Technological progress is a road to nowhere

I'll get right to it. The very title of this debate is in and of itself illogical, as Pro even concedes in his closing remark that technology will destroy the world. While this may not be a desirable outcome, it is still an end point that we can arrive at. the title suggest that we will go nowhere, that is to say that we will stagnate. I always love the argument against technology, especially when it is given using Advanced Technology. Pro, myself, and you the reader are all currently using an incalculable amount of technology. At its broadest we are using the internet, a technology that has brought fresh ideas and new opportunities to people across the globe. As a direct result of the internet, primarily social media networks, Egypt was able to free itself of an oppressive dictator! Behind the internet is the millions of pieces of hardware that enable it to exist. From giant server racks to the fiber optic cables that carry the information to your home router, and then finally to your personal computing device. These pieces of hardware all support millions of people around the world. By support, I mean that the maintenance alone requires millions of jobs, thus feeding millions of people, and allowing those people to enjoy a better standard of living. The factory that manufactures the components create even more jobs, and the factories that turn the raw materials into base components create even more. Finally, those raw materials must be either mined from the earth or created using synthetic means, but even then there were raw materials involved; and those miners are able to support their families as a result of us using this website and engaging in this debate. I have taken Pro's argument to mean that Advanced Technology to be either inherently dangerous or inherently bad. The reason I use the phrase Advanced Technology, is that anything, anything a human creates is considered technology. On the African veldt at the dawn of man, we began using basic tools. A stick to extend our reach. A rock to enhance our crushing power. And the single most important technological advancement in the history of man, Fire. Fire should always be referenced with a capital F. Without Fire man would not have been able to survive in colder climates (extending our territorial range. ) With Fire man was able to protect himself from predators (extending our life. ) Without Fire man would not have been able to forge metal and begin to truly cultivate the earth (extending our agricultural ability. ) If you will notice I have used the term extending, or enhancing several times. The reason I have done this is to illustrate that the only reason we create technology of any form is to extend or enhance our biological limitations. Our arms are only so long and so powerful, there is an inherent limitation. By using a stick or rock, we extend the length or power of our arms. Our bodies are only able to withstand a certain degree of cold. With clothing we extend that degree further. Technology is what allowed us to begin serious agriculture. With agriculture came more food. With more food came more time to spend on other pursuits. Agriculture is what has enabled us to create civilizations. Technology allows us to be more productive at whatever task we are trying to accomplish. A tractor can plow more fields than an Ox. A cell phone can place a call outside of a home or office. To deny technology, is to deny the very thing that makes us human. Pro contends that technology is dangerous. I argue that technology can be dangerous, but it is the human that uses the technology that is truly dangerous. A hammer can build a house if used properly. A hammer can kill somone if wielded as a weapon. Technology itself is not inherently dangerous. Humans are. Can technology lead to disasters that kill millions, of course. But technology is also the only thing that allowed those individuals to live in the first place. Without technology, we would not have the food supply we currently have, and therefore could not possibly hope to support 6 billion hunter gatherers. A lack of technology would be the single greatest disaster to ever befall mankind.