Bionic Person

I believe the development of a bionic person is an inevitable event in the future of our species.  Technology is growing at unimaginable speeds, and I believe the curiosity of the human race will always outweigh the question of whether or not this is a good idea.  The transhumanist movement believes it is their duty to help move our species past the point of biological necessity and limitations.  They feel that one day soon we will be able to cross a point where individuals will be considered as "posthuman" and become a new species through the evolution of technology combining with biological processes.  Ray Kurzweil has been quoted as saying that by the middle of this century we will combine our intelligence with "the cloud" and increase our intelligence as a species a billion times and with the help of nanotechnology the human race will no longer die of disease.  I personally enjoy the idea of living a natural life and rolling the dice to see what's next, but I would never stop anyone else from using their freedom to try and see what else we can do with these meat bodies.  Maybe the world will be more exciting with computer chips implanted in our brains and the ability to read everyone's thoughts? Maybe privacy is just an outdated illusion that we're holding onto like hipsters with their cassette tapes?

If we do create bionic "people" than they will absolutely be used in the military.  It's a frightening idea to imagine soulless entities engaging in war, but with the use of drones already encompassing a large percentage of the bombings under Obama, it doesn't seem that different.  I have a very hard time supporting anything that the military does so I'll have to say no I would not support the idea of a bionic military.  Perhaps if the machines develop a consciousness they can teach the leaders of the government how to use one though? That I would support.