Much as heavy machinery has eliminated the need for physical exertion on the part of humans, so too does modern technology, in the form of microchips and computers, bring with it the potential to eliminate mental drudgery. Does this mean, however, that humans will no longer have any purpose to serve in the world?

The advent of new technology is projected to rapidly decrease the demand for clerical workers and other such semiskilled and unskilled workers.

One might argue that the military application of science is undoubtedly negative in that it has led to the creation of the atomic bomb and other such weapons of mass destruction. Technology has made the complete destruction of humanity possible. That capacity continues to grow, as more nations develop nuclear technology and the proliferation of nuclear warheads continues.

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