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No, technology - by itself - won't spare the earth. Many of the problems we face here on earth are caused by the improper use of technology. Why would more technology spare us from our fate?

Expecting "technology" to solve mankind's problems is like expecting Jesus or Mohammed or advanced beings from deep space to save us, without any effort on our part. That seems to be the way we think, though, isn't it?

I mean no disrespect for Jesus or Moses or Mohammed. On the contrary: They gave us useful instructions on how to live in peace and prosperity. For one reason or the other, though, the majority of our species have generally disregarded these universal instructions. Simple instructions, such as "Thou shalt not kill" are ignored on a regular basis by the high and mighty and the rank and file citizens follow dutifully along.

Injunctions against greed and sloth are likewise ignored, leading to much unwise use of the technologies we already have. Is one more technology "the hair of the dog that bit us"? Are we looking for some wondrous remedy that will permit us to go on living in the inane way most of us do - and now the developing world wants to enjoy the same shallow pleasures.

How is more technology, without more wisdom in its use, going to save us from the cascading negative effects we have caused over the centuries? Some powerful new technology in the hands of unevolved morons like the ones who "work" in the White House would just speed our collective demise.

The lack of that one magic technological improvement to correct the damage we've done with the last ten technologies we've discovered is not our problem. Our problem is emotional and spiritual immaturity. We don't know what to do with the technologies we have discovered.

For example, mankind has harnessed nuclear energy and used it primarily to threaten and occasionally wreak havoc on our enemies. It has also been used to generate a lot of electricity over the years, with an admirable safety record when handled with due respect by intelligent and conscientious workers. Why isn't this technology used more extensively, as the French do, to provide for our energy needs. If we think clean energy is the solution to our major problem, then why not use nuclear energy? Other nations, such as France, have successfully used nuclear reactors to provide much of their electricity needs, why do Americans believe it can't be done safely?

I have to admit I'm only guessing at the

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