In
the last edition we reported on the quest by evolutionary-minded folks to have
Man take the long-awaited “quantum jump” that would eventually make gods of
those of us smart enough to subscribe to their titillating offers. From the likes of MTN offering extremely fast
broadband access to the internet thus putting incredible amount of information
at your finger tips in the “A Better Me” campaign, to Google’s desire to
actually seamlessly integrate the entire internet directly with our thought
processes, here’s one of several streams of new developments promising to even
further improve these ideas.
In
considering the Internet pathway to godhood being prescribed by MTN and Google,
one valid question is: what about information not uploaded unto the Internet?
Ongoing researches at places like University of Southern California and the
University of Pensylvania are seeking to improve human memories by putting
implants that fiddle with the operations of the hippocampus of our brain. This is currently being tested in rats and in
people with epilepsy. Further
applications envisaged include either cancelling of bad memories (eg in
shock-shelled military people) or boosting and prolonging sweet memories (can
be used to wean off drug addicts). (Details here: https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg22830522-100-matrix-style-memory-prosthesis-set-to-supercharge-human-brain/
)
Ultimately
the scientists hope memories can be shared, in which case somebody experiences
(not just learn) what somebody else had acquired by experience. The famous
mind-meld phenomenon conjectured in Star Trek. (See also our 2010
article on MK Ultra experiments)
The
question of course is why we think all these are necessary. Difficult question
for folks who don’t believe there is a Creator Who put us here for a definite
purpose. It’s certainly clear that man’s
access to knowledge has by far outpaced his capacity for wisdom and good
judgement.
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