Is Technological Evolution Infinite or Finite? These days, it seems as if new, sometimes life-changing, technological developments are abound, which raises an interesting question: Will technology progress infinitely - assuming we manage to avoid extinction, or is the process finite? Well, the first thing we would need too establish is what we consider to be new technology. Would a Tamagotchi count as new technology, or as an invention? Is it an expansion upon computing, which would be the base-line technology? Personally, I would see new technology as something innovative that supplies a potential function of enhancing or preserving life - whether through extending life (health care), defending life (weaponry) or providing new options for tasks/recreation, or even new activities altogether, that we cannot even contemplate currently. Now, this is where it is going to get massively philosophical. Read the full article here: fromquarkstoquasars/is-technological-evolution-infinite-or-finite/
Posted on: Tue, 15 Oct 2013 16:40:53 +0000
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