Writing Starter #19

I have thought a lot about the future, and how different it could be.  With nuclear missiles seeming increasingly unstable and with the world becoming more and more dependent on technology, it's obvious that our population could, in theory, disappear in an instant.  In terms of medicine, I certainly think that doctors will continue to be necessary.  While some diseases may be cured by then, others will certainly remain, and I believe that we will not put delicate surgery into the hands of machines, especially when the slightest error could cause something to go horribly wrong.  Doctors will also be extremely necessary in emergency rooms, as well as simply observing patients to try to figure out what is wrong.  However, machines could start to take the jobs of doctors in terms of diagnoses, if they could simply plug in symptoms, and the machine would prescribe the correct medication.  As far as withholding cures goes, I do not believe scientists are likely to keep cures for themselves.  If this information is put into the hands of an individual at any time, I believe that either the moral obligation or the financial incentive would be enough for them turn it over to the public.  At that point, I believe it is only the information that matters.  Whether the company may have a right to the cure or not, if people know about, they will find a way to make it work.