Blog 7: The only thing we have to fear is fear itself..

                For this blog post, I watched Star Trek: The Next Generation episode “The Schizoid Man.”  In this episode, a famous scientist passes away, but instead of leaving the world we know, he transfers his mind over to Data’s body and tries to live through him.  Soon it upsets everyone he cares about and Captain Picard convinces his it is his time and he must move on.  In reality, everyone has that fear of the unknown and uncertainty that surrounds death.  We as a human race do not know what will happen to us once we succumb to death’s icy grip or what will become of the people we loved and left behind.  It has always been a part of scientific research to find new ways to extend the life expectancy of our race.  Because we know this has been a goal of the scientific community, then it is entirely feasible that another goal is immortality.  And even though at the end of this episode Dr. Graves leaves Data’s body, for a short time he had the ability to be immortal.  If we can find a way to turn this fantasy technology into reality the possibilities for humans are endless.  But if we figure out immortality then another problem arises.  Where will we live?  Earth will not be big enough to house our species if we continue to reproduce and yet live forever.  But if a time comes when we do figure this out, then perhaps we will have excelled in space travel and found new places to call home.  The possibilities are endless as long as we continue expanding our knowledge and trying new things.