Chapter 9 book Flashcards
The age of automation is going to be the
the age of do-it-yourself
The Positive Views
- The idea that life is getting better
Material Standard of Living
The Positive Views
- Fewer people die in accident, epidemic, murder
- A number of social evil have been decrease
Untimely Death is Reduced
The Positive Views
Society is seen as a human tool that is gradually perfected
Improvement in evolutionary view
The Positive Views
A phase of penance awaiting paradise in the afterlife
Reduced suffering
The Negative Views
Elements of the universe exhibit two faces
Constructive side
Destructive side
The Negative Views
Deviant behavior such as criminality, drug use, school refusal
Contemporary Social Problems
The Negative Views
Society has changed a lot, while human nature has not
Society Drifting away from human nature
According to ____ “Why the future doesn’t need us”
Bill Joy
Nanotechnology has its
gray goo
Joy looks to the _____ who advocates love, compassion, and universal responsibiy
Dalai Lama
Diamond (FL Smith 2005) draws attention to the danger of
creeping normalcy
2 Classes of Societal Collapse
Local Societal Collapse
Global Societal Collapse
“In the game of life and evolution there are three players at the table: human beings, nature, machines)
George Dyson
“Within thirty years, we will have the technological means to create superhuman intelligence)
Vernor Vinge
