The idea is organic robot. I do not know if the US TV program ever made it to NZ -"Six Million Dollar Man" The Six Million Dollar Man is an American science fiction and action television series, running from 1973 to 1978, about a former astronaut, USAF Colonel Steve Austin, portrayed by Lee Majors. After a NASA test flight accident, Austin is rebuilt with superhuman strength, speed and vision due to bionic implants and is employed as a secret agent by a fictional U.S. government office titled OSI.[n 1] The series was based on Martin Caidin's 1972 novel Cyborg, which was the working title of the series during pre-production.[2]
Following three television films intended as pilots, which all aired in 1973, The Six Million Dollar Man television series aired on the ABC network as a regular episodic series for five seasons from 1974 to 1978. Steve Austin became a pop culture icon of the 1970s.
A spin-off television series, The Bionic Woman, featuring the lead female character Jaime Sommers, ran from 1976 to 1978. Three television movies featuring both bionic characters were also produced from 1987 to 1994.
I grew up reading SF. I had read the book this TV series was based on. I was in 5th grade an ardent acolyte of Huxley.
By 7th grade I had finished Brave New World Revisited. I know that SF inspired me to major in Creative Writing. And I know my practical head inspired me to study Political Science to go to law school. Which I never did due to the cost and the realization I detested toiling for corporations just as much as I detested the chess game of law I did work as a Paralegal for 5 years.
I am too emotionally lazy to submerge myself in SF/dystopia/fantasy. Such an effort to mentally get into another world, and it upsets me, drains me.
Belonged to a book group till mandated out and that had quite a bit of dystopia. People choosing them to be up with the play.
Did the expected reading as a teen: Orwell, Huxley.
My son takes me to a few SF movies to keep me up to date: The Matrix, Blade runner, Batman, ex Machina. Well, when we used to go to movies BC (before Covid).
Technophilia - grabs those who want to be ahead of the game - the influencers. Elon's boyish appeal.
I loved it since 4th grade. Space program. Other worlds. Fantasy never really drew me in though in college I collected classic works by British writers mainly.
Im my library I have a book entitled The Future of Unbelief @ written after WW2 for moderns of no belief.
Now in the 1940's Christianity stands as the last battle with the new pagans, the fragmented faith in the Advent. Christianity like a gladiator meaning once upon a time but now no more Christianity fights with it's dissolution by mass man of late 20th century. Mass man with Scientology or EST or Neuro Lingusitics or Satanism. And to this author Christianity could not move beyond it's fatality of being human. Christianity could address nothing meaningful of any truth in an existential way of technology determined life. And as a consequence of it's dissolution into worthy myth and worn out custom creeds can gain momentum. Communism, Fascism, Covid-Transhumanism, secular cults. Scientific. Catholics moving away from truths founded on unscientific stories.
The idea is organic robot. I do not know if the US TV program ever made it to NZ -"Six Million Dollar Man" The Six Million Dollar Man is an American science fiction and action television series, running from 1973 to 1978, about a former astronaut, USAF Colonel Steve Austin, portrayed by Lee Majors. After a NASA test flight accident, Austin is rebuilt with superhuman strength, speed and vision due to bionic implants and is employed as a secret agent by a fictional U.S. government office titled OSI.[n 1] The series was based on Martin Caidin's 1972 novel Cyborg, which was the working title of the series during pre-production.[2]
Following three television films intended as pilots, which all aired in 1973, The Six Million Dollar Man television series aired on the ABC network as a regular episodic series for five seasons from 1974 to 1978. Steve Austin became a pop culture icon of the 1970s.
A spin-off television series, The Bionic Woman, featuring the lead female character Jaime Sommers, ran from 1976 to 1978. Three television movies featuring both bionic characters were also produced from 1987 to 1994.
Thank you.
Maybe I should have watched more TV.
Oh my misspent youth.
The States are awash with technophilia.
I grew up reading SF. I had read the book this TV series was based on. I was in 5th grade an ardent acolyte of Huxley.
By 7th grade I had finished Brave New World Revisited. I know that SF inspired me to major in Creative Writing. And I know my practical head inspired me to study Political Science to go to law school. Which I never did due to the cost and the realization I detested toiling for corporations just as much as I detested the chess game of law I did work as a Paralegal for 5 years.
I am too emotionally lazy to submerge myself in SF/dystopia/fantasy. Such an effort to mentally get into another world, and it upsets me, drains me.
Belonged to a book group till mandated out and that had quite a bit of dystopia. People choosing them to be up with the play.
Did the expected reading as a teen: Orwell, Huxley.
My son takes me to a few SF movies to keep me up to date: The Matrix, Blade runner, Batman, ex Machina. Well, when we used to go to movies BC (before Covid).
Technophilia - grabs those who want to be ahead of the game - the influencers. Elon's boyish appeal.
I loved it since 4th grade. Space program. Other worlds. Fantasy never really drew me in though in college I collected classic works by British writers mainly.
If you knew then what you know now.
Spirit of the Age.
Im my library I have a book entitled The Future of Unbelief @ written after WW2 for moderns of no belief.
Now in the 1940's Christianity stands as the last battle with the new pagans, the fragmented faith in the Advent. Christianity like a gladiator meaning once upon a time but now no more Christianity fights with it's dissolution by mass man of late 20th century. Mass man with Scientology or EST or Neuro Lingusitics or Satanism. And to this author Christianity could not move beyond it's fatality of being human. Christianity could address nothing meaningful of any truth in an existential way of technology determined life. And as a consequence of it's dissolution into worthy myth and worn out custom creeds can gain momentum. Communism, Fascism, Covid-Transhumanism, secular cults. Scientific. Catholics moving away from truths founded on unscientific stories.
Another view was expressed by Berdyaev. http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/Philosophy/Sui-Generis/Berdyaev/essays/worth.htm
I'm not clear on what transhumanism is.
Is this something every one but me understands.