Oh my god thats really scary I have no idea what I would choose!!

whoa. this is really good. i have NOOO idea what i would choose… but i don’t think that the government would take away rights if you were more robotic… but i dont really know… :) i still wouldnt kno what to choose…. :D

Way to drop us right in the middle of a pickle. Even with just the context of this story, it seems apparent that losing the arm is the safest way to proceed.

Great conflict in this. I shudder imagining such a future. But who knows?

Wow, what a situation! That’s a great take on the cyborg possibility with social implications. What a choice. I’d keep the arm, so I could give society the finger with both hands.

Wow, what a situation! That’s a great take on the cyborg possibility with social implications. What a choice. I’d keep the arm, so I could give society the finger with both hands.

This was amazing. I love your oxymoron(ic?) title, I just had to read it when I saw that.

Hey, I just thought of something… if they removed one of the fingers on the robotic arm, won’t it up the percentage in his favor? ;)

Hahaha!

THX , I loved your comment.

What a dilemma, what a dilemma…

Heck, I’d keep the robot arm. That way, if they call me for jury duty, I could say “Oh, can robots serve?” And we all know the answer to that.

That’d gave me the heebie jeebies. In a good way, though. XD I don’t know what I’d choose. On one hand (no pun intended) you can choose to be half cyborg… O_O On the other, you can choose to lose your arm and still live as human. I seriously don’t know what I’d do! Great thought provoker. : )

And what about bio-enhancements for robots?

Loved this one—and it really set my blood boiling. Just imagining a future where advancements set us back socially (such a realistic possibility, be it robotic or the more likely scenario involving genetic engineering) gets my grey matter wheels of injustice turning at high speed. Great ficlet! Always a fan of your imagination.

I also thought if he lost a robotic finger he’d be under 50%, though I bet the pain governs his brain right now more than anything. :) Fantastic dilemma!

Very cool little story. Shocking, but with realistic implications. Kind’ve reminiscent of “Bicentennial Man:”
“Wouldn’t it be safe to say that all the humans wading in the gene pool with artificial organs are part robot, at least in part?”
5-stars to be had for all!

oh wow.. that would suck either way! poor guy.. but good explinations and conversations.