There are new advances occurring
daily. Medicine, computers, robotics, clothing, you name it and there is
an improvement. So many of the improvements
have made our lives easier or safer.
Still, some of these advances have made for some interesting moral dilemmas. Because we have the technology to terminate a pregnancy, people hotly debate whether it should be done. I once heard of an issue where a married couple froze some of the husband's sperm and after he died, she got pregnant using some of that sperm. The Supreme Court then heard a case on whether the child should get survivor benefits.
Please know I am not trying to make a case for one side or the other on abortion or this child's benefits. So much of what we do to improve our lives in one way complicates it in another way. Each law seems to require another because we constantly have to refine and define what was meant by the original.
Take, for example, the automobile. As cars became popular and more people began using them, laws were required for people to safely operate them and we needed penalties for those who don't. Still, as time progressed, new situations came up that required new laws. School zones, work zones, Interstates roads, emergency vehicles, and traffic lights all required rules to be followed. Later, even these sub categories needed further definition.
Please don't misunderstand me. We need laws. However, will we ever learn, or live out the fact, if we would do unto others as we want them to do to us, we could eliminate (or at least make the redundant) many rules. Also, there are many parts of modern technology that I love. My Macbook and iPhone are among them.
Still, some of these advances have made for some interesting moral dilemmas. Because we have the technology to terminate a pregnancy, people hotly debate whether it should be done. I once heard of an issue where a married couple froze some of the husband's sperm and after he died, she got pregnant using some of that sperm. The Supreme Court then heard a case on whether the child should get survivor benefits.
Please know I am not trying to make a case for one side or the other on abortion or this child's benefits. So much of what we do to improve our lives in one way complicates it in another way. Each law seems to require another because we constantly have to refine and define what was meant by the original.
Take, for example, the automobile. As cars became popular and more people began using them, laws were required for people to safely operate them and we needed penalties for those who don't. Still, as time progressed, new situations came up that required new laws. School zones, work zones, Interstates roads, emergency vehicles, and traffic lights all required rules to be followed. Later, even these sub categories needed further definition.
Please don't misunderstand me. We need laws. However, will we ever learn, or live out the fact, if we would do unto others as we want them to do to us, we could eliminate (or at least make the redundant) many rules. Also, there are many parts of modern technology that I love. My Macbook and iPhone are among them.
Technology is a tool. We use tools to make life easier. I am in awe that I can communicate in real time with someone on the other side of the world. We can see deep into the cosmos. Still, I fear some of our technologies are driving a wedge between us and those near us. We spend more time with a device instead of someone next to us. We mustn't let it happen. We must remember for all the wonderful items
that fill the shelves at the stores where we shop, (including online stores) not one of them
will touch your life the way another human being can.
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