Many people only see the God Helmet in terms of explaining some religious/out of body/alien experiences.

 

 

I, however, think it might eventually be possible to use the basis of this technology for more constructive uses.

 

Two things to note:

1)The technology creates mental experiences.

2)People remember the experiences.

 

Number two is very relevant here. If we have a complex enough helmet with sophisticated programming, could we not use it to imprint a database on the brain of the user? Given several exposures to the same database imprinting, could this not be used to ultimately upload the database from the computer to the user?

 

One could learn Kung Fu via download without the discomfort of a giant spike through the neck.

Have you seen the sci-fi TV series "Doll-house"? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dollhouse_(TV_series)

 

It is quite an interesting take on this whole concept.

If you ever read any "science" fiction you should check out "Across Real Time" by Vernor Vinge, ( a combination of two novels and a novella) a great epic of a story that addresses this issue as well.

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Peace_War