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RE: Solve the world’s problems with technology, would that be moral?
Wow. Good points I had never really thought about. I would have definitely been one of the guys who answered with an automatic, and emphatic, yes. But of course human nature brings many factors into the equation beyond just solving the problems at hand. Really, with the amount of wealth that a very small percentage of people on this planet have, we could take care of a lot of the problems right now without denting their wallets. I think that shows that we are not ready for anything like a space mirror system haha. Kinda sad, but probably true.
Thank you. First comment on the post, yeah!
Here’s a question for you then: how would you balence not being ready to expand our abilities and the necessity of using them to avert a problem?
Guess it depends if you feel like there's actually a necessity for it or not. Like I said, we wouldn't have to do anything beyond what we already have. If the wealth was distributed amongst everyone, there's plenty of food and water for everyone. Shelter could be made. We already have the resources to have everyone living comfortably in my opinion.
Yes we do have enough in this world to take care of everyone; it’s sad that so many suffer needlessly. Though I would say that the better approach is to teach people to fish instead of giving them a fish. Economic development is the most effective poverty reduction tool of all time. It does need to be structured in a way that aims its benefits at local, everyday people. Many countries are doing this, so I am quite optimistic for the future in this area (ok mostly optimistic).