Same can be said for oxygen. Perhaps we should say whether oxygen is good thing or not depends on the ethics of the person breathing it.
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Technology, Good or Bad Overall?
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 RE: Technology, Good or Bad Overall?
June 25, 2019 at 6:14 am
(This post was last modified: June 25, 2019 at 6:15 am by ignoramus.)
I love technology.
It can make life more comfortable and efficient. But it won't make us truly happy. Only other people or pets can do that. We'll always just be emotional apes looking for love... (our dna says so)
No God, No fear.
Know God, Know fear.  (June 24, 2019 at 9:49 pm)Anomalocaris Wrote: Same can be said for oxygen. Perhaps we should say whether oxygen is good thing or not depends on the ethics of the person breathing it. A very good point. Technology in and of itself is neither good nor bad. It is the uses to which technology is put that can be problematic. Boru
‘But it does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are twenty gods or no gods. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg.’ - Thomas Jefferson
I'm sure mustard gas can be used for good if we think hard enough?
No God, No fear.
Know God, Know fear.  RE: Technology, Good or Bad Overall?
June 25, 2019 at 2:56 pm
(This post was last modified: June 25, 2019 at 3:06 pm by Angrboda.)
Whether technology is good or bad depends both upon how we define good and bad, and in terms of who it is good or bad for. Without these definitions, the question can't be answered. The development of a cheap, renewable source of clean energy requiring few resources would be of enormous benefit to many, but not particularly to those whose livelihood depends upon such alternatives to fossil fuels remaining unprofitable. On the question of good or bad, someone who wants to live a long life might view an increase in police use of lethal force in their community to be a bad thing. On the other hand, a depressed individual who wants to commit suicide by cop might view such an increase as a good thing.
You haven't adequately framed the question. I will note that the four horsemen of the new atheism were asked if there were some knowledge that humans would be better off not having. The classic example being the secret of nuclear fission. Daniel Dennett for his part framed his reply in the negative. If he were to become one of a handful of survivors of a nuclear apocalypse, he might have a change of heart. ![[Image: extraordinarywoo-sig.jpg]](https://i.postimg.cc/zf86M5L7/extraordinarywoo-sig.jpg) (June 25, 2019 at 7:27 am)ignoramus Wrote: I'm sure mustard gas can be used for good if we think hard enough? Actually yes. It was the first drug to be used in chemotherapy for cancer patients. Boru
‘But it does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are twenty gods or no gods. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg.’ - Thomas Jefferson
Technology, as with any other tool doesn't have any inherent properties. It's the hands that wield them to utilize them to their advantage.
At work.
There's nothing wrong with our 'Tools'. Hammers are perfectly functional. It's just other people's behaviour/personality that makes me want to treat them like nails. 
Technology don't make moral decisions, we do.
"The first principle is that you must not fool yourself — and you are the easiest person to fool." - Richard P. Feynman
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