Readings Response 2/1/11

I don't agree that technology necessarily changes the way people are, but I believe it does change the way they think. The interesting thing is that we as human beings feel empowerment over the internet and current technology, but we are the ones that created the technology. I think since things in the digital world are "man-made" then we shouldn't have to worry about being outsmarted or manipulated by our own creation. This sounds similar to how humans were made. We were supposed to be created in the likeness of God. When developers and scientists come up with technological breakthrough, I think they are meant to provide convenience to people using them. Yes, that may change them by making them lazier, but humans won't be controlled by technology, it's the other way around. Unless were talking about those who can become addicted to something, yes, that is cause for concern. A person would be controlled in this case because they have no will power to allow their bad habits to be broken.