Mary Shelley Would Be Proud

Medical advancements have really come a long way in the past century. Procedures and prescriptions that only 20 years ago were meant for science fiction are now becoming reality. However, a question starts to arise. How far is too far? In other words, is there a point in medicine where it is actually unnatural to use said medicine or technological advancement? This question was first posed when using life support and many do find it unnatural to have no brain function and yet the heart keeps beating. Honestly, I think it takes a person well-studied in ethics to fully answer this, but I personally never want to reach a Futurama world where we keep our severed heads in a jar and the jar keeps our brains working. Sure, it would be interesting if our famous people of yesteryear never died but how would they feel about it? Also, how long would it then be before a Frankenstein situation occurred where we are lifting our dead relatives into a thunderstorm to shock their neck bolts? Monkey’s paw anyone? There was a reason the genie didn’t like to bring people back from the dead. But that is just one man’s opinion. Thanks for listening to me ramble. I appreciate it. See you next time.