Both science and religion are necessary pieces to human life. Science is a way to understand everything about this world. Whereas, religion is a way to tell where we came from, where we are at, and where we are going. Both of these are pieces of the puzzle that leads to knowledge, and we as humans must know. The battle the essay talks about is between man and machine. This is better known as science and religion. The author argues that man will be overtaken by machine, the natural world is the only thing that matters, and that science is needed to get work done more fast and efficient. |
Today, machines are a big part of what we do. They make cars, preserve food, they even correct our mistakes. The author even dares to say "Because he was aware of technology and its reason for existence, he acted with reason when his life was at stake." He assumes that all religous people just sit by and do nothing. He does not recognize that the religous community is smart and resilient. Religion has been around since the beginning of humanity, and won't die off to just science.Wells also leaves out the fact that science even proves religion. For example, intelligent design is a scientific theory that states the world is too complex to come from something other than a designer, or God. Wells also gives the idea that the natural world will live on with out technology. He infers that technology is not necessarily needed. In War of the Worlds the aliens die due to natural causes, or the flu. Wells is saying that tho there is technology, the natural resources is all that is truly needed for survival. The natural world will ultimately out live the technological one. It is only a matter of time until it happens. The final idea of this essay is that technology is needed to get work done more fast and efficient. This of all Wells' major points i believe to be true. Technology gets the job done faster, and without human error. Human error is inevitable when humans are working. No matter what we do, humans cannot be perfect, we will make errors in our work. For example, no game we play can humans have 100% success rate. However, we can build machines who could. Machines may not take over this world, but they do make this world faster, more fun, and more productive. Without them humans wouldn't know of other ethnicities. Above all humans would be closer to extinct. Technology has made this a world a better place. i would say that going from tepees to skyscrapers is an achievement to be proud of. Technology will not be humanities demise it will be our greatest accomplishment of all, and it will ultimately prove how great God is. |
