by Victor Mushimbami - Tuesday, 27 September 2022, 1:44 PM : Science Fiction


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   Science fiction and technology: prediction or intuition?

Science fiction often depicts wrist-radios and pocket-sized computers. This does not mean that the writers foresaw these inventions, but that they imagined some possible improvements based on their current world. As Loren (2010) wrote, “Science fiction writers, circa 1950, ‘predicted’ marvels such as wrist-radios and pocket-sized computers, not because they foresaw the invention of the transistor, but because they intuitively felt that some kind of improvement would come along to shrink the bulky computers and radios of that day” (Does science fiction—yes, science fiction—suggest futures for news?)

Similarly, in the year 1930, most scientists did not believe that the atomic bomb was feasible. Although physicists knew that the atomic nucleus contained enormous energy, according to Einstein’s equation E=mc2, they did not realize the “significance of the energy released by a single nucleus” (Loren, 2010).

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   Leo Szilard, a physicist who contributed to the development of the atomic bomb, recalled that he was inspired by H.G. Wells’ 1914 novel “The World Set Free”, in which Wells described a war that would devastate the world with atomic weapons. (Loren, 2010).

My inductive reasoning based on the present world.

Based on what is happening in our present world today, I think that robots might dominate factories and replace humans in workplaces by the year 2050. We might even see robot teachers in schools or robots playing in the UEFA Champions League.

Our present world does not appreciate diversity or our differences. It will therefore prefer something (robots) that people who are tired of their fellow human beings can control without any negative feedback or questioning. Is it not clear in workplaces, where workers are like robots, who just do everything without asking or contributing? Humans are power-hungry people.

We cannot be exactly like each other, but we can collaborate to achieve our goals. God gave us different brains and created us different from each other for a reason. Look at the Trinity, one God but different roles. The Father has a different role from the Son, the Son from the Father, and both the Father and Son from the Holy Spirit. We are different, with different gifts, but one in Christ. Diversity is a blessing, not a burden.

However, we should be careful in how we collaborate. When people who are not saved or evil collaborate, it leads to building the tower of Babel, and you know what God does to the evil unity of building the tower?

Our present world is working on getting rid of language barriers. That is why we see so many language translator apps. By the year 2050, language barriers will be lifted. There will not be a need for Google translators. A brain chip will be implanted in our brains, that will give us the ability to communicate with brain signals. Not only that, it will also give us the ability to operate computers and phones without physical contact. It will also be able to heal certain diseases. (Futurology, 2020).

You can watch a YouTube video on Neuralink by copying and pasting it on your browser:  "https://youtu.be/giq6jFw_cLg", into your YouTube or browser.

Elon Musk Company Implants Chip in Pig’s Brain. Google photo 

  Climate change is a pressing issue and one of our major challenges. Electric cars will be more common in the future. This is the direction the world is moving towards.

To achieve the science fiction ideas that we imagine, based on the current trends, we need to educate Africans and bridge the gaps with the rest of the world. We need to collaborate effectively with them and share our knowledge and resources.

We should also value diversity and recognize that it can help us achieve great things. We are different in how we perceive, process, and act on information. We should respect and appreciate these differences and not try to make everyone exactly like us.

“Collaboration” is the key word and we should always stay “Curious”.

Reference

Loren G. (2010). Does Science Fiction--Yes, Science Fiction--Suggest Futures for News? https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A225317074/LitRC?u=lirn17237&sid=bookmark-LitRC&xid=6198ff0e

Futurology. (2020). The world in 2050. [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/RNVh_HMX2IY

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