Reflection Paper 2

The article suggests that there is both a positive and negative view
on how man’s inventions have changed the way he thinks, learns, and sees the world. In the positive view examples are mentioned of how we have evolved in doing what we do in out daily lives. In the negative view it is mentioned how these inventions have come at a detrimental cost. I agree with these views, both the positive and negative. I think it is amazing what we have accomplished throughout the decades. We started out with rocks and digging sticks, now we have shovels and automated machines to dig massive holes. We have come from a time where there was no other way, to a time where there are many options and infinite choices. With our advances in technology we would never have known that there were other planets let alone that we are only a microscopic speck in this universe without the Hubble Telescope. Man’s inventions have brought us unimaginable possibilities that help make our lives easier. These inventions do come at a disadvantage and that brings up the negative view point. Everything that we create has its pros and cons, some have more cons than pros. We have built some of the greatest weapons the world has ever known. In the right hands they are used to protect us as citizens, in the wrong hands, they are used to kill and destroy lives. The internet may seem like nothing could be harmful about it but the internet harbors an enormous source of information. There is so much stored on the World Wide Web and anyone can access and source of information, such as chemicals used to make a bomb. Even our appliances which we use daily can be harmful to us. The electromagnetic waves in our microwaves, cell phones, etc, could cause harm to our bodies over time without us even knowing it. Even if we ourselves don’t intend to use them for ulterior motives someone else will Man’s inventions are a gift yet a curse at the same time with both positive and negative outcomes.