Technological Advancement is Natural
Technological Advancement is Natural
As we enter the twenty first century, it is clear that many things about our method of
interacting with our environment are different than in previous centuries, and that, in
fact, the very philosophy of the man nature interaction may change again. Some look
forward to these changes. Others are fearful or condemnatory. In many cases, people
implicitly or explicitly argue that certain technologies are unnatural. They claim that
while certain technologies may be useful, other technologies represent a form of
Nature manipulation and this that tinkering is unwise. Since this argument may
appear in many places, it is important to critically analyze it. I feel that this argument
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Polytheism identifies multiple supernatural beings who each exercise arbitrary
control over Nature, and all of whom may be good or evil and triumphant or
banished depending on random factors such as the phase of the moon and which
deity has the most priests and temples. Universalism identifies no supernatural being
separate from Nature itself, but affirms that Nature is, in the end, good. While
atheism , devil worship , fatalism and hedonism are also logically valid philosophies,
they take less time to explain, present fewer leads for philosophical study, and seem
not to have guided the actions of many people worthy of emulation. At any rate,
religious hierarchies played an important factor in world government for several
thousand years.
As a trivial example of how fundamental nature is in religious discourse, different
religions have, over time, prescribed different hair grooming standards. The early
Christian apostle Paul taught, Doth not even nature itself teach you, that, if a man
have long hair, it is a shame unto him? (1 Cor. 11:14) Jewish men have long worn a
skull cap to cover the hair while praying. On the other hand, Sikh men believe that
the hair is sacred, and that to cut it (or let it be dirty) would be to defile it. When in
public places, they wear a turban to protect their hair from anything unclean. Their
respect for God created nature also leads them to refrain from eating any sort of meat.
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