Ethics

Many questions pop up when one thinks of the advancement of technology; from robots taking over the world to the possibility that we are handicapped by computers. Other people worry about privacy laws; they are worried that cameras are watching them in their homes or workplaces. The cameras that the government positions on every street corner are questioned as being over indulgent or invasive. I think this became a problem because there's the possibility of police officers, or the operator of these computers, watching citizens when they don't need to be. I think it made people uneasy to know that they were being watched. To me there doesn't seen to be a solution to the problem because there will always be at least one person who is uneasy about the surveillance cameras.

Another issue that we face is that robots will take over the world. I'm can't say whether I agree with this or not but I can say that it is plausible. I think this became an ethical issue when writers in the 70s allowed their imaginations to go wild. This issue first came up in movies and books. Soon enough crazies began to believe it and now we have people who believe that technology is evil and malice. For some people there is a worry that technology will be come so advanced that robots will be able to take care of themselves and to take over the world. The solution to this problem is not creating technology that is smarter than us or a robot that can think on it's own. The Church doesn't say anything on robots taking over the world but I think it is possible. If an antagonist comes along and decides to create evil robots to take over the world it may happen.

Another ethical issue we face is the one of computers handicapping our physical and mental capabilities. This became a problem when people started to use the computer for simple acts such as adding and subtraction and for contacting people. It seems that computers have not only dumbed down our mental capabilities but also have stifled our social growth. The Church doesn't seem to have an opinion on it but they do seem to have an opinion on the vulgar sites that can be accessed on the computer. In a way I guess that would stifle one's social skills because it would cause someone to think that those types of services are offered by anyone. But I strongly believe that computers have some what effected us in a negative way. I appreciate what the computer does but I find that as a society we do us the computer for pointless silly things. I think this problem can be solved by everyone laying off the use of the computer and that people only use it when they really need it.

In the end I think technology causes multiple ethical problems but that it also makes life easier and more functional. I think we just need to put computers and technology to good use and to not use it for pointless stupid reasons.