A couple of my questions were already asked in class so no one really missed anything.
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On the television show, Caprica a young girl is killed in a terrorist explosion, but her avatar – exactly like her – lives on in cyberspace. When her grieving father discovers this, he tries to have her downloaded into a mechanical body. Meanwhile a group of religious fanatics – the ones who caused the explosion – want to use these identical avatars to create a digital heaven for after their physical bodies die.
a) What happens to our concepts of death and loss?
b) What happens to our concepts of religion and the afterlife?
c) What happens to cultures world wide when the glue of a faith no longer holds communities together?
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Is it enough to make poverty appear to go away instead of dealing with the issues that cause it?
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After seeing the concept video in class,
a) How does someone prevent an unwanted person from accessing their personal data?
b) Should laws be put into place?
c) Should social media have a safeguard that lets you decide who of the people you meet at any given time can view your information?
d) Or is this a good way to know if the person you just met has a criminal record?
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Are we becoming desensitized to having cameras all over recording us?