As people continue to depend on technology and robotic body parts, will we not lose our sense of feeling? How can metal feel the cold breeze on a winter's day or the scorching heat from the summer sun? How can a metal nose smell the delicious aroma of freshly baked bread or of one's beautiful spouse? How can a prosthetic tongue taste the splendid taste of a mother's cooking or a delicious warm pretzel from the mall? We will lose the function of our senses if we continue to physically depend on technology. I understand that fake nerves can be developed but will they be compatible with the brain? How will we know if rather than feeling the actual environment that the "nerves" don't just make the brain "feel" what it thinks it is supposed to be feeling? For example, what if there existed a delicious-looking steak right in front of someone and to that person (who has no technological body parts), the steak has an awful smell like garbage. But another person walks by and the fake nerves implanted in his body make him smell what he is "supposed" to smell, a delightful steak rather than the garbage. I understand this idea is a bit far-fetched but just think about it.
We must work hard to keep our bodies as human as possible and not to give in to technology. There can be arguments from all sides of this statement but there is no doubt in what is happening to humanity. People are increasingly using technology and whether they admit it or not, are becoming more dependent on it..
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