Does the Promotion of Technology Lead to De-evolution?

Is modern technology making the human speciessolve cancer issues, water crisis, weather control and
weaker? Some think it is and many have nearly lostso many problems which plague mankind through
their sense of smell, sense of taste and intuition, whichsciences of computers, biotech, new materials and
is a common trait throughout the animal kingdom, whichrobotics. And you see most humans really do not wish
includes people. Technology and Change alwaysto work if they had their druthers, so why push them
comes under fire from those who fear change, yetto do something they hate? Besides there really is no
are we failing to heed the warning this time? Are wework ethic or integrity in most modern civilization
really moving technology so fast that people are notanyway for that matter.
people anymore?So if robotics as an example can solve these
Recently one humanist made a biting comment andproblems that is a good thing and the humans are free
said; "You see, the technology that many areto have more leisure time to evolve and catch up,
promoting now has actually caused us to "devolve"ponder ideas and move into the future undeterred.
yet is being promoted under the guise of progressiveTake my industry for instance I am in the car wash
"evolution".business and no one really wants to work you see, so
Well yes that is a valid point and worthy offine I will build robots to wash cars. And as we
consideration and I for one agree that is one goodrecently saw with the DARPA Grand Challenge we
argument against the rapidly increasing technology.can build them and drive them selves too.
And the potential eventuality of a "Singularity" ofAdditionally is technology causing humans to de-evolve
Human Evolution as Ray Kurzweil the Famous Futuristor are humans sinking to the lowest common
often states. But have we really taken a good look atdenominator? And is this modern technologies fault or
the human race lately? The average human beingis it a human problem? For instance, humans 30%
cannot even get out of their own way. I mean wewould lie to you if they felt they might be able to make
have 80% of the African Continent at 85 IQ, rest ofone dollar. Another 30% would lie to you to make
the world at barely over that. In the US we are doing$500 and 29% would for 1,000 to 10,000 dollars. So
about 100, with public servants not allowed to be overwhere is the lack of integrity that those who oppose
105 or the police departments will not hire them?technology are talking about here? It seems to me that
Many believe that the future advances cannot go onde-evolution is happening in France with the riots lasting
without a total collapse of civilization and what itfour weeks? Is that technologies fault? The warring
means to be human stating things like:tribes in Africa are killing each other and you do not
"This propaganda will never sustain itself becausesee a lot of technology there? I hereby declare victory
there are still human beings out there that can "feel"in the argument that modern advances in technology is
the lack of integrity in this marketing."de-evolving the human species and further wait for the
Well wait a second now. We are about to solve allnext attack from those who fear change. Think on it.
mankind's problems and we are almost there. We will