After a good month or two back in school, I have come to the conclusion that I am much, much smarter than all of my classmates - the speech class in particular is eye-gougingly painful. Here is a questionnaire I was required to create to see what they know.
My informative speech will revolve around the Transhumanism school of thought – a concept that has generated multiple confused looks in class whenever I talk about it. In order to “help me help you” understand what it is, and how I should formulate my Info speech, I’ve put together some questions of a serious and professional nature. Please answer them to the best of your ability.
1.How Cool Do You Think Robots Are?(1 = Not Cool At All, 5 = I Am Unsure, 10 = Robots Are Crazy Cool)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
2. How Long Have You Lived?(What Is Your Age) _____
4. How Long Do You Think You Will Live?(How Old Do You Plan On Being) _____
3. Please List Any And All Science Fiction Books/Movies You’ve Read/Seen. (The Matrix Totally Counts)
5. How Proficient Are You With General Technology/Electronics?
(1= I Got To Class Via Horse & Buggy, 5= I Have A Cellphone/Personal Computer, 10=Jacked In To Matrix)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
6. Should That Runner-Athlete-Guy With Two Prosthetic Legs Be Allowed To Compete In The Olympics?
(Circle One) if YES then 6a) / if NO then 6b)
6a)Should Steroids Be Legal In Athletics? 6b)Why Not?
7. Can Your Cell Phone….(Check All Applicable)
___Take Pictures? ___Play Music? ____Connect To The Internet?
___Receive/Send Email? ___React To Touch? ____Make A Phone Call? ___Whiten Your Teeth?
8. Have You Ever Been Defeated By Technology? (VCR Flashing Lights/Clocks That Can’t Be Set/No Cell Coverage/Blue Screen Of Death/Etc.) YES / YES / YES (Circle One Or More)
9. Do You Ever Think We Will Be Able To Bring Walt Disney’s Frozen Body Back To Life?
YES NO I Was Not Aware Walt Disney Was Frozen That Is An Urban Legend, He Is Not
11. Do You Know Who Dolly The Sheep Was? How About Herman The Bull?
YES / NO YES / NO
10. Based On This Questionnaire, What Do You Think Transhumanism Actually Is?
Thank you for filling this out honestly – Your answers will be much more helpful than you think.
2 comments:
1) 8. Crazy cool, but not really looking forward to my eventual subjugation during the Uprising.
2) 20
3) Indefinitely! (75 or so, I find the idea of getting feeble with age absolutely terrifying and abhorrent, I kind of hope I die before it happens.)
4) Jesus, there is not room. Can we just say... All? All of them?
5)7
6) Yes.
6a) No. Look, the difference here is that the guy with the prosthetic legs could not compete AT ALL without his legs, whereas athletes who use steroids are perfectly able bodied, they are just cheating. Maybe we should alter his prosthetic legs so they work exactly as well as legs. But WHOSE legs? Some legs are better than others! Maybe we should just off all runners legs and fit them all with springs. Standardization!
7)All except react to touch and whiten my teeth. Though I found out today that if I text too slowly, it starts to read my text aloud. I do not know why.
8) Yes/yes/yes (my ihome is still set for daylight savings time, look, I just keep forgetting to google how to change it and it is an apple product, it has only like three buttons.)
9) The real question is "Will we ever want to?"
11) Yes, and yes. Fuck yes for my subject area!
10)I actually have never done any research on transhumanism, but I think it is the belief/school of thought/practice of using technology to make people... better. ...urge to quote Serenity... so... strong...
Ewwww, Tawny is 20
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