Do you believe that someday the robots or inventions invented by man might wonder how come they have to obbey orders? And oneday we might be living in a tipe of Matrix? Not exactly the same but simallar to it that one day, we might wonder why oh why did we try to go this far.
P.S Do you like Matrix? And how old we're you when you watched you first rated R movie?
2006-10-02 05:44:52 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Other - Science
not in our lifetime....as for the movie, it was mediocre.....i was 15 when i watched my firt r-rated movie and it was porkys.....as for man going too far....how can we dismiss any possibility of technological advance....had the people surrounding edison said "now thomas, we think youre taking this invention thing a little too far there boy, you oughta hold up".....we'd all still be in the dark!
2006-10-02 05:53:57 · answer #1 · answered by cookiesmom 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That question is a great question. It's been debated for a long time and should always be asked.
As for robots taking over as they did in iRobot, the Matrix, War Games, The Terminator...etc... No, it's not going to happen. Could an isolated accident occur. Sure. But there is not going to be any machine revolution.
The greater risk to our society exists within different areas of technology. The highest of concerns is genetic engineering, followed by nanotechnology. Both of those industries have great potential to make life much better for everyone. But they also can be abused and be our demise. The same has been said about previous technology (such as nuclear), but aside from the horrors of two bombs in WWII and a couple meltdowns, it hasn't nearly had the negative impact that some people thought might happen (such as was believed that it might ignite the hydrogen in our atomosphere and destroy the entire planet.
What's important is to take precautions with new technology so that it can progress, but not be misused. The better we understand a new technology, the more likely we can stop it from being abused as well.
Michael Criton writes about those risks, but the message usually gets lost in the story when they become movies (Jurrasic Park, Andromeda Strain, Sphere, Timeline, Prey - hasn't been made into a movie yet). The underlying theme in all of those is that somebody created something amazing without actually thinking of all the safe guards and responsibilities that come with using that technology.
A quick example would be one related to agriculture. When growing potatoes farmers often water too much or too little. In order to save money and use the correct amount of water, a new hybrid potato was made using genes from a jellyfish that makes it glow (requires special camera) when it becomes stressed (thirsty). The problem is that this potato is not edible. However in order for a farmer to know when to water, it needs to be in the middle of the field of other potatoes. So now they need to worry about weather or not somebody might accidently get a bad potato. (I know this sounds made up, but I promise it's real).
Did I like the Matrix. Absolutely. I think it was a good film. R movies...I had older brothers that were a bad influence :) So I saw my first R film when I was about 7.
2006-10-02 14:11:58 · answer #2 · answered by Doob_age 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think so long as we do not dehumanize people and realize their value/importance, technology cannot go too far.
Historically, we've been unable to do that. We value our neighbors. We do not value people from across the ocean unless they have something worth trading with. Therefore, we're entirely in favor of pushing regulations and threatening them.
The government (any government) has been unable to realize the values of its own citizens. As a result, there's this mindset that the means are outweighed by the result. Killing millions now will save billions later. Investments.
That's not necessarily a terrible way of thinking. Government can make tough decisions when they're not personally involved with the citizenry. Wars are justified. Pre-emptive measures are taken.
But the inherent problem in dehumanizing a group of people is that you're no longer ethically bound to that group. They're simply objects or entities that can be used to gain whatever results are desired.
I'm 21. I can't remember when I watched my first R rated movie. I was probably 10?
I've never seen the Matrix although I have taken a course on it.
2006-10-02 12:58:30 · answer #3 · answered by MysteriumTremendum 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Actually we have not gone far enough. Someone needs to invent a device that will let you use the Check Spelling feature so that you question might even make sense.
2006-10-02 13:23:03 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
sometimes yes, I think stuff like cloning is going too far, but I think robots are OK...have you seen those little robot vacuums? Those are pretty cool...I'm also getting pretty sick of using my legs all the time, so if I could get some kind of cyborg legs that would be cool...
2006-10-02 12:54:02 · answer #5 · answered by chavito 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They were worried about this about 200 years ago.
2006-10-02 12:52:25 · answer #6 · answered by a1tommyL 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no, not at all. and yes i like matrix. i dnt like r rated movies
2006-10-02 12:53:12 · answer #7 · answered by mighty i 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋