Thursday, November 13, 2008
Predict and forestall potential abuses
Nowadays, our living standard has been raised to a new level due to numerous scientific inventions. However, in order to avoid misusing any specific new invention, it is obvious that we have to examine and fully understand it. Take, for example, a new technology called fMRI-functional magnetic resonance imaging- is very promising in that it enables us to have a closer look inside one’s brain. Because this technology is so powerful, there is a need explore any of its respects to forestall even the smallest abuse potential. In my opinion, the best way to make this happen is to implement this fMRI broadly in all aspects of our life where it appears useful, says, criminal investigation, diseases diagnosing, security checking so and so on. Nevertheless, this activity should be regulated and observed carefully and regularly by those who understand this technology in order to give emergent halt as soon as potential problem arises. After that, feedback should be analyzed so as to provide people with a comprehensive scenario of both advantages and disadvantages which may occur if fMRI is deployed on a full scale. By this way, scientists, law-makers and politicians can work together to set up standards for deploying fMRI, both in terms of technology and ethics. Once all possible abuses have been detected and analyzed, people also have to answer the question how to minimize those possibilities. Personally, careful observation and compliance to standards set as mentioned above is the best solution. Also, a penalty for violating those standards should also be issued by lawmakers and politicians to compel people to comply with the laws.
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