Question of the Day

[ayoub]

What does it say about the progress of the human race when, after mastering so many technologies, it's still easier to tear down and destroy than it is to heal?

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Look at the stem cell debate; Has anyone questioned the ethics of bigger, better weapons with the same fervour?

Comments

[donnickcottage.livejournal.com]

We. Are. Animals. Besides, most major technological progress has always been made for military reasons, whether offensive or defensive; you just need to decide whether all weaponry is evil, even that which is intended to deter slaughter rather than foster it.

[childeofloki.livejournal.com]

A very good point, but I don't think it's the little inventions, like crossbows and nuclear weapons, that we have to worry about.

I think it's the bigger inventions, like government, religion, and culture.

After all, a weapon is not evil, in and of itself. It just is.