Originally Posted by ObieX

Yep it could technically lead down that road. But the main exits along that road are things like - pacemakers, implants to restore hearing in the deaf (already exist, and getting better), implants to restore sight to the blind (already exist, and getting better), and implants to restore movement to the paralyzed (also already exist, and getting better). Sure some of these things involve implants of small chips into various parts of the body including the brain, but i would rather be a sighted person with a chip in my brain that makes me able to see, than be blind. I would rather be a hearing person with a chip implanted in my brain that makes me able to see, than a blind person. I would also prefer to be a walking person with a chip implanted in my brain that gives me the ability to walk, than a paralyzed person.

There's also chips that already exist to allow a person to interact with a computer by their thoughts, so a person who is unable to move anything below the neck is able to control his wheelchair, or surf the internet (moving his mouse across the screen and clicking)

I'm not sure what you have against this type of technology, except maybe thinking that someone will be able to control your mind somehow through it, or track your every move. While the tracking thing will be coming up soon (if its not alrady available - possibly is through the army) it will be voluntary. When the government starts forcing citizens to put this stuff into their bodies then you would have a legitimate grievance. At this point that point of view is standing in the way of some pretty significant breakthroughs in medicine and every day life improvement. While you may not take advantage of any of these advances in any way, for whatever reason, you will eventually be at a large disadvantage compaired to people who do. Like for example, someone who has a phone would be at a better advantage to someone who doesnt believe phones are a good thing.

If you suddenly went deaf, would you prefer to stay deaf or get a chip implanted that would restore your hearing completely? Or if you suddenly went blind from, say, diabetes.. would you prefer to stay blind? or would you go for getting a chip implanted that would restore your sight?