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I recently read 4 articles assigned to read before class. They were about technology, but not praising it. They all looked at the power of technology today, and 2 of the writers/speakers seemed unhappy with how technology has taken control of the world. I do not completely agree with the opinions of these men. Neil Postman's spoke about technology change and gave 5 ideas about it. He made many assumptions about information and the effect it has had on the world. I did not agree with all of his ideas or assumptions. He seemed to be trying to send out the message that new improvements in technology are bad or not beneficial to the world. That is something that I strongly disagree with. Technology saves and improves lives. It gives sources of information to those who need it. Improvements in technology benefit the entire world. One of Postman's 5 ideas is that technology is not part of God's plan. I believe that all advances in technology are because of God - if you believe in God, that his goal is to help his children and that he is the reason that your heart beats and that every breath you take is because of him, then it is also true that he helps people who are trying to help others. New technology is created because the inventors think and hope that it will benefit others. Then why wouldn't god help those inventors find improvements to technology to improve lives?