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Day 22
- Andrea Anderson
- Jan 16, 2019
- 1 min read
Should we use neuroscience to predict people’s fates or actions ? For example predicting Alzheimer’s or who is more likely to commit or recommit a crime by their brain scan
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No, science can explain many things, but not peoples actions. People are unpredictable and many don't even know a decision they are going to make until they make it.
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I do not honk we should ben using neuroscience to predict these things. For crime purposes, there is no way they can be completely accurate and may induce false jail time. For medical purposes, neuroscience may be applicable but only ignore the patient would like to know their fate.
I think it would be better to just stick to using brain scans for medical purposes so people can know what diseases or disorders a certain person is susceptible to. As far as predicting people's fates I think that, that should be left to be discovered by themselves.
I feel like it depends on the situation. Predicting the future in terms of short term effects such as the outcome of a specific event seems illogical, but predicting the future for medical conditions such as cancer and Alzheimer's could potentially help the patient be able to prevent it from coming true. Recognizing the genes would be an advancement to help the human life span become longer and have a safer, healthier life.