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Engineering out sin

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Turing

New Member
Consider the following premise: Future advances in our understanding of the brain lead to discoveries that allow us to essentially "switch off" undesireable emotions or desires...i.e. the desire to kill, steal, do drugs, etc. Furthermore, this process is 100% medically safe and 100% guaranteed to work. Assume that this process would involve some sort of "reconditioning" of the human mind, perhaps involving implants or maybe through pills. The end result is the human mind is fundamentally altered (evolved?) to remove the bad stuff.

If such a technological advancement was ever possible, would the religious community in general support it?

My opinion is that they would never support such a process. I have to believe that any technological advance that involves changing ourselves would not be seen as desirable by the religious community because we are messing around with "God's work". Maybe at a deeper level, sin is just too good for business?

Thoughts?
 
CynthiaCypher

CynthiaCypher

Well-Known Member
Turing said:
Consider the following premise: Future advances in our understanding of the brain lead to discoveries that allow us to essentially "switch off" undesireable emotions or desires...i.e. the desire to kill, steal, do drugs, etc. Furthermore, this process is 100% medically safe and 100% guaranteed to work. Assume that this process would involve some sort of "reconditioning" of the human mind, perhaps involving implants or maybe through pills. The end result is the human mind is fundamentally altered (evolved?) to remove the bad stuff.

If such a technological advancement was ever possible, would the religious community in general support it?

My opinion is that they would never support such a process. I have to believe that any technological advance that involves changing ourselves would not be seen as desirable by the religious community because we are messing around with "God's work". Maybe at a deeper level, sin is just too good for business?

Thoughts?
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What if we need the bad stuff?
 
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Vadergirl123

Active Member
Turing said:
Consider the following premise: Future advances in our understanding of the brain lead to discoveries that allow us to essentially "switch off" undesireable emotions or desires...i.e. the desire to kill, steal, do drugs, etc. Furthermore, this process is 100% medically safe and 100% guaranteed to work. Assume that this process would involve some sort of "reconditioning" of the human mind, perhaps involving implants or maybe through pills. The end result is the human mind is fundamentally altered (evolved?) to remove the bad stuff.

If such a technological advancement was ever possible, would the religious community in general support it?

My opinion is that they would never support such a process. I have to believe that any technological advance that involves changing ourselves would not be seen as desirable by the religious community because we are messing around with "God's work". Maybe at a deeper level, sin is just too good for business?

Thoughts?
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I doubt we'll ever create something that "turns off" sin. However I don't think I'd be for them since no doubt they'd have side-effects. I mean what if the implant was removed?? Or you ran out of pills. Doesn't sound like a very good thing to me. Sounds like more of a way to make money by selling those things and getting people to depend on them so it becomes a drug...
 
Willamena

Willamena

Just me
Premium Member
As long as the story is treated like a video game, with missions, rewards and a new life if you die, rather than as a prescription for living now, that fundamental change cannot happen.
 
JustWondering

JustWondering

Jerk
Turing said:
Consider the following premise: Future advances in our understanding of the brain lead to discoveries that allow us to essentially "switch off" undesireable emotions or desires...i.e. the desire to kill, steal, do drugs, etc. Furthermore, this process is 100% medically safe and 100% guaranteed to work. Assume that this process would involve some sort of "reconditioning" of the human mind, perhaps involving implants or maybe through pills. The end result is the human mind is fundamentally altered (evolved?) to remove the bad stuff.

If such a technological advancement was ever possible, would the religious community in general support it?

My opinion is that they would never support such a process. I have to believe that any technological advance that involves changing ourselves would not be seen as desirable by the religious community because we are messing around with "God's work". Maybe at a deeper level, sin is just too good for business?

Thoughts?
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Maybe we won't be given a choice. If somethings capable of eliminating all crime with no harmful side effects do you really think the governments of the world will not use it.
 
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beerisit

Active Member
Pegg said:
taking away free will is not the way to eliminate sin
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It's the only way humans can live forever. Or do you have another option? And don't say just not sinning, coz that hasn't happened for 200,000yrs. Regardless of whatever fantasy you believe about the amount of time. Even in your fantasy not sinning has not happened.
 
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