Tuesday, November 18, 2025

The Seventh Son

Human beings tend to regard homo sapiens as the last word in evolution and as being superior to other iterations of humanity because we possess consciousness.

What if our consciousness is the very thing which leads to dementia? Without giving away the whole plot, a billionaire has the means to conduct an experiment which might just uncover this paradox. 

It is fair to say that he is not concerned with the human "subjects" of his experiment and when it becomes clear what he is playing at, he thinks his money will protect him and compensate his victims enough so that they don't mind.

The disastrous consequences for the prime subject of the experiment (the "seventh son" of the title) might make us think twice about playing with people's lives!



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