2006-10-16 09:40:10 · 6 answers · asked by HESHAM 1 in Social Science ➔ Anthropology
Yes, we could. I class we we're talking about how genetic engineer will drastically change the world. We could make people look a certain way; "The Perfect Race." So there is a lot of ethics behind it all.
I think that genetic engineering is good in the sense of curing diseases, but bad in the sense of changing your child's appearance.
2006-10-16 09:44:57 · answer #1 · answered by Jacques 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would dispute any of the answers that suggest that eyes and ears can be made "more powerful"
How can perfect vision be made more "powerful?" Perfect is perfect. If by more powerful you mean something like telescopic vision, then I might agree that this can be a possibility. Problem is, that there is nothing in a human's physiography that could switch this telescopic vision on and off. The lens that magnifies objects at a distance would not be able to readjust itself to close up. In other words, telescopic vision means a LOT less peripheral vision.
I can make similar arguments against the feasability of more powerful (I translate that to mean "more sensitive") hearing. One's ears hear plenty, even now. Our ears hear so well that our brain has to filter out a LOT of what we hear, so that we can pay attention to what we need.
A more sensitive ear means that you can hear things farther away, right? That can ONLY mean it makes sounds louder. To cope with the louder sounds, the brain would then need to filter out the unwanted sounds, even the unwanted VOLUME of sound, cancelling out the improved hearing. Someone with more sensitive hearing would have a difficult time surviving in a noise polutted world.
2006-10-16 17:06:49 · answer #2 · answered by Vince M 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hello Hesham,
Hey ! That future is very close now. Actually it is augmented with bionic devices, but for example; work is being done to make blind eyes see. Its just a matter of time before someone makes the eye see farther. Engineers are working constantly on these things.
Butch
2006-10-16 16:47:35 · answer #3 · answered by Butch 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That takes too long, Where have you been. Some of these futuristic things are around, probably some are still experimental but some are definitely mainstream, especially eye improvements. Ask your doctor, optometrist, They will fill you in.
2006-10-16 16:52:09 · answer #4 · answered by QuiteNewHere 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Possibly!
2006-10-16 16:42:25 · answer #5 · answered by dot&carryone. 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
what? I can't even hear the screen or see you voice!!? Speak up...damn these natural ear and eyes.
2006-10-16 18:30:08 · answer #6 · answered by amulkerin2002 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋