Quite simply, biochemical prostheses are currently the most appropriate life extension technology.
The average life span of human beings has increased to one hundred and four years with the advancement of science and technology and the improvement of living standards.
However, biochemical prosthetics, which have become more and more prosperous in recent years, can theoretically raise this limit to 200 years old! In the future, once more obstacles to brain collapse are overcome, this limit may even be extended.
Flesh and flesh are bitter and weak, and machines soar.
Ye Shan knew that some leading foreign forces had already begun conducting inhumane human experiments.
In order to survive, human beings will abandon a lot. Being a human body is just the first step.
In the face of a longer life, what is not worth abandoning? To live forever, isn’t that the most instinctive pursuit of life?
Existence and living are the core instincts of living things.
As for how to live, that is not a question that should be considered now.
Different from Ye Shan's philosophy, Yang Xiao always believed that human bodies should never be abandoned at will.
He is a conservative, but that does not mean that his body, hair and skin are inherited from his parents and should not be damaged easily.
Yang Xiao has studied paleontology for many years and has many profound experiences of his own. He did not write them down in his books, but kept them in his heart.
It has thrived on this planet for millions of years before it became what it is today. This is a miracle in the history of biological evolution. From the Industrial Revolution to today, in less than a thousand years, we have accumulated terrible scientific research strength, and can even easily use thermonuclear weapons to destroy the planet.
Yang Xiao didn't know what kind of evolutionary path humans should take in the future. He simply felt that humans should not abandon their bodies easily.
The most intense quarrel between the two occurred three years ago, on the eve of their divorce. Yang Xiao firmly expressed his concerns to Ye Shan again.
There is a very interesting story in ancient Greece called the Ship of Theseus, which is also one of the oldest thought experiments. The earliest record comes from Plutarch.
It describes a ship that can sail the seas for hundreds of years, thanks to constant repairs and replacement parts. As soon as a board rotted, it was replaced, and so on, until all the functional parts were no longer the original ones. The question is, will the resulting ship be the same Ship of Theseus, or a completely different ship? If it wasn't the original ship, then at what point did it stop being the original ship?
The philosopher Thomas later extended this idea. If old parts removed from the ship of Theseus are used to build a new ship, which of the two ships is the real ship of Theseus?
To this day, isn’t the human body just such a ship? Prosthetic technology allows humans to easily replace organs and tissues in the body. If one day, brain technology is reached and consciousness can be transferred, then human beings will break away from the shackles of the physical body and truly evolve to a higher dimension.
It is still a preliminary human-machine complex. If it continues, biochemical humans with stronger qualities than ordinary humans will inevitably become a trend.
By then, the skeleton of the biochemical man will be made of solid alloy, and it can rely on the high-energy battery installed in the body to provide energy, and eating will become a dispensable option. Their muscles are made of composite materials such as artificial fibers, and their skin is a bionic fabric that looks and feels exactly like humans.
What is even more frightening is the basic thinking ability of biochemical humans. The motherboard and chip in the brain are responsible for calculation and storage. The thinking ability is far beyond that of ordinary humans. When the brain database is directly connected to the Internet, it has unlimited storage capacity, so in terms of intelligence, they have already Beyond human.
Although Yang Xiao is a conservative, he is not rigid.
He just stubbornly believes that science and technology can progress, but it should be done step by step. Once it is too aggressive, it will bring unimaginable disasters to human society.
Humanity is not yet ready to accept higher levels of knowledge.
Once we let go of the constraints of technology, human society will soon be destroyed!
"We don't have much time. I just don't want to meekly walk into the night." Before leaving, Ye Shan didn't want to continue arguing with Yang Xiao. She just took away her pillow and said to Yang Xiao calmly.
"I know that even so, I am willing to die as a human being. This is my will and no one can control it."
Yang Xiao didn't know that Ye Shan was standing behind the door and heard these words clearly.
This is a disagreement between two people's ideals that cannot be reconciled. There is no right or wrong, there are just different positions.
Ye Shan was right, she just wanted to live, what was wrong with her. She wants to see a wider world and learn more knowledge.
Shortly before the accident in the Chongshan City laboratory, Yang Xiao knew that Ye Shan had applied for immigration to Mars and had received a letter of approval from the Mars Immigration Bureau.
Looking at the biochemical prosthetics in the exhibition hall that were as exquisite as works of art one after another, Yang Xiao felt a lot of emotion in his heart.
For example, the alloy skeleton in front of him.
After replacing human bones, people can easily bear a weight of 2,000 kilograms, which is the weight of two full meals.
Yang Xiao suddenly remembered a report he had seen. A child was accidentally rolled under a car. A young man with a prosthetic transplant easily lifted the car by himself, allowing others to rescue him quickly. The sub-district office later gave him a certificate of bravery and a bonus.
There are many companies that take advantage of such good people and good deeds to promote the benefits of biochemical prosthetics everywhere.
Yang Xiao does not deny at all that it has really made human society better.
However, there are pros and cons. He also knows that various social problems brought to society by prosthetic bodies are emerging.
One is the huge improvement in personal force. An operation can turn an ordinary disabled person into a superman. The power of a punch can even exceed that of a professional boxing champion. Do you expect everyone to be able to easily restrain their evil heart?
Excluding foreign countries, even within the territory of country Z, there have been too many vicious cases caused by users of insurgent groups.
Every time, this kind of news is quickly led by some large companies to guide public opinion and control its popularity, but this does not mean that the negative effects of prosthetic technology on society do not exist.
Yang Xiao knew that at least the top government officials were dealing with this issue. At present, they still favored radicals like Ye Shan.
Because of the irreversibility of globalization, human society has been somewhat out of control since the discovery of the Martian ruins.
This is a technological competition sweeping the world. Once we fall behind, it will inevitably lead to the decline of the entire country and nation.
After dying once, Yang Xiao was unexpectedly reborn and had a huge change in his mentality. At the last moment of his life, he discovered that the persistence, the arguments, and the unwillingness in his heart were all worth mentioning.
Only those who have truly died know that living is more important than anything else.
When Yang Xiao found out that he was parasitized by a monster and turned into a monster, he adapted faster than he imagined. He once thought that this was because of the influence of monsters, and his spiritual consciousness, or his soul, was contaminated.
However, there was always a voice in his heart telling him that perhaps this was his essence as a human being.
Throughout the ages, discussions about human nature have always been debated. Some people believe that human nature is inherently good at the beginning, while others believe that human nature is inherently evil. There is always a devil living in everyone's heart. Otherwise, how could children kill small animals cruelly? Some things, in the long process of evolution, have already penetrated into the bloodline genes.
Yang Xiao also has his own understanding of human nature. He knew that it was his most basic attribute as a person. This includes not only the bestiality derived from animals, but also the divinity and nature that are beyond the general morality of society, as well as the demonic nature hidden in the abyss of consciousness.
Kindness is always just a choice and has nothing to do with wisdom.
As the most successfully evolved species on the planet, humans exist by plundering other creatures. He controls all spirits, provides for himself, and stands at the top of the food chain. He is also known as the terrifying upright ape. This is a competition that originated hundreds of millions of years ago. It is only because humans have won that they have achieved their current status.
On the day when the news about the ruins of Mars was made public to the world, he didn't sleep all night. Facing the infinite space, human beings are too weak.
It only took such a short time to evolve to cross-planet colonization. It was hard for Yang Xiao to imagine how terrifying aliens who were countless years ahead of humans would be and how advanced technology they possessed.
He never liked looking up into space because the deep darkness filled him with naked fear.
He is afraid that one day, all humans will become specimens in the hands of another species.
It is impossible for higher civilizations to be friendly towards lower civilizations. Just like human beings, they don't care about the ant nest at their feet. The best outcome may be to just be ignored, but the greater possibility is to be accidentally destroyed by accident.
His thoughts wandered away, and Yang Xiao stopped the random thoughts in his mind.
His biggest trouble now is controlling the monster inside him. Some time ago, after devouring the flesh and blood of nearly a hundred animals, the monster fell into a sleep-like state, as if it was really full.
However, you never know when you will wake up again.
Yang Xiao knew that for the time being, he had no way to separate the monster from his body. Back in the laboratory, when Chen Ling was being scanned, both he and Zhuang Yan came to the conclusion that the monster had a high degree of integration with the human body. Once the monster was forcibly peeled off and the operation was not completed, he would have died long ago.
Another point is that in Yang Xiao's current state, it can be said that he has completely integrated with the monster. Even if there was really a way to successfully peel it off, would he still be alive? Will he lose the ability to fuse transformation and plunder genes? Or will it just turn into a pile of rotten meat?
Without experimental verification, he had no way to draw conclusions.
The most important point is that Yang Xiao is not opposed to the current situation. Indeed, he became a monster.
But he has become stronger!
After being parasitized, through the super powers given by monsters, in this week or so, he has grown to his current level and initially has a certain ability to protect himself.
Especially after devouring Jin Yao and obtaining Geng Si, his combat power increased sharply again.
Yang Xiao estimated that the average second-rate master wouldn't be able to last ten seconds under him.
