RE: In the future men will be able to carry children just like women
September 15, 2016 at 6:04 am
(September 15, 2016 at 5:57 am)Alex K Wrote:(September 15, 2016 at 5:50 am)Arkilogue Wrote: I suppose the machine will simulate the heart beat of the mother, the voice of the mother, the movement of the mother, the singing of the mother, the EM field of the mother , all those things and more and their will be no difference.....no deficit of direct immersion in information that every human baby has and since before we were humans?
Indeed, I expect that, yes. Parents will regularly visit and speak to their developing fetuses, they will leave recordings of their voice and heartbeats or even send them remotely when they are travelling. There will be a phone number, (or rather, IPv6) you can call to talk to your fetus any time. There will probably still be some disadvantages, though I expect many objections to be soon seen as mere nostalgia, just as some today have emotional objections to giving birth in hospitals rather than a home environment despite the medical risks, and remember the initial huge objections against in vitro fertilization which today simply noone wastes any time thinking about any more - the benefits of safety and always optimal sustenance (after all, a machine can at all points in time ensure at least an optimal nourishment and oxygenation etc., the fetus will be shielded from stress hormones if the mother is under severe duress) will at some point be judged to outweigh the deficits. Last but not least, mothers will at all times be able to undergo any medical treatments that they might need without the fear that the child might be affected.
All good points Alex, thanks.
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