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2. no, they really, really aren't

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Fri May 1, 2015, 05:27 PM

May 2015

think of warfare technology, for one.

Advances in technology are neither progressive or conservative. they can almost invariably used for good ends or bad ones, however.

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Advances in technology are always progressive [View all] malaise May 2015 OP

Except when they are not. guillaumeb May 2015 #1

no, they really, really aren't cali May 2015 #2

I thought about that before posting malaise May 2015 #3

Knowledge is not neutral and it's application to problem solving involves moral decisions HereSince1628 May 2015 #8

Yup, that's why we have so many environmental issues The2ndWheel May 2015 #4

Many of our environmental issues are associated with greed malaise May 2015 #5

I'm not seeing where electric or solar energy isn't based on greed The2ndWheel May 2015 #6

S'okay, malaise. beam me up scottie May 2015 #7

Precisely malaise May 2015 #9