First, a quick recap...
In 'In the Cards' Season 5 Episode 25, a man named Dr. Geiger is the inventor of a unit called a 'Cellular Entertainment and Regeneration Chamber'. According to him, the main cause of natural death is that our cells get 'bored' and just say **** it one day. Dr. Geiger's machine is designed to send 'uplifting and entertaining messages' to living cells, and he claims that eight hours in the machine will keep cells entertained and excited about living, granting the user an indeterminate extension on natural life. He is a paranoid, necrophobic individual, but also seems convinced of the viability of his research and invention. At the end of the episode, Weyoun seems genuinely intrigued in the research.
So the point of this thread - do YOU think this technology and research is viable in the Star Trek universe? If so, why? If not, why? We're given no follow up on this, so it calls for pure speculation. I just think with all the silly science we're asked to believe as Star Trek fans, this really isn't that far out there. It's just presented in a ridiculous way by a silly character.
In 'In the Cards' Season 5 Episode 25, a man named Dr. Geiger is the inventor of a unit called a 'Cellular Entertainment and Regeneration Chamber'. According to him, the main cause of natural death is that our cells get 'bored' and just say **** it one day. Dr. Geiger's machine is designed to send 'uplifting and entertaining messages' to living cells, and he claims that eight hours in the machine will keep cells entertained and excited about living, granting the user an indeterminate extension on natural life. He is a paranoid, necrophobic individual, but also seems convinced of the viability of his research and invention. At the end of the episode, Weyoun seems genuinely intrigued in the research.
So the point of this thread - do YOU think this technology and research is viable in the Star Trek universe? If so, why? If not, why? We're given no follow up on this, so it calls for pure speculation. I just think with all the silly science we're asked to believe as Star Trek fans, this really isn't that far out there. It's just presented in a ridiculous way by a silly character.
