a) People have become dependant on technology.
b) The United States is viewed as a nation that spearheads the technological age. With immense pressure to maintain that status, scienctists are constantly toiling to create smarter and innovative technology. Additionally, in collaboration with other countires forming a cohesive bond, we are working towards the universal goal of developing efficient machinery, suppressing the demand of natural resources from Mother Nature. With so much technology bombarding our way of life, we are becoming intimately attached and relying on it.
c) Technology, arguably, cause more good than harm but what happens when it goes away or crashes to the point of catastrophic failure?
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I really like your question. I have recently been dealing with epic Comcast internet failure at my apartment and have witnessed first hand how with each technological innovation we make, we also seem to create 100 opportunities for problems to occur. It makes me wonder if we will ever approach (or if we are approaching) a level of technology beyond our capacity to completely control or even understand. The Comcast technician's parting words to me the other night were, "I am sorry, but I just can't figure out why it's not working". What do we do when even the "experts" are stumped? When society expects you to perform at a certain level given the technology that currently exists, how to we maintain our responsibilities in the absence of such tools?
Everybody knows that when you lose your cell phone, you are basically out of commission until you get a new one. I think cell phones are a perfect example of how dependent on technology we have become. If not having a cell phone for a few days is a hard thing to get through, imagine what might happen if an important technology crashed? Like our national defense network.
Hannah, the Comcast technician's are NEVER easy! I feel your pain!
I agree with your first assumption that people have become dependent on technology. I think it is very apparent when you walk down the catwalk on UMB campus. Every one, for the most part, is walking with their heads buried in their cellphones or I Pods. Also when you compare how students do research compared to 15 years ago. Rarely do students actually need to go to the library to obtain the information they need, why actually go somewhere when it is all available in your living room? It also scared me that one day technology will be pushed too far, who knows what could happen!
hey guys, sorry to post so last minute I've been sick with the stomach bug :(
My assumption on science is that it has extended human life expectancy. There are many countries around the world that have a very low life expectancy & I believe this is due to their limits of technological advancements. They do not have the science we have developed to provide people with the medical discoveries we have made here in America.
A question on this assumption is:
Where will we find the resources to support this increased population and are we trying to play God ?
My assumptions were:
Technology makes things easier and science was developed to find an answer.
Questions:
Life may be easier because of all the ways to communicate, for example, but there are now many, maybe too many ways to communicate so is it easier?
Are religion and science really two sides of the same coin?
Limitations:
The limitations are the need to learn new tech. The Benefits are that information can travel much easier.
The limitations of science are sadly that it takes a while to get answers. The benefits are that once answers are found, knowledge is greatly expanded.
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