If there was a chance you could live almost forever...

[flipper35]

Some of that is possible now.

Your dreams can be controlled by electrically stimulating your brain – body hackers and chronic nightmare sufferers rejoice! | ExtremeTech

[Cluskera]

Originally Posted by gacook

Now, THAT might actually be pretty cool. I'm young(ish)--37--and I've often marvelled at the things my grandfather saw in his lifetime (he passed away a couple years ago at the age of 98). Nothing truly "new," aside from the internet, has happened in my lifetime. To be a part of the rapid discovery and change from the late 1800's and early 1900's would be so awesome. My grandpa was in aviation, and that man was brilliant. Never shied from technology. He retired before I was born, but always stayed on top of things. When computers became mainstream, he bought himself one and had me teach him how to use it. His mind was sharp as a razor up till his last day.



I miss that man, and his stories.

Totally . That's because basically , by comparison, we re just not very good.

In education , our understanding of things now lost, arts . Engineering . We learn by regurgitating .

We only think that's fine as a result if our ignorance as to what we don't know.

In a basic sense , our generation, where they profess to be an expert now - have very little experience of anything other than the subject matter itself on which they focus or cling to.

Narrow insights and limited yet technically correct viewpoints.

And what you saw there is ability to adapt.

[Por_sha911]

dear god. do you ever post a concrete thought or is everything a hypothetical question?

[M.D. Holloway]

Now keep in mind, you have the ability from time to time to control outcomes and the 'reality' is as real as it gets - you can't tell the difference in experiences. All senses kicking in.

[M.D. Holloway]

Originally Posted by Por_sha911

dear god. do you ever post a concrete thought or is everything a hypothetical question?

hmmm, well, hypothetically speaking, if I was to post such a thought, what might it read like?

[Bill Douglas]

Originally Posted by scottmandue

And we all know what unethical doctors sometimes do to sedated patients..

I'd don't think anyone is after MD's a** although he might like to think so.