and thereby, human quality of life
2007-07-29 14:22:00 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Engineering
The ultimate purpose of all professions is to glorify God with the gifts he has given.
2007-07-30 11:22:29 · answer #1 · answered by trent 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
...in the same way that the ultimate purpose of the human body is to be a vehicle for the stomach.
Picture it - from the stomach's point of view, it does its job to keep the various types of tissue of rest of the body alive and well so that the whole, entire body/person will eventually get to do all the things they need to do in order to meet a mate and reproduce, thereby creating more stomachs complete with their own bodies/vehicles (not to mention a nice, assured food supply).
It's a self centered view of the world. It's not incorrect, but it's far from complete. Any other vital tissue type (i.e. profession carried out by individuals) could make the same claim. Muscle or brain cells could say the same. Educators could claim it; farmers could, housewives could, etc.
You might say that the "ultimate" purpose of all professions is sex. Why do we want to succeed? Why do we want higher quality of life? More money, more things, more sophistication, more richness of experience, more ability, more power, more relationships, more technology? All of these things contribute to the likelihood that we will prosper, and therefore that we will find a mate and propagate our genes into the future and escape death in a certain way. Richard Dawkins explored the idea in the The Selfish Gene, which was a gene's perspective on life.
2007-07-29 21:45:03 · answer #2 · answered by ? 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Interesting... well, the idea of ultimate purpose assumes that there is a purpose to anything. If we agree that there is such a thing as purpose or "meaning" beyond the mere occurrence of events. If that is so we must rationally reject philosophies based upon absolute determinism (eg. scientific method) and adopt more holistic frameworks. It all depends on the type of philosophical view you are willing to adopt. It also depends on your meaning of "quality of life" If you are ok with the thought that we are nothing more than meat robots who seek to maximize pleasure and minimize pain (if that is what you mean by quality of life) then you may have a case for your belief. If you believe in such things as human agency and meaning, you will ultimately have to adopt a philosophy wherein all professions and beliefs interact and exist together as one "reality." In which case it would be impossible to say that one is more important than the other.
2007-07-29 21:33:09 · answer #3 · answered by David 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm wondering how the *oldest* profession helps engineers advance technology.
Quality of life, I can get, but advancing technology?
I think it would be easier to argue that engineers are supposed to advance techology in order to make the other professions more productive. That would include word processors for law offices, computers for accountants, MRIs for physicians, and mechanical devices for the oldest profession....
2007-07-30 00:53:14 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your theory is faulty. Medical technology is the root of all human advancement. Microbiology in particular. Research the war on bacteria to see what I mean.
2007-07-29 21:35:57 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
What??
Can I guess where you are coming from? Do you believe that the engineers are responsible inevitably for the future of our world? They are the ones that can either protect us or get us off of this world to go somewhere else? Not to mention the other cool things they make.
Well, then yes, I would subscribe to your notion.
2007-07-29 21:27:15 · answer #6 · answered by spphat 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Engineers do play a pivotal role in advancing man-kinds MATERIAL needs, but there is so much more to life than this.
2007-07-30 02:53:48 · answer #7 · answered by Nels N 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Interesting point, but is the quality of life improved?
2007-07-29 21:48:38 · answer #8 · answered by producer_vortex 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Feeling high and mighty today are we...
2007-07-29 21:30:20 · answer #9 · answered by Greg 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋