Week 4, Post #2
Atwood's future in "Oryx and Crake" is somewhat likely to happen, though not necessarily to the extreme she shows. Personally I found the life they lead in "Oryx and Crake" before the epidemic to be interesting though scary. It does sort of show the way medicines and things are now and how people go to GNC and buy all sorts of vitamins and supplements and do not always know what they are taking. "Oryx and Crake" just takes it to an extreme, but it could happen.
"V for Vendetta" is another future that is not too far from present. The idea of being completely watched over by a government complete with total propaganda-ridden news and zero tolerence has been seen in governments already. Though it would not seem likely that a regime like the one operating over Britain in the movie would come to pass, there have been large political changes in the past.
"Robot Dreams" by Isaac Asimov was interesting in that robots had become prevalent to the point of being able to function almost as humans. I do not specifically know the recent advancements in robotics but I can only imagine the difficulty acheiving something like in "Robot Dreams. " The fear Asimov expressed was that the ability of a robot to think and dream outside of rules instated in its mind is almost like creating life. Creating a robot that is stronger and faster than a human and that is able to think for itself would allow it to fight and/or kill humans. Let's hope that doesn't happen.
"V for Vendetta" is another future that is not too far from present. The idea of being completely watched over by a government complete with total propaganda-ridden news and zero tolerence has been seen in governments already. Though it would not seem likely that a regime like the one operating over Britain in the movie would come to pass, there have been large political changes in the past.
"Robot Dreams" by Isaac Asimov was interesting in that robots had become prevalent to the point of being able to function almost as humans. I do not specifically know the recent advancements in robotics but I can only imagine the difficulty acheiving something like in "Robot Dreams. " The fear Asimov expressed was that the ability of a robot to think and dream outside of rules instated in its mind is almost like creating life. Creating a robot that is stronger and faster than a human and that is able to think for itself would allow it to fight and/or kill humans. Let's hope that doesn't happen.
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