We have technology...

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This is the epitome of how we as humans view technology. We have the ability to create such amazing things for ourselves and the human race as a whole, but we more often than not create things that will destroy us rather than aid us. Heidegger writes in a very convoluted style, it was hard to follow him, but this is what caught me. On page 117 on the left side about mid way down, he describes that the atomic bomb was not the "thing" that was deadly, but instead it was man's own desire to build upon the technology and "discover" our own limitations. Sure, the atomic bombs that were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki were devastating in themselves, but we as humans weren't satisfied with that. We wanted to advance further. Why? I don't know, maybe it's a challenge at this point to see what is the greatest weapon of mass destruction we can create without killing ourselves in the process. "But Noah!" you say, "What about in the medical field? Surely that can only be beneficial when advancements occur!" Yes, it could very well be stated that the pros outweigh the cons when concerning us humans when looking into technological advances in the medical field... but how did we discover them? That's right, by experimenting and destroying the beasts and the earth that we reside upon. Heidegger puts it as "self-assertion" and we tend to do that everywhere. We need a new residential district? Tear down a nearby forest. We need to know when the "ice age" occurred? Blow up a portion of a mountain to examine a tiny piece of carbon. We honestly cannot hope to advance without making sacrifices, that much is clear; but what will be the point where the human race decides "this advancement is not worth the destruction of ______." We may never reach that point, but I believe once we accidentally launch a nuclear war and cover the planet in radioactive fallout we'll finally call it quits and stop asserting ourselves over everything this world could ever offer.

Until that day, however, we as humans will always be Patrick in that situation: creating great technology, but ultimately using it incorrectly and for destruction.

(To follow up on Zelda's Bratwurst pun, here's some good German-based puns. Call me "funf" because I'm living between "vier" and "sechs." I bet you did Nazi that coming, Anne Frank-ly I don't care. And because I'm feeling smart, here's the longest word in the German language: Geschwindigkeitsbegrenzung = speed limit.)

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