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Old 02-11-2005, 05:20 AM   #17 (permalink)
zen_tom
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There are still a large number of people who shy away from simple things like body piercings and tattoos - I can't see this kind of technology catching on untill there are some real benefits.

I don't see our natural abilities being improved a great deal in terms of strength/speed etc, but perhaps in enhanced perception (glasses, hearing aids, binoculars etc already exist) and extended communication/control (bone-phone, thought-activated devices etc) But I guess we will allways remain largely human. There may be those who choose to disfigure themselves surgically (as they do today) for vanity reasons - but that's nothing new.
 
 

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