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Antrhropocentric Sterile Hood

How predicatble humans are. The silliest group attempt to create a sterile hood today couldn’t help itself animating the otherwise very rational scientific instrument with human characteristics. What started with a pair of goggles inserted into the protective cover to overcome the problem of not being able to see through cloudy plastic quickly evolved into arms, hands and teeth. Even the holes inserted into the top to allow more air flow could be loosely interpreted as ears. Isn’t this how we originally invented Gods … in our image (contrary to the other way round, Zeus, Prometheus et al). Despite our best intentions to get beyond the human, the oldest trick in the book just keeps rearing its ugly head!

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  1. girish

    Oh no, not ugly. The Sterile-Hood-God is a thing of beauty. Worship Him and bring forth sacred tissue. Through Him thou shalt be cleansed of all thy sins.

    Nov 16, 2009 @ 11:47 pm

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