Friday, April 4, 2008
The Advanced Generation and Humanities
Are technology and science able to install the same personal values as humanities? What we take from playing with gadgets and then applying it to the real world, is it the same as applying the use/knowledge of humanities? My answer would be…uh no. In some shape or form, everyone experiences humanities. Whether it is reading a good book, listening to music, seeing a play, creating art, etc., the humanities will always influence a number of the people. Regardless of funding, humanities will ultimately fight to survive. There will be those who hope for the best and devote their careers to their passions. I fear however, that the power of technology will create complete laziness among other problems. This may likely diminish the source of humanities (those who produce them), and create a whole new sense of the world. Humanities do not work in a negative way, they only enrich and enable the individual. I don’t see how a dominating technological society will do the same. At least most all of us acquire some form of education in the arts, but can you imagine a world without them or just growing up on technology alone? It’s a scary thought. With or without humanities, do you think you would be a different person and/or society would be a place?
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