Would I support the development of a bionic person... well, initially I thought, yes, I would, especially for disabled people, bionic parts to help them function in society. The problem that I see with technology like this is that it has so many potential uses. It could so easily be used in armed forces. I won't even get into the potential implications of that kind of technology being used against 'regular' people.
This kind of question makes me think about how everything in a double edged sword. The greater the potential benefit, the greater the potential harm?
The 'locked in article' makes me think about western science and technology artificially extending life, and the question of quantity vs. quality... such a difficult and personal question. What constitutes life? I don't think any one can answer this question for anyone else. So the issues brought up in the article about whether the headset is actually communicating what the locked in patient wants to communicate is very problematic. How to ever prove that? The headset would need to be more sophisticated to demonstrate personal messages, not just a yes no and maybe.
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