I really appreciated his statement that he wants to change the conversation from that of human weakness and disability to a conversation about human potential and strength. We often focus on what people with disabilities, both physical and physiological, cannot do. We characterize them based on our own perception of what baseline ability is, often times not pausing to ask them their view on it. Hugh talked about wanting to walk on a beach and feel the sand on his feet. How often do we focus on movement abilities and not sensation? To be honest, I have never thought about that when I think about "restoring" their functions, which could be a demonstration of decided what functions I would deem necessary without considering all aspects of what its like to be missing a limb. I think this begins to play into the bioethical principle of autonomy and the ability to make choices that best suit an individual’s life. If something as simple as sensation is something we overlook, who's to say we don't overlook the role more intricate things play in a person’s decision making, such as trauma, religion, or morals? This is why autonomy in medicine is so crucial. We can do our best to listen and understand a person, but we can never really be "in their shoes". In the field of prosthetics, I know insurance companies will often try and get out of paying for different limbs or attachment because they deem them "not necessary", but who are they to say that? The "one size fits all" model many insurances, including Medicaid/Medicare, use to decide what is best for these people blatantly ignores the role autonomy plays in these decisions.
This really does amaze me. We’ve advanced to the point where we are not just replacing damaged limbs but improving our own biological capabilities. We can be faster, stronger and so much more. It’s almost scary that we have shed the limits of Darwinism to the point where people may be having their limbs amputated to have superior bionic ones installed.
God loves you and takes care of you for the arrival of this message to you. God exists and He is the one who controls the universe. The biggest loss that a person can lose in this life is to live and die without knowing God and His Messenger Muhammad and the Islamic religion is the last religion after the Torah and the Bible. I advise you who read this message to read The Qur’an is translated in its own language, and after that, you can decide whether you are convinced of it or not. What is your feeling after death, and you see what awaits you from God’s torment, an eternal loss of intelligence to know and read, and you have the judgment after your conviction.
I really appreciated his statement that he wants to change the conversation from that of human weakness and disability to a conversation about human potential and strength. We often focus on what people with disabilities, both physical and physiological, cannot do. We characterize them based on our own perception of what baseline ability is, often times not pausing to ask them their view on it. Hugh talked about wanting to walk on a beach and feel the sand on his feet. How often do we focus on movement abilities and not sensation? To be honest, I have never thought about that when I think about "restoring" their functions, which could be a demonstration of decided what functions I would deem necessary without considering all aspects of what its like to be missing a limb. I think this begins to play into the bioethical principle of autonomy and the ability to make choices that best suit an individual’s life. If something as simple as sensation is something we overlook, who's to say we don't overlook the role more intricate things play in a person’s decision making, such as trauma, religion, or morals? This is why autonomy in medicine is so crucial. We can do our best to listen and understand a person, but we can never really be "in their shoes". In the field of prosthetics, I know insurance companies will often try and get out of paying for different limbs or attachment because they deem them "not necessary", but who are they to say that? The "one size fits all" model many insurances, including Medicaid/Medicare, use to decide what is best for these people blatantly ignores the role autonomy plays in these decisions.
This really does amaze me. We’ve advanced to the point where we are not just replacing damaged limbs but improving our own biological capabilities. We can be faster, stronger and so much more. It’s almost scary that we have shed the limits of Darwinism to the point where people may be having their limbs amputated to have superior bionic ones installed.
Soon enough we'll have Doc Oc from Spider-Man
Hoping to get my leg soon
I wish to evolve.
How do you get access to the limbs or volunteer to help improve
The goal is to end disability.
since the age of 18 months?
there are different humans. what if they mate with each other and make hybrid humans?
A decade since that brain-controlled bionic leg, and what's been achieved?
God loves you and takes care of you for the arrival of this message to you. God exists and He is the one who controls the universe. The biggest loss that a person can lose in this life is to live and die without knowing God and His Messenger Muhammad and the Islamic religion is the last religion after the Torah and the Bible. I advise you who read this message to read The Qur’an is translated in its own language, and after that, you can decide whether you are convinced of it or not. What is your feeling after death, and you see what awaits you from God’s torment, an eternal loss of intelligence to know and read, and you have the judgment after your conviction.
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go eat lead.