I believe we are a society living on the brink. We push the boundaries of our existence and constantly ask what else could be of the world. I don’t think society is unethical for pushing boundaries. Without having done this in the past, we could all still be living in quant little houses, hand washing all of our clothes while tending to the fields so we can eat. I think the ethics lies in what happens after we push the boundaries. Are we going to be a society that does something about our actions or just rest our fate to the unknown?
The film, An Inconvenient Truth, shows that our actions have consequences such as rising temperatures, melting glaciers, and rising sea levels. Due to our modern-day society, with our cars, and large factories and their smokestacks, the world as we know it has begun to change like never before. Aside from my questions of propaganda and the political agenda surrounding Al Gore, I think An Inconvenient Truth is very informative: it is an eye opening film to those that have never been exposed to what is happening to our planet. Global warming is a fact that is disputed by few anymore. The more recent arguments about global warming surround if we are the cause of it and what should be done about it.
“If we judge our actions innocent and we win, we win nothing, history goes on as before, but if we lose, we lose everything, being unprepared for some possible catastrophe. Suppose that, inversely, we choose to consider ourselves responsible: if we lose, we lose nothing but if we win, we win everything, by remaining the actors of history. Nothing or loss on one side, win or nothing on the other: no doubts as to which is the better choice.” (Serres)
The world, as far as we know, has never been more technologically advanced as it is in today’s society. Technology runs our world as it never has before and the amount in our everyday lives only continues to grow. Each day is another step into uncharted territory which we have never seen before.
Serres, Michel. The Natural Contract (The University of Michigan Press: Ann Arbor, 1992)
JunkScience.com
The Guardien
The Independent
The film, An Inconvenient Truth, shows that our actions have consequences such as rising temperatures, melting glaciers, and rising sea levels. Due to our modern-day society, with our cars, and large factories and their smokestacks, the world as we know it has begun to change like never before. Aside from my questions of propaganda and the political agenda surrounding Al Gore, I think An Inconvenient Truth is very informative: it is an eye opening film to those that have never been exposed to what is happening to our planet. Global warming is a fact that is disputed by few anymore. The more recent arguments about global warming surround if we are the cause of it and what should be done about it.
“If we judge our actions innocent and we win, we win nothing, history goes on as before, but if we lose, we lose everything, being unprepared for some possible catastrophe. Suppose that, inversely, we choose to consider ourselves responsible: if we lose, we lose nothing but if we win, we win everything, by remaining the actors of history. Nothing or loss on one side, win or nothing on the other: no doubts as to which is the better choice.” (Serres)
The world, as far as we know, has never been more technologically advanced as it is in today’s society. Technology runs our world as it never has before and the amount in our everyday lives only continues to grow. Each day is another step into uncharted territory which we have never seen before.
Serres, Michel. The Natural Contract (The University of Michigan Press: Ann Arbor, 1992)
JunkScience.com
The Guardien
The Independent
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