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Post by Ximena on Jan 2, 2013 15:41:40 GMT -5
Again, jumping in late ... I think I can understand where dr is coming from on this... That said, I would be ecstatic if cures (or at least viable treatments) for various disabilities (whether it's SCI, CP, SB, MD, etc.) were found. For example, how wonderful would it be if we were able to treat a recently injured person with a complete SCI so that their injury became only incomplete? (Assuming no ill side effects of said treatment.) Think of how dramatically you would alter said person's life - esp if they have a high injury - if such a treatment were available? What if you didn't find a cure for certain types of MD, but you could decrease the progression? I'm not the type to jump on the "miracle cure" bandwagon, and with my medical training I know it can take years and years to establish efficacy and safety of treatments. But if I were in the situation where my SO could be "Cured" of his disability (assuming no ill effects) then of course I would be all for that. Especially if it would mean a better quality of life for him. That said, I wouldn't pressure him; it would be his choice, of course, and I'd try my best to respect his decision regardless of what he chose. Would I miss the dev aspect? Of course. But, as others have said, that's why we have fiction.
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Post by pnixon82 on Jan 13, 2013 12:41:41 GMT -5
Mind controlled prosthetics are not a cure for an amputee, just a way to help someone better control a prosthetic and make it useful. I have no issue with better prosthetics to make someones like easier. yup
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Post by Emma on Jan 6, 2015 0:52:20 GMT -5
For those who missed this....I think it should be added to the greatest threads of PD.
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Post by Maurine on Jan 6, 2015 6:47:31 GMT -5
If we are able to cure SCI, SMA, CP etc. one day, there might be new conditions you can live with then, but which are too severe to survive with. So there might always be physical disability as long as we don't live in virtual reality or in some other way independent of our body.
If there was a cure for SCI that didn't involve any risk, I'd have no objections to my bf going for it. He'd still have his surgery scars after all and paralysis would still have had some influence on his life. In this sense, he'd still be very devvy for me.
Even if he did lose his dev appeal (which he wouldn't, at least not fully), I'd be incredibly selfish and completely objectifying him to ask him not to go for a cure, which I'm not. My devness makes him more attractive to me, but my love for him is stronger. As soon as my devness is in such a conflict with my feelings for him, my devness fades. Imagine you like your partner's giant boobs. However, they cause her horrible back pain. She wants to have their size reduced to get rid of that excrutiating pain. Would you try to stop her?
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Post by rebel6842 on Jan 6, 2015 21:13:13 GMT -5
If we are able to cure SCI, SMA, CP etc. one day, there might be new conditions you can live with then, but which are too severe to survive with. So there might always be physical disability as long as we don't live in virtual reality or in some other way independent of our body. If there was a cure for SCI that didn't involve any risk, I'd have no objections to my bf going for it. He'd still have his surgery scars after all and paralysis would still have had some influence on his life. In this sense, he'd still be very devvy for me. Even if he did lose his dev appeal (which he wouldn't, at least not fully), I'd be incredibly selfish and completely objectifying him to ask him not to go for a cure, which I'm not. My devness makes him more attractive to me, but my love for him is stronger. As soon as my devness is in such a conflict with my feelings for him, my devness fades. Imagine you like your partner's giant boobs. However, they cause her horrible back pain. She wants to have their size reduced to get rid of that excrutiating pain. Would you try to stop her? I'm the one that caused this thread to be resurrected, and while I get it now, (I promise)-thank you for providing a clear answer
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