The idea of suspended animation is a science fiction lover's dream come true. Suspended animation is the process in which and organism has the ability to almost freeze in time, allowing it to seemingly be reincarnated. To me, this sounds like the common idea of cryogenic chambers, or at least the type of cryo chambers you would see in your everyday sci fi film. This idea that pertains to freezing in time could be revolutionary in trying to understand our human mortality. Those able to be suspended would have the ability to be suspended after a horrific accident, and after only hours would they be able to get the help they need and be perfectly fine afterward. This is not a crazy idea and happens often in nature. Not only this but humans have been reported to be able to do this sort of thing with their body. It's just a matter of being able to replace the material in your brain that makes it impossible to live without a certain level of oxygen with something that makes it possible to go without these certain levels of oxygen. Being able to do this would drastically change the way we view life and death, here within our human world.
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In the Twilight Zone episode, To Serve Man, aliens make landing onto earth. Once on our planet, these aliens promise to help us change and improve our technology and end up doing so. After a while of peace on earth, these aliens allow humans onto their ships to travel to their planet... This is where the twist came in. Humans are food. Just like many farmers around the world, these aliens distress man kind, causing the meat to taste better. The humans are allowed to shop on their planet, and are served luxuriously, only to be slaughtered by the aliens. This scenario was hinted throughout the film. People getting onto the ship were weighed. The aliens did not speak of other planets to the extent of ours. This leaves us to assume that those planets have been eaten and taken advantage off. Something this makes me think about is the fact that from a person looking in, we see this as wrong. But why do we see this as wrong? We eat cows, chickens, pigs... Beings from other planets need to eat too. I think it's interesting how the creators were able to misconstrue our day to day lives into some kind of science fiction scenario. This scenario is happening right in front of us. Another noticeable thing is the fact that the book, the main goal of the people to interpret, was called To Serve Man. Once you've seen the film, you then realize what context that title is in. Technology is advancing. The idea of robots living amongst us humans is prevalent. But what will these robots have that we do not? Currently, scientists have created mechanisms which allow the blind to see, the deaf to hear, and those missing limbs, to walk. But what will happen when these machines are able to make the human species see in ultra-violet? what about when we are able to hear within the wavelengths of bats and whales? What happens when an average human can no longer outrun a modern day being? The idea of this technology can be fascinating. Not only is it interesting to watch our intelligence sprout into beautiful creations but it gives us hope. The blind can see and the deaf can hear. Years ago, this was just fantasy. However, we are living in an age in which fantasy has become reality. But what happens when these advancements get out of hand? Could robots become weaponized? Could we be destroyed by our own creation? |
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