From: natashavita@earthlink.net
Date: Wed Mar 06 2002 - 14:05:31 MST
From: Simon McClenahan
>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."
>If you have artificial skin, wouldn't you value natural and unblemished skin
a lot more highly?<
It would seems so at first blush, but I don't think so because the artificial skin has other elements that are more adaptive to the environment and which peform a broader range of tasks for the cooling and filtering system of the body. While the skin's job is to help cool us down and keep toxins from entering and attacking other organs, these errands can be better handled by nanobots.
This is no way means that I do not have a high regard for what has been known as the "natural" human body. *I do!* I also have a high regard for what will become the "natural" human body.
Natasha
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