Re:Harvard and the Making of the Unabomber (2000)
by tlb on Friday September 01, 2017 @03:10AM
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If you think that overall, knowledge improve people's lives, then you can take either position and act the same way. If you think that knowledge overall hurts people, then you have to decide (and you should probably go with the people.)
Re:Harvard and the Making of the Unabomber (2000)
by fundabulousrIII on Friday September 01, 2017 @01:33PM
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Hell is other people.
What is the most important thing in the world? It is the people, it is the people, it is the people!
The advancement of technology and furthering of knowledge is a noble endeavor, but only in pursuit of a higher goal. Advanced technology not used, or great knowledge never applied, is of no value. It is only with a higher intention for the use of these things that they have any value at all. That higher purpose could be a number of things - The betterment of mankind, of all forms of life, of society. But something greater than the self and certainly greater than no purpose at all.
Of course, it's not possible to specifically link advancements in technology and knowledge with specific goals before the advancements are made.
What I'm curious about is: Do you view what I've said above as agreeing with your belief, or closer to the view of Jaques Ellul?