Video: Do you still take your kids to the circus?
2024 Author: Seth Attwood | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 15:55
Just a couple of weeks ago, in the foyer of the Moscow circus on Tsvetnoy Boulevard, a leopard attacked a girl. A week ago, in the Kuban, a lion attacked a girl: he dragged her behind the net into the arena and began to vomit. About a month ago, in the Moscow Big Circus, a lion attacked a trainer. Is there a place for animals in a circus? Is there a place in modern civilization for such fun as a circus with animals?
The circus is already a traditional show and art form. It appeared in ancient Rome, and in the form that exists now, it was formed in France at the end of the 18th century. Clowns, illusionists, gymnasts, jugglers. And trainers. Together with people, bears, elephants, tigers, lions, monkeys, horses, dogs - any animals, depending on the capabilities of the circus, perform in the arena.
There are at least two camps in the discussion of animal circuses. Some believe that animals are treated well in circuses, and that performances and training do not harm them. At the same time, many trainers have repeatedly stated that there is a lack of funding for the maintenance and care of animals. Animal rights activists are sure that animals should be in their natural habitat, otherwise it is sadism.
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“We hope that next year, after FDA approval, we will be able to use implants in our first humans - people with severe spinal cord injuries such as tetraplegic and quadriplegic,” said Elon Musk.
Musk's company isn't the first to go this far. In July 2021, neurotech startup Synchron received FDA clearance to begin testing its neural implants in paralyzed people.
It is impossible to deny the benefits that can be derived from the fact that a person will have access to limbs that are paralyzed. This is truly a remarkable achievement for human innovation. However, many are concerned about the ethical aspects of technology-human fusion if it goes beyond this area of application.
Many years ago, people believed that Ray Kurzweil did not have time to dine with his predictions that computers and humans - a singularity event - would eventually become reality. And yet we are here. As a result, this topic, often referred to as "transhumanism", has become the subject of heated debate.
Transhumanism is often described as:
"a philosophical and intellectual movement that advocates the improvement of the human condition through the development and widespread dissemination of sophisticated technologies that can significantly increase life expectancy, mood and cognitive abilities, and predicts the emergence of such technologies in the future."
Many are concerned that we lose sight of what it means to be human. But it is also true that many treat this concept on an all-or-nothing basis - either everything is bad or everything is good. But instead of just defending our positions, perhaps we can spark curiosity and listen to all sides.
Yuval Harari, author of Sapiens: A Brief History of Humanity, discusses this issue in simple terms. He stated that technology is advancing at such a breakneck pace that very soon we will be developing people who will surpass the species we know today so much that they will become a completely new species.
“Soon we will be able to rewire our bodies and brains, whether through genetic engineering or by directly connecting the brain to a computer. Or by creating completely inorganic entities or artificial intelligence - which is not based on an organic body and an organic brain at all. going beyond just another kind."
Where this can lead, since the billionaires from Silicon Valley have the power to change the entire human race. Should they ask the rest of humanity if this is a good idea? Or should we just accept the fact that this is already happening?
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