taylor_31 writes:
The problem is that I want to pick what's right - really right - for me in the long term.
'Tis not possible. You'll change your mind one day.
Anyway, I can recall my choice. I am a transhumanist - human enhancement has always interested me, and it became a goal of mine to see it come into being. Thus, I wanted to learn how to make humans better. I chose to study neuroscience because nerves control everything, and so any sort of prosthetic device will require connection to the nerves to be properly controlled.
The more I learn about what is possible, the more I want to stay in the field. Just imagine a future where you can learn a language by downloading it into your head; where you can communicate to another person by thoughts or where you could lose an arm, leg or organ and get a seamless replacement that could even outperform your old one.
However, part of my wishes I did zoology, just because it really interests me. But the other part knows that I will be bored of it eventually unless big things are happening in that field, so neuroscience is a better choice.
I could have done genetics too, as genetic engineering is another interesting area of research, but I think it may be too restricted for human use, too unpredictable, and ultimately too weak in comparison to cybernetic enhancements. Oh, and biomedical engineering would be interesting too, but ultimately I thought it to straightforward in comparison to the neurology side.
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