Science is no doubt advancing everyday with its many advantages. The rate at which new inventions and theories spring up is so fascinating. No doubt, science has made living life a bit easier. But on another note, I think I take offense with science trying to play God in human lives, in the way they want to change creation down-side up.
Presently with science, a man can become a woman and a woman can become a man. If you are dark skinned and want to be light skinned, just call on science and that wish will be done. .This is quite outrageous but hey, it is science.
*Now if there was a chip that would be inserted into my brain which could make my brain remember things for longer and improve the memory capacity of the brain, would I be happy and willing to attempt it?
My honest answer is no. Firstly, I dread the thought of having my head (skull) opened up through surgery just so some scientists can insert a chip into my brain, all in the name of enhancing my memory retention capacity so that I will not forget things easily. No , no ,no, that is scary to me just thinking about it.
Secondly, there are things that we are better off forgetting, for our sanity and peace of mind. There are certain unfulfilled promises, hurts and traumas we passed through while growing up and journeying life. We might not forget that we had such an experience but we might forget the experience in explicit detail, which I see as a blessing of some sort.
Now with a chip implanted into my brain that would help me remember things longer, isn't that just a torture in itself?
This means that every detail of an experience will be remembered by me for a long time and perhaps, such a memory will never be forgotten. Nope, I don't want such an enhancement at all. Just leave me the way I am. I like to forget things and also remember things when I want to. No enhancements needed.
Human beings are not perfect. We remember some things and also forget some things. This is just the simple algorithm of life. Why then do we want to change the rhythm of how life works?
Come to think of it, what if during the surgery to implant the chip inside my brain,, something bad happens to me while on the operating table. Wouldn't that be a case of shooting myself in the foot? No way, I don't want that at all. I am fine and amazing just the way I am.
When my daughter was younger, she would cry whenever I wanted to go out without her. I would then squat down to her level, look her in the eye and make a promise to buy certain things for her.
Sometimes, I fulfill the promise and other times, due to work stress I would not be able to fulfill the promise I made to her in the morning. I remember that at those times, I would become a prayer warrior, praying that she forgets about the promises that I made to her myself and eight out of ten times, my prayer gets answered and she would not remember that I made her a promise.
Just imagining the fact that there is a chip which would make her remember every memory scares me. That means for every time I default in keeping my promise, then I would be in hot soup. Fellow parents, uncles and aunts to little ones can testify that being in such a position is not good at all. The child will never forget and might even brand is adults as promise breakers.
I think science should focus on how to eradicate pollution and how to sustain more energy that will not cause harm to the earth in the long run, not looking to insert chips into our innocent heads, lol.
Thanks for reading.
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