Every technological advance starts as a miracle, becomes a necessity, ends up as a vice.
In fighting Ebola, they will, of necessity, sometimes end up fighting each other.
I've written that all new technologies start as a miracle, become a necessity, and end up as a vice.
What kind of society, what kind of morality, leads us to question the necessity of ending such a person's existence?
Ever since 6 August 1945, debate about whether the atomic bomb was an absolute necessity in ending the war in the Pacific has never ceased.
As for the techniques themselves — like all techniques, they start as a miracle, become a necessity, and end up a vice.
In the same way, our trade off for the luxury of development and the necessity of ending poverty seems to be locking us into a cycle of dependency on fossil fuels.
Which is ideal: a weird revolving door of blokes that I have to hang out with out of necessity but end up greatly appreciating for the occasional conversation about betting odds and Leonard Cohen album tracks.
Which is ideal: a weird revolving door of guys that I have to hang out with out of necessity but end up greatly appreciating for the occasional conversation about betting odds and Leonard Cohen album tracks.
For Machiavelli, cruel and unusual measures were to be used only out of necessity, to be ended quickly, and to be converted into benefits (safety, security, wealth) for the prince's subjects.
