“Humanity actually has the gall to feel they are more advanced than they were; technology somehow defines intelligence. If technology enables you to kill more people, that doesn't define intelligence. An intelligent species survives.” PeopleIfsFeelsHumanityTechnologyBuddhismIntelligentSpecies Author:Frederick Lenz
“I don’t want to make an incremental change in some technology in my life. I want to create a whole new technology, and one that is aimed at helping humanity at all levels regardless of geography or ethnicity or age or gender.” WantWholeHelpingAgeHumanityLevelsTechnologyGenderGeographyNew TechnologyEthnicityIncremental ChangeHelping Humanity Author:Elizabeth Holmes
“Our technology, our machines, is part of our humanity. We created them to extend ourselves, and that is what is unique about human beings.” HumansHumanityHuman BeingsTechnologyUniqueMachines Author:Ray Kurzweil
“Humanity is acquiring all the right technology for all the wrong reasons.” ReasonHumanityTechnologyWrong ReasonsComputer TechnologyTechnology And EducationArt And Technology Author:R. Buckminster Fuller
“Without technology humanity has no future, but we have to be careful that we don’t become so mechanised that we lose our human feelings.” HumansFeelingsHumanityLosesTechnologyCarefulBe Careful Author:Dalai Lama
“The truly apocalyptic view of the world is that things do not repeat themselves. It isn't absurd, e.g., to believe that the age of science and technology is the beginning of the end for humanity; that the idea of great progress is delusion, along with the idea that the truth will ultimately be known; that there is nothing good or desirable about scientific knowledge and that mankind, in seeking it, is falling into a trap. It is by no means obvious that this is not how things are.” WorldBelieveMeanIdeasEndsAgeHumanityFallViewsKnownTechnologyProgressMankindObviousSeekingAbsurdRepeatsDelusionTrapsDesirableScience And TechnologyApocalypticScientific KnowledgeGreat Progress Author:Ludwig Wittgenstein
“My mom's a psychologist, and I think that has influenced me on a personal level. Plus, I'm just generally interested in visualization and humanity, social activity and technology, and what happens in aggregate.” ThinkingHappensHumanitySocialLevelsTechnologyMomActivityMy MomPlusPsychologistVisualization Author:Aaron Koblin
“We need to take responsibility for the effect of our environment on our nervous systems, and particularly the nervous systems of our children. No wonder so many of them are diagnosed with all the stuff they're diagnosed with today. Modern technology is a blessing to be sure, but it's also a curse if we allow it to pull us out of our spiritual center. A 24 hour electronic onslaught comes at the expense of our deep humanity and our deepest relationships.” IfsNeedsChildrenTodaySpiritualHumanityStuffHoursResponsibilityWonderTechnologyEnvironmentModernEffectsBlessingOur ChildrenNervousCurseExpensesTaking ResponsibilityOur EnvironmentNervous SystemModern Technology Author:Marianne Williamson
“I'm fascinated by the period that goes from the Industrial Revolution to right after World War II. There's something about that period that's epic and tragic. There's a point after the industrial period where it seems like humanity's finally going to make it right. There were advances in medicine and technology and education. People are going to be able to live longer lives; literacy is starting to spread. It seemed like finally, after centuries of toiling and misery, that humanity was going to get to a better stage. And then what happens is precisely the contrary. Humanity betrays itself.” PeopleWorldWarSeemsHappensAbleHumanityTechnologyCenturyStageRevolutionPeriodsMedicineMiseryStartingSpreadContraryWar Of The WorldsTragicFascinatedWorld War IiBetrayWorld War IEpicLiteracyIndustrial RevolutionToilingTechnology And EducationLonger Life Author:Carlos Ruiz Zafon
“Science that abdicates its cultural values risks being perceived as an extension of technology, an instrument in the hands of political or economic power. Humanity that disavows science risks falling into the hands of superstition.” HandsPoliticalValuesHumanityFallTechnologyRiskEconomicInstrumentsSuperstitionsExtensionsEconomic Power Author:Nicola Cabibbo
“And yet humanity is so not evolved that how can you expect anything absolutely major to happen? Look how long, we move ahead in technology, how much do we move ahead in morality or emotion? We move ahead so minimally, minimally, minimally.” LooksLongHappensMovingHumanityEmotionTechnologyMoralityMajorsMoving Ahead Author:Lily Tomlin
“The main things to rebel against - over-production, too much technology, overthinking. It's a spoiled mentality; everything is too easy. If you want to record a song, you can buy Pro Tools and record four hundred guitar tracks. That leads to overthinking, which kills any spontaneity and the humanity of the performance.” IfsWantSongHumanityEasyTechnologyRecordsToo MuchFourHundredToolsPerformancesGuitarTrackProductionsRebelMentalitySpontaneitySpoiledOverthinking Author:Jack White
“Let America symbolize humanity's struggle to conquer nature and master technology. The time has now come for our Government to facilitate the individual's control over his or her future - and of the future of America.” GovernmentAmericaHumanityIndividualTechnologyStruggleMastersConquerFacilitateFuture Of America Author:Gerald R. Ford
“Where the world is going and what technology is leading us to in terms of the evolution of humanity is an incredibly valuable thing to understand.” WorldHumanityTermTechnologyEvolutionValuableValuable Things Author:Tony Robbins
“The desert is a natural extension of the inner silence of the body. If humanity's language, technology, and buildings are an extension of its constructive faculties, the desert alone is an extension of its capacity for absence, the ideal schema of humanity's disappearance.” IfsBodyHumanityLanguageNaturalSilenceTechnologyBuildingCapacityIdealsAbsenceDesertFacultyExtensionsConstructiveDisappearanceSchemas Author:Jean Baudrillard
“Once you find your own sound, you find the strength and courage to stay true to that. Keep going even in moments when you're not blazing on fire and relevant with everyone around you. It's because you love to make music. It's making sure that the music isn't about the technology and tools, but truly about the music. Because that's how humanity and the soul are communicated. The soul is the true tool.” SoulMomentsHumanitySoundTechnologyFireMusic IsToolsKeep GoingRelevantStay TrueBlazing Author:Richie Hawtin
“Futurologists have been multiplying like flies since the day Herman Kahn made Cassandra's profession "scientific," yet somehow not one of them has come out with the clear statement that we have wholly abandoned ourselves to the mercy of technological progress. The roles are now reversed: humanity becomes, for technology, a means, an instrument for achieving a goal unknown and unknowable.” MeanHas BeensMadeHumanityGoalRolesTechnologyClearProgressAchieveMercyInstrumentsProfessionStatementsAbandonedTechnologicalMultiplyingTechnological Progress Author:Stanislaw Lem
“Certain elements of today's ecological crisis reveal its moral character. First among these is the indiscriminate application of advances in science and technology. Many recent discoveries have brought undeniable benefits to humanity. Indeed, they demonstrate the nobility of the human vocation to participate responsibly in God's creative action in the world. Unfortunately, it is now clear that the application of these discoveries in the fields of industry and agriculture have produced harmful long-term effects.” WorldFirstsHumansLongCharacterTodayActionCertainHumanityTermMoralTechnologyCreativeClearEffectsFieldsIndustryElementsBenefitsDiscoveryCrisisEnvironmentalLong TermApplicationSustainabilityAgricultureVocationNobilityEcologicalScience And TechnologyMoral CharacterAdvances In ScienceEcological Crisis Author:Pope John Paul II
“Science and technology have amplified the effects of the dysfunction of the human mind in its unawakened state to such a degree that humanity, and probably the planet, would not survive for another hundred years if human consciousness remains unchanged.” IfsYearsMindHumansStatesHumanityConsciousnessTechnologyEffectsPlanetsDegreesHundredRemainsHuman MindScience And TechnologyHuman ConsciousnessDysfunction Author:Eckhart Tolle
“The tools of science and technology amplified the effects of the madness of the egoic mind. So the survival of the planet began to be threatened, and with it the survival of humanity.” MindHumanityTechnologyEffectsPlanetsSurvivalToolsMadnessThreatenedScience And Technology Author:Eckhart Tolle
“The future belongs to social media. It is egalitarian and inclusive. Social media is not about any country, any language, any colour, any community but it is about human values and that is the underlying link binding humanity.” HumansCountryValuesHumanityLanguageSocialCommunityTechnologyMediaIndiaSocial MediaColourLinksBindingInformation TechnologyHuman Values Author:Narendra Modi
“However advanced the technology may become, life is impossible without humanity, and that's why we need a combination of science of thinking and art of living!” ThinkingNeedsMayArtLife IsHumanityTechnologyImpossibleIndiaInnovationCombinationArt Of Living Author:Narendra Modi
“I feel very strongly that history is about everything. It isn't just about politics or the military or social issues. If art, music, engineering, science, medicine, finance, the world of architecture and technology - if those are left out, then you're not getting a full sense of the human condition. History is human and we human beings are involved in all kinds of things and that's part of our humanity.” IfsWorldFeelsHumansKindArtHumanityLeftSocialHuman BeingsTechnologyIssuesConditionsMilitaryInvolvedMedicineArchitectureAll KindsFinanceVery StrongHuman ConditionEngineeringSocial IssuesLeft OutArt Music Author:David McCullough
“It has become appallingly clear that our technology has surpassed our humanity. I hope that someday, our humanity might yet surpass our technology.” MightHumanityTechnologyClearSomeday Author:Albert Einstein
“[A] science fiction story is one which presupposes a technology, or an effect of technology, or a disturbance in the natural order, such as humanity, up to the time of writing, has not in actual fact, experienced.” WritingFactsStoriesHumanityOrderNaturalFictionTechnologyEffectsScience FictionDisturbanceNatural OrderFiction Stories Author:Edmund Crispin
“The reason is that till date, in spite of advances in information technology and strategies of information, the written word in the form of books still remains one of humanity's most enduring legacies.” StillsBookReasonFormHumanityTechnologyWrittenInformationRemainsStrategyEndureLegacySpiteInformation TechnologyWritten WordInternet Technology Author:Ibrahim Babangida
“Writers today must navigate the shifting verbal currents of the post-Gutenberg era. When does jargon end and a new vernacular begin? Where's the line between neologism and hype? What's the language of the global village? How can we keep pace with technology without getting bogged down in buzzwords? Is it possible to write about machines without losing a sense of humanity and poetry?” WritingDoeEndsTodayHumanityLanguageLinesTechnologyLosingMachinesCurrentsErasPostsVillagePaceShiftingHypeNavigateJargonVernacularGlobal VillageGutenberg Author:Constance Hale
“With technology expanding at this ridiculous pace, bit by bit we're losing our humanity and our ability to connect with each other without having electronic media in the middle.” HumanityBitsAbilityTechnologyMiddleMediaLosingRidiculousPaceExpandingElectronic Media Author:Walter Trout
“Science and technology have been embarrassed by two world wars, many smaller ones, and the spread of weapons that could destroy humanity. As a result, there is some loss of confidence in the great achievements of technology.” WorldHas BeensTwoWarHumanityLossResultsTechnologyAchievementWeaponsSpreadWar Of The WorldsEmbarrassedScience And TechnologyTwo WorldsGreat Achievement Author:Thomas Keating
“I was much more of a naïve techno-optimist than I am now. I still believe that technology can help us come out of this situation with a richer humanity with less impact on the planet, but now I think it has to be paired with effective policy in order to achieve that.” ThinkingBelieveStillsHelpingHumanityOrderSituationTechnologyAchievePolicyPlanetsImpactOptimistI Still BelieveTechno Author:Ramez Naam
“I don't think that VR is going to lead to humanity being enslaved in the matrix or letting the world crumble around us. I think it's going to end up being a great technology that brings closer people together, that allows for better communication, that reduces a lot of environmental waste that we're currently doing in the real world. It's probably not going to be nearly as interesting as depicted in science fiction as far as the bad things go.” PeopleThinkingWorldRealEndsTogetherHumanityInterestingFictionTechnologyCommunicationWasteScience FictionEnvironmentalBad ThingsReal WorldGreat Technology Author:Palmer Luckey
“All of the action, and the Wild West West fun, crazy, HBO stuff is in there and it's all amazing, but what separates the show [ Westworld] is that it's an existential drama. It's an intellectual nightmare. It is all very much based in reality. A lot of the technologies that we're exploring is stuff that we're working at, right now. All of this is not that far away. It's taking a look at humanity and the state that we're in now and what would happen, if we kept on going the way that we're going and we created this artificial intelligence.” IfsWayLooksStatesShowsRealityHappensActionHumanityFunStuffTechnologyCrazyDramaRight NowIntellectualWestNightmareArtificial IntelligenceArtificialFar AwayExistentialExploringHboWild West Author:Evan Rachel Wood
“Technology is an inseparable part of humanity and for true progress to occur, the two must walk hand in hand, with neither one acting as servant to the other.” TwoHandsHumanityWalksActingTechnologyProgressServantInseparableHand In Hand Author:Michael Dertouzos