Christina: Journal Entry #3

This book shows how androids desire to be human, and how humans even though they may not know it, are like androids. Androids want to be able to feel empathy; to love lives other than themselves. Beneath the explicit android desires, humans are reciprocal to the androids' benefits. For instance, John R. Isidore wanting the androids' IQ, and humans using the Penfield Mood Organ dial. This device allows you to dial from a wide range of moods. For example, "a creative and fresh attitude towards one's job," "the desire to watch TV, no matter what's on it," or "pleased acknowledgement of husband's superior wisdom in all matters." This demonstrates how humans are much like the androids; programming their emotions. The only difference is that androids are programmed, and humans can program whichever mood they fancy. The mood selected is not the true reaction of how one would feel under those circumstances.