G.A.O.T.U.
One way this movie could end is that the people and the machines could live in a symbiotic, rather than parasytic, relationship. But could that outcome be the route Cypher tried to take?
Many have suggested that the imprisonement of humans in pods is evil. My fundamental question is "Would pod life be evil if it were freely chosen?"
Over the past centuries, humans have moved from a life that was demandingly physical. Our lives were spent gathering resources for survivial. Along the way, we learned to cultivate rather than just to gather. Eventually, this freed people from 24/7 food production and created a variety of different workers that included clerical, governemental, military and religious groups.
Over time, society has developed and technology has certainly developed. More and more, economists talk less about "labor" and "financial capital" and more about "intellectual capital" (i.e. ideas). This progression suggests that the body is becoming less important and the brain more so.
Might we ever get to a point where our bodies are more of a hindrance than an attribute? Might there be better ways to take care of our brains than keeping them in our cranium? Might that lead to "pods" or "vats"?
Again, if all this did occur, would it be "evil" if we freely chose it?
G.A.O.T.U.
Many have suggested that the imprisonement of humans in pods is evil. My fundamental question is "Would pod life be evil if it were freely chosen?"
Over the past centuries, humans have moved from a life that was demandingly physical. Our lives were spent gathering resources for survivial. Along the way, we learned to cultivate rather than just to gather. Eventually, this freed people from 24/7 food production and created a variety of different workers that included clerical, governemental, military and religious groups.
Over time, society has developed and technology has certainly developed. More and more, economists talk less about "labor" and "financial capital" and more about "intellectual capital" (i.e. ideas). This progression suggests that the body is becoming less important and the brain more so.
Might we ever get to a point where our bodies are more of a hindrance than an attribute? Might there be better ways to take care of our brains than keeping them in our cranium? Might that lead to "pods" or "vats"?
Again, if all this did occur, would it be "evil" if we freely chose it?
G.A.O.T.U.