I should've elaborated a little...let's take them one by one...
++ [ originally posted by Majed ] ++
Actually, I don't think our brains work "less." I think, now, there's just so much more to take in because of the many more horizons that have been explored and the boundries broken.
YES. Our brains (and even our bodies) work less.Because people now are counting on technology to do their jobs. Let's say 80 or 90 %.
People use the calculator to solve simple mathematical problems!!!!!!
They often use elevators to climb to the first floor in a two-floor-building! They use cellphones to call other people in the room next door....etc...(this one point of view, and this applied to consumers not producers.)
++ [ originally posted by Majed ] ++
Hasn't it always been like this?
Isn't this a form of evolution?
What do you mean by "it" and "this"?
I'll answer anyway!
1. This was my answer to the first post: technology would contiue growing slower than before. There have been times in history when new inventions and breakthroughs have been made continually. So dramatically. But now, we barley hear about new creations.
And what I mean by
invetion is 'something noone has thought of before. Not improvements or adjusments made on something. Something that can be considered as a breakthrough'
2. And since almost all people needs have been satisfied, there're no inventions left for their current needs and technology will pursue slowly. If something new appeared, then people will think of an invention to solve it.
++ [ originally posted by Majed ] ++
What do you mean "might/would." Many new inventions have always been used for war and destructive things. Though there's more than one perspective when it comes to deturmining what is or isn't "destructive"
There're two points of view:
1. "MIGHT" no one knows when this world is going to end. Maybe with this amount of violence and destruction, there'd be no life on earth at all, and then everything will stop!
2. "WOULD" Or it may continue on the same pattern, or maybe worse. But it
would continue.
++ [ originally posted by Majed ] ++
In terms of thinking that regular people would "get bored" and turn to distrutive ways once their needs are satisfied (assuming that's what you mean), I'd have to disagree. Since when have people been "satisfied." I don't want to get to phylisophical, but do you really think there is an end to people wanting more luxury?
Another thing is (already mentioned this) : most of the world "don't" live in "luxury."
1.I wouldn't use the word
'regular people'. I'd rather
'privileged'.
2.We should know that there's a differenece between "need" and "luxury"
That's why, I'd rather use the word privileged people than regular. Because luxurious people got everything(food, technology, money) almost everything regular (or underprivileged) people don't have. Yet it's not enough. They want more luxury, not to satisfy their needs, but to satisfy their pride. Maybe because they think that have the right for all this luxury!
++ [ originally posted by Majed ] ++
I really don't see the direction of your post.
I hope my answers are clear to you....