By getting rid of hormones and electrical impulses, you mean getting rid of feelings and thoughts, no?
I think it sounds dreadfully boring and meaningless, not eutopic.
To not feel anything, to be empty… I hate when I feel that way.
I think the good emotions feel good, so we like them; the “bad” emotions are really just misunderstood: but just as, if not more so, important—emotional pain, like physical pain, is telling us something needs change (ow! don’t poke the bruise, dummy!). How could we achieve true paradise if we were never able to feel when change was needed?
Besides, the dark depths of pain and colorful blisses of joy are so gorgeous in art… I would hate to see that beauty lost.
I don’t know that complication is necessarily bad. I think it colors the world, adds depth to it. It add depth to us. Our fifth dimension, if you will; our mind, emotional and creative. As much as I hate mine most of the sometimes, I would loath to lose it.
There are a number of books about “eutopic” worlds where they’ve attempted to rid the human of the pains and confusions. While we often feel like we’re drowning with them, we’re completely lost in the shallowness we feel without them.
Besides, I’m with @Dog on the poor zombies. Who wants to live in eternity being wrapped in toiletpaper-esque bandages, with your arms stuck straight out in front of you?
Sounds so appealing when you’re overwhelmed, but not so pretty when the implications appear.