18th May 2003, 12:06 PM
Good point. I believe one of humanity's greatest gifts is the desire to always improve themselves, never stopping, always going to the next horizon. Yes it can also be a curse, as all gifts can be twisted to evil. However, the fact that something has the potential to harm does NOT mean it should be banished.
"On two occasions, I have been asked [by members of Parliament], 'Pray, Mr. Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not able to rightly apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question." ~ Charles Babbage (1791-1871)