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Mind reading

Would you aprove a mind reading technology?

  • Hell yes

    Votes: 4 28.6%

  • Yes, I don't mind

    Votes: 2 14.3%

  • Don't know

    Votes: 2 14.3%

  • No, it's too risky

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Hell no

    Votes: 5 35.7%

  • I don't care

    Votes: 1 7.1%
  • Total voters
    14
Henrin said:
How could the benefits of the complete violation of your privacy possibly outweigh the negative?
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You're being narrow minded - don't you see the potential applications for medical uses? That's not good? Right now I'm sure many people who cannot adequately communicate verbally would have a lot to say if they could communicate using some sort of advanced technology such as this . . . in fact: they already use some forms of technology that do sense and respond to your brain activity to enable one to perform a function.

If abused or used the wrong way it can have some negatives. But that doesn't mean all potential applications thereof are bad or that it should be outrightly banned or feared.

If you think that the negatives of something are grounds for all the life-saving and liberating positives to be tossed out then you're being crass and ignorant.

There are countless things that have good and bad uses - we try to discourage and punish the bad and continue to enable or even defend the good. . . why should this be any different?
 
Aunt Spiker said:
You're being narrow minded - don't you see the potential applications for medical uses? That's not good? Right now I'm sure many people who cannot adequately communicate verbally would have a lot to say if they could communicate using some sort of advanced technology such as this . . . in fact: they already use some forms of technology that do sense and respond to your brain activity to enable one to perform a function.

If abused or used the wrong way it can have some negatives. But that doesn't mean all potential applications thereof are bad or that it should be outrightly banned or feared.

If you think that the negatives of something are grounds for all the life-saving and liberating positives to be tossed out then you're being crass and ignorant.

There are countless things that have good and bad uses - we try to discourage and punish the bad and continue to enable or even defend the good. . . why should this be any different?
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As long as the people can control the government I'm all for it, but I doubt they can as has been proven over and over again.
 
Henrin said:
As long as the people can control the government I'm all for it, but I doubt they can as has been proven over and over again.
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Yeah well: if I ever become a mute invalid I sure as hell won't care. . . I have a lot to say - not being able to communicate my thoughts is like a death - might as well be dead.

I wouldnt' want your paranoia of government and fear of the CIA and need for foil hats to rob me of potential freedom in such a dire situation.
 
Aunt Spiker said:
Yeah well: if I ever become a mute invalid I sure as hell won't care. . . I have a lot to say - not being able to communicate my thoughts is like a death - might as well be dead.

I wouldnt' want your paranoia of government and fear of the CIA and need for foil hats to rob me of potential freedom in such a dire situation.
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You are misrepresenting my view. I'm all for the ability to create this product, but I know full well the government will use it. Its called understanding the reality of the situation.
 
Henrin said:
You are misrepresenting my view. I'm all for the ability to create this product, but I know full well the government will use it. Its called understanding the reality of the situation.
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So then what was with this question:

How could the benefits of the complete violation of your privacy possibly outweigh the negative?
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If you feel the benefits shouldnt' be overlooked and you support the production of said product - then aren't you and I saying the exact same thing?
 
If this device could be used to extract intelligence from belligerent detainees without the use of torture, what then? Used on an accused serial killer, and the suspect shown sites where bodies had been found to see if he recognized them? If they knew the victim? You wouldn't be able to lie anymore. Use of such a device would be covered under unreasonable search and seizure. There are abuses of that now, I don't see how this device would magically make such abuses more prevalent.

And don't worry, Aunt Spiker, if the technology proves itself it will get out and be used for therapeutic purposes at the very least.
 
Aunt Spiker said:
So then what was with this question:



If you feel the benefits shouldnt' be overlooked and you support the production of said product - then aren't you and I saying the exact same thing?
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Well I was trying to get where you were coming from. Not sure I have done that yet, but as it looks now..maybe.
 
Canell said:
My goodness!

IBM says: mind reading is no longer a science fiction :shock:
I don't even want to think what the abuse of this technology could do! The Thought Police is no longer a nightmare, it's getting real. :(

What do you think?
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Yeah I've been following this closely. Something strange is going over there at IBM because this isn't the first intrusive mind-based technology they're claiming to suddenly have. IBM historically has acheived more technology U.S. Patents than any other company by far. It seems now they're in the business of reading minds.

People keep a watch on them because lately IBM has been claiming to have some pretty "New World Order-ish" type inventions.
 
Direct mind communications have existed for a while. I've read some papers (in proper journals) on technology that allows sounds to be heard by projecting microwaves to the brain etc and there are other means of somewhat direct mind to computer interface as well. Honda has a car that can be driven by wearing a cap on your head, and you can play neurofeedback games and there is neurofeedback therapy as well. Our conceptions of a mind reading device are mostly fictive compared to what they would actually be. Detecting a lie would be no easier than using a polygraph... there is no "I'm lying cortex" in the brain.
 
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earthworm said:
Both negativity and ignorance exist, even here..
But, Dave, exactly what are you trying to say ?
That these millions of deaths are the result of man not caring ??
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I'm saying our political leadership doesn't care and perhaps we should start by changing that. Enough bells and whistles led by technical sophistication. Let's lead with moral and ethical sophistication. Until that time, as a race, we lack sufficient responsibility to manage our toys, weapons, monies, etc.
 
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