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Technological Process is Good Technological Process is Bad
Debate Score:53
Arguments:16
Total Votes:64
Ended:03/01/18
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Is Technological Progress Good or Bad?

Do you think the constant progress of technology is a good thing or a bad thing for society?

Technological Process is Good

Side Score: 34
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Technological Process is Bad

Side Score: 19
5 points

In itself technological progress is always good, its what we do with it that is often wrong, the problem resides with the people, not with the technology

Side: Technological Process is Good
5 points

Technological advancements is a good thing for humanity. Although some people think that technological advancements is affecting the world negatively because of people just using technology to do their thinking for them rather than them thinking and figuring out a situation on their own to gain or further their knowledge on a certain topic or life situations, technology really does help us. With the use of technology people are able to access useful information easier and they are able to do tasks much faster than they would be able to without.

Side: Technological Process is Good
5 points

Technological progress is a good thing. Technology now days has the ability to save, and protect lives. With technology on the rise, there is endless possibilities as to what technology can do. Technology has such a large place in the medical field that in the future technology might be able to perform risky tasks ( such as surgeries) in a safe and more consistent matter. People might say that technology will take peoples jobs. and raise unemployment rates however, jobs within the technology field will be at an all time high and will have the ability to provide many citizens with jobs.

Side: Technological Process is Good
5 points

Technology is a good thing in school it is our way of life. Technology is how we get around and lately, it has been our number one use. we use technology every day if we went without it we would be back at the stone age. it saves lives every day this is why technology is not bad.

Side: Technological Process is Good
5 points

Technological process is good. For instance medical technology help people measure their heart rate and show an accurate representation of the human brain to identify if the patient has cancer. Another way technology is good is that when self driving cars come around they will save lives because if someone was drunk and decided to get into a self driving car instead of crashing into a something dangerous and possibly hurt someone or something. Even tho some drones are killing people the drone are saving more people by killing the bad people in Iran.

Side: Technological Process is Good
4 points

technology is good because it helps advance as a society as a greater good. Starting off, if we didn't move up with technology, we would still be using steam engines or even worse, nothing at all. if we did not upgrade technology them medical advancements would have probably not happened. with advancing with technology we can cure decides and find things that can be used for the greater good. with advancements then we can help save millions of lives every year. but none of this would have been possible with technology.

Side: Technological Process is Good
MichaelI2544(4) Disputed
5 points

Prior to humans having machines, no one had these advances, so how would us as a people miss it? No one is saying that advances from the past to the present are bad, but such as those in the future, when they may get out of our hands.

Side: Technological Process is Bad
2 points

Technology is a positive part of the growing society in civilization. It's a good thing, because our world is changing and becoming much more advanced. Technology can be used to do many different things such as: connect people in different places(Skype, ooVoo, etc.) produce more goods, scientists can genetically create things using new technology. Technology can also save lives(911 calls, machinery in hospitals, etc.). Some people may think that technology is harmful due to its radiation, it can cause pollution, and is simply harmful to your health. I disagree with this, because technology can only be harmful if it is used incorrectly. For example, people say our cellphones can give us brain cancer, but that can be avoided if you keep your phone away from you while you're sleeping or talking on the phone. In order for society to continue to be as great as it is, technology should continue to progress.

Side: Technological Process is Good
1 point

Technological progress is good because it progresses society and makes the world better and more convenient for more people. As technology progresses and becomes cheaper to produce it often spreads to more people. Not only has it given more people access to computers, but it has improved the quality of life substantially. Birth mortality rate in India in 1990 was 159 per 1000 (15%), but in 2008 it dropped to 70 per 1000 (7%). Improving technology makes quality of life much higher for both 1st world countries and low income nations.

Side: Technological Process is Good
1 point

Technological Progress can be a fantastic improvement to society, due to the fact that it improves our productivity levels. Many people argue that technological progress is bad even though it had been shown that it can make life easier. We have been able to create robots that open doors, pick up objects, and even build things, and technology continues to improve. Soon we will be able to even program technology to do what we humans cannot. We can use technology to do amazing things for the future, however the argument can be made that this can be used in the wrong hands. The bad elements to new technology can be terrible, but the uses and amazing benefits can allow us to improve how we live life.

Side: Technological Process is Good
4 points

Technological process is bad because many people are losing their jobs every day. There are numerous people who have lost their jobs to technological advancements who are now not able to support their families. According to an article on geek.com 83% of workers who earn $20 an hour or less could have their jobs replaced by robots in the future. Also, those in the $40 an hour pay range face a 31% chance of having their jobs taken over by the machines. Also, an article by science alert states that approximately 3.4 million jobs will be lost by 2025. This is so many families affected, so many. This is very bad and will lead to an economy solely driven by technology and not people. People have emotions and interactions that can't be replaced in many jobs and putting tech such as robots in their place would't be good for other people. Although tech does help efficiency the human quality and touch is never there. Tech process is bad because it is leading to human job loss.

Side: Technological Process is Bad
2 points

Further advancing technologies are bad due to many possible aspects. One of which, these artificial intelligent "beings" will become aware in the fact that humans are imperfect and using them for luxury, and practicality such as that of metal, wire-filled slaves. Who is to say they will not rebel like many slaves did throughout history (most revolts were successful). Also, these AI would have unlimited access to all human knowledge if programmed in, possibly by programming themselves. Meaning, they will be able to arm, unite, and ready themselves without many of us knowing (through electrical signals). Although some may argue the fact EMPs (Electro-Magnetic-Pulses) would stop these machines with little effort, these machines would also be able to defend themselves by creating defenses of their own. -Max

Side: Technological Process is Bad
2 points

Technological progress is a bad thing. If robots become advanced enough to completely replace people for jobs, then how will some people make money if their job has been taken by a robot? At some time there is going to be a point where when we have the technology to replace people for jobs and companies will do it because it will be cheaper in the long run. Robots may not be able to replace all jobs, but as the technology advances, more and more jobs will be taken by robots, meaning there will be less for humans.

Side: Technological Process is Bad
2 points

I believe that technological advancements are bad because people are using drones to kill innocent people that only have been accused of doing bad things and that have no evidence proving that they have done anything bad. If you are for technological advancements you would probably argue that having drones is a good thing for defense but if it is killing Americans then i believe that it is not worth having them.

Side: Technological Process is Bad
2 points

Technological advancements are bad. Have you ever heard the expression to much of a good thing inst such a good thing. This expression doesn't exclude technological advancements as too much of these can be dangerous. one reason i believe these advancements are bad is because eventually our machines will be smarter then we are. and that is not good man. and then if the they wanted too they may be able to eliminate us. Scary. Maybe not for a while but this will be a terrible world we live in because of technological advancements.Another reason is because thy are taking away jobs. Machines work more efficiently and cheaper so companies will not hesitate to hire them instead of humans. This will be detrimental to the economy because the majority of people will be out of work. which will lead to homelessness and poverty throughout the United States. My opposition may say that technological advancements are making peoples life easier, however this is not always the case. now i cannot deny that SOME technology makes life easier, however a lot of the times technology can unintentionally harm that individual. Like the Irobot machines are limiting peoples motor skills and making them rely more on technology for their everyday needs. So to conclude Technological advancements are bad because they are harmful to the environment eventually they will be smarter than we are and we are starting to rely on them to much.

Side: Technological Process is Bad
0 points

I feel technology's progress is getting worse as the more we progress the more robots and drones are gonna take over working peoples jobs and without people running the economy technology will soon take over and this I think will lead to more problems. Therefore technology should slow down or stop the rate and jobs that humans would be better off doing.

Side: Technological Process is Bad