It even bothered Plato, who argued that the technology of writing would destroy the art of remembering.
Rotter argued that the technology company should be held responsible for sending the vehicles out on the road despite government objections.
Mr. Gingrich was among leaders of both parties who argued that the technology would save lives and billions of dollars while also providing a huge database of results to judge the efficacy of treatments.
Company officials, and allies of the company, also argued that the technology of dredging, especially on a scale envisioned by the federal plan, was far from foolproof and that active dredging was therefore both dangerous and unnecessary.
Mr. Scarfo's lawyers have argued that the technology resembles a wiretap, and that using the logger without going through the relatively stringent requirements of a full wiretap order may have violated Mr. Scarfo's constitutional rights.
Up to now, Internet traffic has been essentially unregulated and untaxed because many politicians and regulators have argued that the technology and online commerce would grow more quickly if the Internet were left alone.
Stuntz argued that the technology is still too costly for prime time, but Reicher defended the Obama Administration's efforts to launch a large pilot project at a power plant in Texas.
Critics, however, have argued that the technology, which is still in its infancy, could breed complacency and "false hope".
Some prominent climate experts have argued that the technology the British scientists were testing, were it ever to be used on a large scale, could exacerbate extreme drought and flooding in parts of the world.
Wang Zhenduo argued that the technology of the Eastern Han era was sophisticated enough to produce such a device, as evidenced by contemporary levers and cranks used in other devices such as crossbow triggers.
