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Michelle Park Block F

Question: Will technology ultimately lead us to our destruction?

**Technology is increasingly getting more and more advanced, and will lead us into ultimate destruction, as shown in** //**By The Waters Of Babylon** // **, by Stephen Vincent Benet.** John, a priest journeyed to the land of “Gods.” He imagined what had happened in this land full of advanced technology and wise people, and saw an image of a peaceful society ravaged by strange machinery. //“I saw them with wisdom beyond wisdom and knowledge beyond knowledge... Then I saw their fate come upon them and that was terrible past speech.”// Technology is capable of bringing many things to the table. Comfort, satisfaction, and happiness might be some of the end-products. However, in the long run, technology actually damages society more than the purpose of making people comfortable and more knowledgeable. “//When gods war with gods, they use weapons we do not know. It was fire falling out of the sky and a mist that poisoned.”// Technology creates too many pathways for conflicts, wars, etc. People could potentially start fights over technology, thus disrupting the flow of society. Technology has its pros and cons; it leads to a comfortable life but also can end up killing us, inside out. 