“ Humanity has entered a new era in which our technical prowess has brought us to a crossroads. ”
Pope Francis, Laudato si' (24 May 2015 ). copy citation
Author | Pope Francis |
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Source | Laudato si' |
Topic | humanity |
Date | 24 May 2015 |
Language | English |
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Weblink | http://w2.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/encyclicals/documents/papa-fra... |
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“Should we not pause and consider this? At this stage, I propose that we focus on the dominant technocratic paradigm and the place of human beings and of human action in the world.
I. TECHNOLOGY: CREATIVITY AND POWER
102. Humanity has entered a new era in which our technical prowess has brought us to a crossroads. We are the beneficiaries of two centuries of enormous waves of change: steam engines, railways, the telegraph, electricity, automobiles, aeroplanes, chemical industries, modern medicine, information technology and, more recently, the digital revolution, robotics, biotechnologies and nanotechnologies.”
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