Based on the last 18 months or so, maybe science can, you know, just hit pause? Here’s the latest:
The world's first living robots, known as xenobots, can now reproduce — and in a way not seen in plants and animals, scientists say https://t.co/1IwKjZJS2W
— CNN (@CNN) November 29, 2021
“What could possibly go wrong?”:
Sure. What could possibly go wrong? https://t.co/W6ypvekDx8
— Joyce Alene (@JoyceWhiteVance) November 29, 2021
But don’t worry. The “experts” assure us that safeguards are in place, both in the laboratory and morally:
Nothing to worry about then I guess…#NihilismAndTechnology https://t.co/0NiBcWvFkO pic.twitter.com/VOtZv3XofV
— Nolen Gertz (@ethicistforhire) November 30, 2021
Remember in the film “Jurassic Park” when they used amphibian DNA to create the dinosaurs? They did the same thing with the xenobots:
Scientists created the world's first living, self-healing robots using stem cells from frogs https://t.co/aQZMQa8Gk5 pic.twitter.com/vTwAevam4g
— CNN (@CNN) November 29, 2021
The prophecy is true:
Something something your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn't stop to think if they should. https://t.co/tuZSBvVsNp
— Patrick Ruffini (@PatrickRuffini) November 30, 2021
We all know how it ends:
Man, imagine if there were science fiction stories about this and they had some sort of message https://t.co/O3EYIpmiad
— Andrew Todd (@mistertodd) November 29, 2021
Future tweet: “Dr. Fauci assures America we only need two weeks to slow the spread of the xenobots”:
I, for one, welcome our new xenobot overlords. https://t.co/ul3pPX1oTY
— Scott Lincicome (@scottlincicome) November 29, 2021
Humans, we had a nice run.
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