Written for those who are interested in philosophical problems and, in particular, human development and what he may become in the future.
Have you heard the opinion that homo sapiens was formed more than 40 thousand years ago, and since then, in terms of physicality, it has not actually changed? That is, if a primitive man suddenly appeared through some suddenly opened time portal in our time, after he was washed and dressed in modern clothes, purely outwardly no one would have guessed that he was prehistoric.
That is, the speech is about the fact that physically people have not changed since the moment when evolution led them to the species Homo sapiens. The structure of the skull, bones, muscles, etc. The same. Although, spiritually and socially, the changes are, of course, colossal.
But in fact, the body also changes, although not significantly. At the disposal of modern science are numerous remains of people from different eras. Based on their analysis, the fact is striking that, for example, the average height of a person has now become higher. In addition, the teeth became worse. As for the rest, there really is no change.
However, the twentieth century made a revolutionary breakthrough in the intervention in physicality. Medicine and technology allow you to manipulate your appearance as you like, up to a change, it would seem, immutable - gender. Surgical plastic of individual parts of the body in our time is commonplace. As well as implants. A rare person in modern society does not have dental fillings or artificial teeth in general. Many have artificial pins, valves, etc. in their bodies.
People are more and more daring to improve their bodies. There are already examples of the implantation of chips under the skin. I saw a video about the project of implanting a computer into the hand, well, that is, in fact, from your body you can go to the Internet, talk on the phone and receive information from the network directly to the brain. Convenient, yes …
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The appearance of exoskeletons and prostheses, which are still bulky and foreign, has every prospect of ceasing to be such. They are already working on their connection with the human nervous system so that you can feel the prosthesis as a native part of the body and also control it. It's good? Undoubtedly. It is perfectly!
But.
Any innovation, originally intended for narrow purposes, for a specific group of people, if it provides additional opportunities, begins to be widely used. Take the birth of children. The possibility of conception in a test tube, then the bearing of an embryo by a surrogate mother is a necessity for those couples who cannot, due to illness, give birth to children in a normal way. For them, artificial insemination is a blessing.
But look what it turns into. Among bohemians (and not only), it is becoming fashionable to have a baby without problems thanks to surrogate motherhood. I paid the money - and voila! At 70 you become a young mother. Being gay becomes a dad with many children. Although in both cases, nature itself is against such parenting. But a person goes against her, because he has the right, etc. Type is free.
So the transformation of a person into a cyborg is quite real. Biotechnology will develop further, this is undoubtedly. Therefore, over time, there will be more and more opportunities to change your body and improve it as you like. Decreased organs can be changed and live for at least 200 years.
But the question arises: do we need it? Do we lose our human uniqueness, being carried away by bodily perfection? Can we be called people, 70 percent of artificial parts? Personally, I am afraid of such a prospect for humanity. And you?