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The Future of Mankind. If we compare the present with the past, if we trace events at all epochs to their causes, if we examine the elements of human growth, we find that Nature has raised us to what we are, not by fixed laws, but by provisional expedients, and that the principle which in one age effected the advancement of a nation, in the next age retarded the mental movement, or even.
First, advanced technology’s disadvantages outweigh its good side and are undeniably a major threat to future welfare of mankind. As technology continues to improve by leaps and bounds promising further development, new mechanical inventions and medical discoveries, there is a possibility of humans becoming more impersonal with each other.
It is in this context that we have to hazard an assessment regarding the future of mankind in the age of science. All initiatives on disarmament hitherto have drawn blank practically, and as things stand today nothing sensational is likely to be achieved in at least the near future. It is a pity that the grave issue is being taken up nonchalantly even by people who happen to be fully conscious.
Bertrand Russell. a.k.a. Bertrand Arthur William Russell, 3rd Earl Russell. Author Code: EBRX. Born: May 18, 1872 - Trelleck, Monmouthshire, Wales. Died: Feb. 2, 1970 - Penrhymdendraeth, Menioneth, Wales. Russell was orphaned as a child and was raised by his grandfather, John Russell, 1st Earl Russell. Educated at Cambridge University where he studied mathematics and philosophy, Russell.
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