Does technology outstripped our sense of right and wrong?

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Has technology outstripped the evolution of sense of right and wrong?
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Apparently yes.

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Yes and no; religion is religion, but the sense for protection for property is mans actuality, man being the property protection for man and against man. Right and wrong are notional concepts as a technology, they are technology before technology, but this does not mean we recognize them as such innately but in the evolution for science for logic.

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'On the contrary, the spiritual universe is looked upon as abandoned by God, and given over as a prey to accident and chance. As in this way the divine is eliminated from the ethical world, truth must be sought outside of it. And since at the same time reason should and does belong to the ethical world, truth, being divorced from reason, is reduced to a mere speculation. Thus seems to arise the necessity and duty of every thinker to pursue a career of his own. Not that he needs to seek for the philosophers’ stone, since the philosophising of our day has saved him the trouble, and every would-be thinker is convinced that he possesses the stone already without search. But these erratic pretensions are, as it indeed happens, ridiculed by all who, whether they are aware of it or not, are conditioned in their lives by the state, and -find their minds and wills satisfied in it. These, who include the majority if not all, regard the occupation of philosophers as a game, sometimes playful, sometimes earnest, sometimes entertaining, sometimes dangerous, but always as a mere game. Both this restless and frivolous reflection and also this treatment accorded to it might safely be left to take their own course, were it not that betwixt them philosophy is brought into discredit and contempt. The most cruel despite is done when every one is convinced of his ability to pass judgment upon, and discard philosophy without. any special study. No such scorn is heaped upon any other art or science.'

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Right is positive in general (a) in its form, since it has validity in a state; and this established authority is the principle for the knowledge of right. Hence we have the positive science of right. (b) On the side of content this right receives a positive element [a] through the particular character of a nation, the stage of its historical development, and the interconnection of all the relations which are necessitated by nature: [b] through the necessity that a system of legalised right must contain the application of the universal conception to objects and cases whose qualities are given externally. Such an application is not the speculative thought or the development of the conception, but a subsumption made by the understanding: [c] through the ultimate nature of a decision which has become a reality.'

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Answer 2

I don't think so. Technology just creates tool, and how we use those tools determines right and wrong. It doesn't matter if it's an ax, a syringe, or genetic engineering. The arguments are the same as they always have been. I've heard it argued that electricity is evil, because it leads to moral decay. The same with the telephone and automobile.

Now, the worlds cultures have had a hard time keeping up, and that will just get worse. We've made a lot of bad decisions over the last 5,000 years of technological development. I don't think mistakes are a sign of evil though.

Answer 3

Outstrip? To a degree, perhaps.

Certainly, technology can influence the gradation of right and wrong. For example, as we continue to learn more about the intelligence and emotional capabilities of larger-brained mammals, shouldn't we modify our concept of what is acceptable treatment or interaction?

Or, as we continue to develop a greater understanding of mental illness, shouldn't we alter our stance on punishment and treatment?

Again, learning and technology will impact the hue of how we color right from wrong, particularly from a moral perspective. But you must allow for the staunch convictions of those grounded in a religious notion of right and wrong; a conviction that is arguably immutable.

Of course, you can categorize this a pure garbage, but you'll appreciate that while technology's effects can impact the majority, many will never be moved from their particular sense of right and wrong.

Answer 4

No, but I think people use technology as a way out of their personal responsibility. However, there are some huge issues that science needs to address to make sure there are no miss uses of technology. One of the greatest threats has been the atom bomb...and at least right now....science, government and mankind still are making sure that this technology is being handled right. (or attempting too do so).

Answer 5

It has definitely outstripped our ability to form a coherent sentence.

Answer 6

No, if I am understanding you correctly, I don't think so. Technology can afford anonymity, which can facilitate bad behavior. But it doesn't create the behavior.