As part of today’s introduction, we discussed the importance of certain aspects of science and determining whether or not it is considered dangerous. One side of the argument is that modern science and technology have amplified our lives. Many aspects of science have become intergrated with our lives in order to create a better place to live. An example of how this is so is how the human life expectancy has doubled due to modern medicine.
But part of another argument, as we discussed in the
lecture, is that science essentially is the discovery of what nature has already provided us with. By trying to replicate nature, we are instead trying to control it. But what we as humans don’t understand is that harnessing nature has its consquences.
We also discussed that to determine the evils of technologies, one must decide if the benefits outweigh the costs. For example, cars are a major cause of death as well as an environmental hazard, but their importance to the transportation industry is far too great to regulate the usage of them.
I agree 
with the concept that determining the risk factor of any technology can only be determined by its significance and role in society, It would be unfair to deem that all modern technology is spiralling out of control unless it is compared to how important it’s function is. Technology is still an untapped resource, if you will, if we begin to stop experimentation at this point in time, we will never understand not only what we are capable of doing as humans, but also have power to understand nature.