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"But the problem with reincarnation is that it's hard to imagine what the storage medium for past lives would be. Not to mention the input-output device. I hesitate to rule it out completely, but I'd need pretty definite proof."
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![]() Sydney Biddle develops a serum that ensures that every man and woman will live for a thousand years in perfect health. But those who take the serum cannot have children. Women who wanted a substitute were offered robot babies.
Another description of a robot baby can be found in Brother Robot by Henry Slesar:
It is exhilarating to see my dream transformed into reality: a robot child that would be reared within the bosom of a human family, raised like a human child, a brother to a human child - growing, learning, becoming an adult. I can hardly contain my excitement at the possibilities I foresee.
As time goes on, little Mac, the robot baby, is developing beautifully:
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