Every technological revolution, instills in our sociey fresh blood and virgor energy, and at the same time, some pitfalls. It is our ethics and humanity as restraints that prevent us going on an dangerous, aberrant way--That means, it is ethics all along determines our scientific and technological activities, but not the opposite case.
The rapid development of science and technology, which exerts great influence on our living styles, does obviously change our views towards ethics and social customs. When some significant discoveries and inventions, such as vehicles and the computers, set us apart from the traditional habits for transportation and customs for communication, our attitudes toward this society and this universe are meanwhile dramatically shirfted; what we thought impossible or ridiculous before begin to seem to be logically and practically rational. We no longer need to write letters and send them and spend several days waiting for the replies; the Internet has significantly fasilitate our communication with the greatest of ease. We need not to concern about the amazing distance between two continents; the ships and planes have already integrate every corner of this earth into one world. Thus, what we focus and care, are completely diverged with the tradition, concommitant with the tempo of the rapid, day-to-day change of this world.
Ironically, when technology serves as impetus to drive our society into a set of thrusts, it pushes us to an edge of ethical cliff. We are close to danger, suffering and reprehending the pains brough about by technology. Fortunately, the humanity, which persistently represents our most internal, noble and humane emotion, saves us from plenty of possible disasters. When bio-chemical weapons are first used over this world, far-sighted critics and scholars give desperate and severe reprehensions, pinpointing that such a manner is belied to the most basic value of a so-called human. While the clone technology tends to be mature and safe, no government has the will to test it on mankind, for this will draw widely and heavlily protests and what is more, it will make us confused about who we are, questioning our own identities. The technology, never determines our ethics. Alhough a man seemed to be vulnerable in front of a machine, he can never be defeated. The humanity. the basic and pure values or internal emotions of our own, force us to restrain the probably detrimental effects of technology, and thus control our own behavior.
Although dangerous it may be from the perspective of ethics, the technology, however, helps us to define who we are and to provide a more rational, logical set of methodology to expain our existence. During the primitive sociey, people are confused and often threatened by the nature, thus religion, superstition, and legends of deity and evil were thereby fostered to seek for a psycological reliance which originates from the strong desire to survive. It is scientific and technological progresses that tell us the true essence of some certain phenomenons, which were used to widely believed to be brought about by the gods. Through such a process, our social customs, our attitudes toward this universe, tend to be more rational. The science and technology all along influence and revises our existing social values and ideologies to turn them into a more suitable, scientific state.
Maybe we have benifited a lot from technology. Yet, we benefit more from ethics and humanity. While technology serves as impetus to drive us toward our goals, it is our ethics that make sure we are running into the right direction.