Should humans adapt to technology or should technology be adapted to us? Is technology making us intellectually weaker or more intelligent?

Whether the development of modern technology should be permitted to advance unhindered, or improved only with specific regard to human need, is a contentious issue. Since learning to

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new technologies strengthens the intellect, I believe that new devices should be developed without limits in order to challenge people. The achievements of humanity over the

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century have only been made possible by the development of modern technology. Driven by the need to discover, people have created countless innovations in fields

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as electronics, medicine and engineering which have improved the lives of billions.

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, many key discoveries throughout history were made while investigating something else entirely,

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as with penicillin or the microwave oven. Establishing controls over what may or may not be investigated could

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severely limit new discoveries.

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style of innovation

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provides intellectual benefits for both the inventor and the consumer, since both must work hard in order to either create or

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the new device. A constant flow of new discoveries maintains mental stimulation amongst those who choose to make

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of them. The computer,

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, has enabled humans to achieve remarkable things, but only after we adapted our behaviour and learned to

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it fully.

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, those people who have maintained a good degree of computer literacy are now able to seek the best professional opportunities, which is

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known to be intellectually beneficial. In conclusion, I believe that technology should be allowed to develop freely and that humans should adapt their behaviour to emerging discoveries.

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will keep us intellectually strong and ensure that the maximum good can come from the scientific endeavour.