From: Simon McClenahan (SMcClenahan@ATTBI.com)
Date: Wed Mar 06 2002 - 12:22:34 MST
Cool, this is exactly the type of opinion I was looking for, in the "Beauty
and Biotechnology" section. To quote:
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Beauty and Biotechnology
But where does the beauty and biotechnology come in? As the outer symbol of
beauty, skin represents softness, smoothness, and the peaches and cream of
youthfulness. It is skin that tells the observer, however subliminal and far
about our secrets and whispers, the nature of a person's health. When we
observe smooth untarnished skin, we assume that the person is blemish fee.
If we notice dark spots, marks, scars, discoloration, we think that the
person has suffered some physical or emotional bad fortune. Therefore, the
skin is the utmost symbol of beauty if beauty reflects the truth of our
health, which I believe it does.
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If you have artificial skin, wouldn't you value natural and unblemished skin
a lot more highly?
cheers,
Simon
----- Original Message -----
From: "Natasha Vita-More" <natasha@natasha.cc>
I appreciate your thoughts on this, but I differ very much in my estimation
of what a later transhuman and posthuman (or post biological) being and its
relationship to beauty. When I think of a naked human, I think of an
animal and it's not terribly appealing to me up the road. While the concept
of nakedness has many implications, I understand what you are getting
at. I don't think we can predict what will be en vogue, yet we certainly
can muse over possible themes.
You might find some answers in my essay on smart skin ("sS")
http://www.natasha.cc/radical.htm for views on external communications.
(Smart Skin ("sS") - TIMELINE: Biological, Technological, Communications &
Design Evolution - Artificial Intelligent Skin (AiS) - Multi-functional
Design Options - The Spin on Skin - Squaring the Curve of Design).
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