Today in class we watch the first half of the first part of Star Trek. We talked about how it was supposed to portray the perfect civilization. In their perfect world, Captain Pike was stuck to a wheel chair and the only way he could communicate was through simple yes or no blinks represented through Morse Code. Morse Code was made in the 1840’s so one would think he should have been able to communicate in a more complete way. Another thing was that the women in the show had very insignificant roles. This could be related to the fact that the episode aired on TV November 17th, 1966, a time when women had insignificant roles in the American work force and political system. If so, then what do you think an ideal perfect world would look like with days molds? Not like there is a lot of time at tech, but I know there is a new Star Trek series called Star Trek: Enterprise that started in 2001. Does the society portrayed in that series fit better into what you think it should?

Morales in taking life

Today in class we discussed the morales of bringing back life to the dead. We talked of how it was wrong or right and most said that there wasn't wrong with it and some said it might affect their views of religion. Now what about the morales of taking away life. In today's society there is abortion, assisted suicide, and the ability to "pull the plug" on people. I realize this is a sensitive subject, but I just thought it would be interesting to talk about the other side of the "playing God" taking instead of giving life. If you wish not to talk about the previous question, what about technology and its ability to choose how a baby is going to look, maybe how it will act or how smart it is, or it can be used to help reduce some problems like the chance of down syndrome. In a sense we are still playing God.