Interesting Question...

[Malavon's Rage]

Forgot, IMHP, technology could (maybe) take away a little bit of emotion, but I doubt the human race will become emotionless vegetables if I can use that example.

And lol, as for my english class, today was only my second day back to school and the teacher doesn't want to start hammering away at us just yet, I suppose she's just getting our brains ready for the hard stuff [img]graemlins/toilet.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/hidesbehindsofa.gif[/img]

[Gabrielles blades]

that depends on what technologies develop
Technology could easily create a utopia for human emotion by erasing the need for anyone to do anything - haveing machines/programs run everything, so the only thing left for humans to do would to live in a 'garden of eden' type place and socialize all of the time.

Technology could also create a very bleak world where people become too focused on their own self that they hardly socialize at all; so they become hermits interacting perhaps with robots or holograms or whatnot to fulfill their every desire instead of interacting with humans. keeping the human race going could eventually become an automated process involving huge vats of clones being made...

But anyhow, i feel that technology in of itself will probably not erase human emotion, we could forseably genetically engineer emotions out of the human race as a means to becoming more objective, but i imagine the social outcry before the process began would stop any such thing from happening.

[SomeGuy]

Actually, technology has made me feel a number of so many emotions. Without technology, I wouldn't be able to tell Paige how much I love her. Without technology, I wouldn't be able to express how I feel on IW. I wouldn't be able to feel sympathy for those who I've met who need it. I love technology. [img]tongue.gif[/img] [img]smile.gif[/img]

[decookie]

It depends,

Where technology is actually replacing human interaction (e.g. buying groceries online), there is less human>human interface and consequnetly less emotion.

In my mind emotion exists to let others know how you feel, and to communicate something intangible. If our lives no longer have a need for human>human interaction then we may have no need for emotion...

...and as any Darwinian would know, if a race has no need for something, it ditches it.

Nice topic ....food for thought! [img]smile.gif[/img]

[WillowIX]

Originally posted by Malavon's Rage: Read this, and post what you think... The more technology influences our lives, the less room there will be for human emotions. Agree/Disagree This is actually a question from my english class, I was wondering what you're opinions were.

I disagree. The more computers there are on this world the more despair and frustration there will be. [img]tongue.gif[/img] I would not say that more technology would decreasy human emotions. Emotions and technology is not really related. After all you can't love a computer, well you can but you know what I mean. I would however agree to that more technology lessens the room for social interaction. That doesn't have to lessen the room for human emotions though. [img]smile.gif[/img]

[mistral4543]

Heh, technology is both a curse (in the office) and a blessing (outside it).

It cuts down a lot of waiting time (remember the good old days when you could take a breather because it would take hours or even days for the file/letter to get passed on to your boss so he wouldn't start breathing down your neck every minute?) especially when you use email; I easily receive about 150 work-related emails per day and it really annoys me when my bosses start emailing me for an update on tasks which I've already completed (but which they haven't caught on to, because they have not reached my later emails).

But in the same way, it's wonderful to be able to send emails and free virtual greeting cards to loved ones and friends, and to contact them so readily.

As for emotions, technology definitely affects both within and outside of the workplace, depending on the context of the situation (it could lead to stress, frustration, elation, worry, surprise, etc.). It's how you use it, and how you choose to react to it.

[Dragonshadow]

Quite probobly, there will be less room for human emotions.

[Donut]

If possible you should read the Science Fiction short story Cold Equations by Tom Godwin. Although slightly dated it is relevant to your question.

The available technology causes a crisis wherein the girl ( a stowaway) in the story has to make a decision as to whether she walks to her death voluntarily or causes the death of her spaceship pilot, herself and a number of planetary colonists.

The decision is made with no emotion because it is dictated by the technology.

[Faceman]

Originally posted by Malavon's Rage: Read this, and post what you think... The more technology influences our lives, the less room there will be for human emotions. Agree/Disagree This is actually a question from my english class, I was wondering what you're opinions were.

Opposing to obviously everone who has posted above I don't think this is an interesting or "deep" question. I frankly think (no offense intended) that it's a stupid question.
to simplify: Do you think that the more you mow your lawn the less you love your wife?
This question may be valid at the end of a study or at least a story about that issue but out of the blue it's just outright senseless.
After all I could ask you: "Do you think that the more you get occupied with work the more your conscience vanishes?" and all the sudden our evil-lawyer stereotypes would make sense and somebody is going to say: "Wow, that's deep"
No, it's not! I have no means of proving or disproving the above and absolutely no more indications than some old stereotype.

[ 09-04-2003, 11:58 AM: Message edited by: Faceman ]

[Malavon's Rage]

Originally posted by Donut: If possible you should read the Science Fiction short story Cold Equations by Tom Godwin. Although slightly dated it is relevant to your question. The available technology causes a crisis wherein the girl ( a stowaway) in the story has to make a decision as to whether she walks to her death voluntarily or causes the death of her spaceship pilot, herself and a number of planetary colonists. The decision is made with no emotion because it is dictated by the technology.

Lol, well now it all makes sense. We're reading that story in class [img]graemlins/lol.gif[/img]

and Faceman, no offense taken [img]smile.gif[/img] I'm sure you're not the first who thought that