesting, seemingly-contradictory articles. Eac...Interesting, seemingly-contradictory articles. Each seems to indicate that the men highlighted in the other are a passing fad.<br /><br />The point at which technology use makes me really uncomfortable is the point at which humans use it to recreate themselves. A central facet of human rebellion to God is in the attempt to be the authors of our own identities. People have been doing that to some extent ever since Adam and Eve made their own clothing, but with new and still-emerging technology it will be possible to do so on a new level.<br /><br />When people are using technology other than means naturally available to us such as diet and exercise in order to actually alter their bodies, brains, or genetic code, I am quite alarmed.Nicholashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03876710927302794606noreply@blogger.com