| The question has been posed by Science Fiction | | | | first, some will not be pre-conditioned to accept |
| authors numerous times, but it is a very | | | | this, and they will say; "I Want Out!" and so, too |
| important question for the future of humanity. | | | | with the virtual friend. But, this does not mean it |
| Consider if you will that in the future humans may | | | | will not gain acceptance for humans to "try it" or |
| live in Virtual Reality, VR environments in off | | | | do a test run and then allow them to tell others |
| world colonies, perhaps on moons, planets, | | | | about it, creating a trend. |
| traveling space ships or orbiting stations. | | | | It seems a test project is needed first to work |
| But can human beings live in long-term VR | | | | the bugs out, and analyze the psychological issues |
| environments full-time without going stir crazy? | | | | of the transition. One could say that the present |
| After all the current life-experience often has us | | | | "life experience" is nothing more than a virtual |
| going stir-crazy as it is, and some people are | | | | world that humans perceive a certain way due to |
| bored out of their minds. If people are put into a | | | | their 5-organic sensors, and that the world would |
| colony, travel will be limited and so too will space, | | | | be different if they had fewer or additional |
| but people are adaptable, can they cope if we | | | | sensors, thus, the world already is in a sort of |
| make it so, will they need a virtual avatar like | | | | augmented reality as it sits, the way it is seen by |
| friend? | | | | humans. Please consider this. |
| Now there will be a few problems for humans at | | | | |