Have advancements in science made the human race move backwards?

Question

Over time, do you think advancements in science have made us move backward or forward? If possible, can you list 3 reasons why for the argument you support?

Thanks, all answers are appreciated!

Answer 1

- No advance made humans go backward for two reasons.

1. There is no "backward" or "forward" in human evolution.

2. The science already exists. "Advancement" is merely human discovery of an existing fact or condition.



If you are asking which scientific discoveries have been most destructive overall, I would say our clues would be those things that were invented or improved mostly to advance the ability to wage war. No, not weapons. Food preservation (overpopulation, disease, and now obesity), mass production (resource depletion, pollution), and the mass transportation (genocide, disease, imperialism)

Answer 2

I think you have to define what moving "forward and backwards" is.



One way would be quality of life - as quality of life improves, we are moving forward.



So then, we can ask, what advances in science have hurt our quality of life?



I would look at food science and technology as making us seditary, less healthy humans. Look at chemicals we've created that are dangerous to our health or hurt the environment. Global warming could be an exmaple of where scientific advanced that lead to burning fossil fuels and increase the demand for energy has pushed us to the point of hurting our quality of life.



Etc etc.

Answer 3

Scientific advancements have helped humans move forward in some ways(cars,planes,vaccines,electricity,etc).



They have sent us backwards in other ways (laziness,dependence on electronic entertainment,short attention span).







Ultimately,if we cause our own demise because of technology,we will see the value of technology was largely an illusion.I hope we have that revelation before its too late.

Answer 4

People live longer now than any other point in history.

People on average as a whole have a better quality of life (indoor plumbing, literacy, health services, etc.) than any other period in history.

There is less war and overall violence now than in any other point in history.



Don't watch this vid if you have already made up your mind.

http://www.ted.com/talks/steven_pinker_on_the_myth_of_violence

Answer 5

What does it mean to move forward?



If it means to advance humanity instead of destroying humanity and replacing it with something far inferior to it but at the same time better then it?



Todays technology is doing both things.



Advancing humanity with inventions like social networks,cell phones,airplanes and cars that bring us closer together.



The same technology is at the same time pushing us farther and farther from each other while we obess over using it to connect with others.You see it every day.Guys and girls using cellphones to talk instead of talking face to face.Women who favor cellphones over sex.etc.



Reality is a complicated thing.



The bottom line is that humanity is generally MOVING FORWARD.



The main goal of technology is to make man a REAL man and a REAL human being and not just a sad shadow of itself what it is today.



Mankind doesnt want to work on themselves and by themselves because working on yourself means you have to face your fear,your anger,the risk of being hurt and humiliated.This is a very difficult thing to do.



Technology seeks to enable man to avoid these feelings so he can move forward and become one day a real human being and it enables us just that.



Its just like a heart bypass that enables the blood to flow without obstruction.



In many ways a machine whether it be imaginary or real is a better man then man is because it always delivers and always works and never complains and you can always depend on it unlike "people" today which fail you most of the time.



Technology will enable the average weak man to become a real man and a real human being because it will eliminate the ego from the equation which prevents and slows down the progress of man.

Answer 6

Backward and forward. Reason 1: For example, humans invented cars. Cars go forward, but they also have reverse where they move backward. Reason 2: Clicking "play" moves you forwards, clicking "rewind" moves you backwards. Reason 3: The backspace key takes you backwards, most other keys take you forwards.

Answer 7

I think so, and it's deliberate for the Zionist's New World Order. They want to turn humans into their moronic slaves and have put fluoride in our water and MSG and Aspartame in our food. They chemtrail our skies that we breathe, allow radiation from Japan to kill us in order to reduce the world's population by 80% and make those that live made into moronic slaves. To do that, they've let the radiation from Japan's nuclear towers meltdown come across the Pacific and soon will be giving us cancer. Nuclear power was suppose to give us infinite energy, but is giving us direct radiation with a half life of thousands of years.