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You've all probably heard quite a bit about VeriChip's RFID chips, little microchips about the size of a grain of rice that hold personal information (such as bank accounts, medical records, criminal history, etc.), essentially abolishing the need for currency and record-keeping.

Some individuals say that they would like to have the chip implanted into their children so that they can easily keep track of where they are at all times. It could also save their lives in dangerous situations such as rapes and kidnappings.

But my contention is this: where is the "life" in a society that is willing to completely abolish the individual human existence? Apparently, some believe that it can be contained in a 16-digit RFID code. Although there are many potential advantages to having the chip implanted into one's body, why are a growing number of people so content with becoming components of an enormous human inventory and essentially being treated like livestock?

Discuss why you would or would not receive the chip and the possible pros and cons of owning one. I'm looking forward to some responses on this one.

And writer... no, the otters aren't getting the chips.

Doubleplusungood fullwise. Minitrue declare unchipful crimethink.

I think you're right: it's better than my nonexistent one.

Then again, my nonexistent one had Jesus. Can't be that bad to have a Jewish sun god in there somewhere.

So like those things they put in puppies to help you find them when they run away? Too creepy.

Though, if everyone had them from a young age, it would make crime quite difficult to get away with, no?

@writer- You can't put one in otters. Monitoring Gods just seems wrong.

In the days of private investigators who can find out just about anything about someone, who can tell a wife that, yes he's cheating on you, can tell an employer, yes she was once arrested for stealing ten years ago when she was a daring fifteen-year-old, trying to impress her friends, is it really that much of a step in the wrong direction to get it in a more centralized place?

This asked, there are definitely somethings in my life that other people don't need to know about, but I'm sure that if they asked the right questions to the right people they might be able to find out.

@ writer in response to Semper, Can I be your pet? If I have to be somebody's...

@Semper Not the otter banks!

Am I not right in thinking that most information is already open to the public? Or at least to someone with higher power, say a cop with a warrent?

It is a little silly to think that we can keep everything secret from those who really want to know, even without chips in us, yet, who really wants to know?

I mean, they showed us this creepy video on how to stalk people in school (it was really internet safety, but it was givin' tips!). I could probably get someone from online to talk to me on AIM, and eventually find out who they are and everything about them- creepy true, but...I wouldn't want to. There are things that are better left unknown.